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West and South Yorkshire Attractions Map and Guide

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West and South Yorkshire attraction details are shown below the map.


Leading Attractions

World Heritage Sites

Saltaire, Bradford, West Yorkshire

 

Saltaire Village is near Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. It is named after Sir Titus Salt who built a textile mill and this village on the River Aire.In December 2001, Saltaire was designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

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National Attractions

Bradford, West Yorkshire

 

The Museum exists to promote appreciation and understanding of the media. It does this by holding collections, making use of those collections in permanent galleries and in a public programme of exhibitions, events, festivals and learning and study activities.

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0844 856 3797

Haworth, West Yorkshire

 

Welcome to the Bronte Parsonage Museum and Bronte Society. The museum has information about the lives and novels of the Bronte family.

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01535 642323

Huddersfield, Kirklees, West Yorkshire

 

Reopened in 2001 after a 20 year restoration programme, the Standedge Tunnel & Visitor Centre sits on the banks of the historic Huddersfield Narrow Canal

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01782 785703

Leeds, West Yorkshire

 

The Great Yorkshire Show is the country's leading agricultural event. Each year the Great Yorkshire Show attracts in excess of 125,000 visitors, why not join us this year and be part of it!

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0113 2181010

Leeds, West Yorkshire

 

The Royal Armouries is home to the United Kingdom?s national collection of arms and armour, including artillery. As a museum we have a duty of care for these objects, to keep them, study them and increase our knowledge of them, so that this can be passed to future generations along with the objects themselves.

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01132 201999

Saltaire, Bradford, West Yorkshire

 

Salts Mill is set in the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Saltaire. The Grade II Listed historic mill building was built in 1853 by Sir Titus Salt along with the village to house his workers. The whole area is of architectural and historical interest.

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01274 531163

Wakefield, West Yorkshire

 

The National Coal Mining Museum for England is located at Caphouse Colliery, on the western edge of the Yorkshire coalfield, where mining has been carried out for centuries.

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01924 848806

Wakefield, West Yorkshire

 

YSP is an extraordinary place that sets out to challenge, inspire, inform and delight. With four indoor galleries and 500 acres of 18th century parkland, it is an international centre for modern and contemporary art, experienced and enjoyed by thousands of visitors each year.

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01924 832631

Activities and Adventure

Castleford, West Yorkshire

 

For the best day out ever! An adventure park where children and adults can drive real diggers and so much more.

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0871 2277 007

Castleford, Wakefield, West Yorkshire

 

If you're looking for action and excitement then you've come to the right place. Get yourself ready to play, eat and shop at Xscape Castleford - The Ultimate Entertainment Destination.

 

Hatfield Woodhouse, Doncaster, South Yorkshire

 

Boston Park Farm is adjacent to Hatfield Moor, one of the most important lowland raised bogs in the UK. The area around the moor was drained in the mid 17th century by dutch engineer Cornelius Vermuyden and the farm is characterised by flat fields separated by drainage dykes.

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01302 840098

Huddersfield, Kirklees, West Yorkshire

 

Reopened in 2001 after a 20 year restoration programme, the Standedge Tunnel & Visitor Centre sits on the banks of the historic Huddersfield Narrow Canal

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01782 785703

Rotherham, South Yorkshire

 

A unique, interactive day out at one of the most awe-inspiring indoor attractions, featuring Fire, Water, Earth and Air, and not forgetting the mighty Big Melt. Magna also features one of Europe's largest outdoor high-tec playgrounds, SciTek and AquaTek

 

01709 720002

Castles, Gardens and Stately Homes

Yorkshire

 

Explore the formidable fortresses of kings, queens and conquerors, the spiritual harmony of the greatest abbeys in the north, and Victorian splendour in the home and garden. Explore history brought to life in the drama of special events. Explore English Heritage.

 

Leeds, West Yorkshire

 

The Great Yorkshire Show is the country's leading agricultural event. Each year the Great Yorkshire Show attracts in excess of 125,000 visitors, why not join us this year and be part of it!

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0113 2181010

Leeds, West Yorkshire

 

Leeds, Collections at Temple Newsam are Designated as being of national significance, presented in authentically restored interiors.

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01132 645535

Wakefield, West Yorkshire

 

YSP is an extraordinary place that sets out to challenge, inspire, inform and delight. With four indoor galleries and 500 acres of 18th century parkland, it is an international centre for modern and contemporary art, experienced and enjoyed by thousands of visitors each year.

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01924 832631

Museums

Bradford, West Yorkshire

 

The Museum exists to promote appreciation and understanding of the media. It does this by holding collections, making use of those collections in permanent galleries and in a public programme of exhibitions, events, festivals and learning and study activities.

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0844 856 3797

Halifax, Calderdale, West Yorkshire

 

Everything at Eureka! has been designed to inspire children to find out about themselves and the world around them through 100s of hands-on exhibits.

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01422 330069

Haworth, West Yorkshire

 

Welcome to the Bronte Parsonage Museum and Bronte Society. The museum has information about the lives and novels of the Bronte family.

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01535 642323

Keighley, Bradford, West Yorkshire

 

The Vintage Carriages Trust (VCT) is a volunteer body, based on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway. It was formed in 1965 by a group of volunteers whose interest was in wooden bodied carriages.

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01535 680425

Leeds, West Yorkshire

 

The Royal Armouries is home to the United Kingdom?s national collection of arms and armour, including artillery. As a museum we have a duty of care for these objects, to keep them, study them and increase our knowledge of them, so that this can be passed to future generations along with the objects themselves.

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01132 201999

Leeds, West Yorkshire

 

Visit the award-winning Thackray Museum and discover the story of medicine, from the slums of Victorian Leeds to the technologies of the future

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01132 444343

Wakefield, West Yorkshire

 

The National Coal Mining Museum for England is located at Caphouse Colliery, on the western edge of the Yorkshire coalfield, where mining has been carried out for centuries.

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01924 848806

Visitor Farms, Wildlife, Walks and Trails

Barnsley, South Yorkshire

 

Cannon Hall Farm is an award winning working farm set in the rolling Pennine hills in a landscape full of undiscovered charm; home to hundreds of creatures, great and small waiting to welcome you to a world of animal magic.

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01226 790427

Barnsley, South Yorkshire

 

A nature reserve set in 250 acres of wetland, RSPB Old Moor is a great place to see exciting birds and other wildlife from 7 hides along the trail.

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01226 751593

Hatfield Woodhouse, Doncaster, South Yorkshire

 

Boston Park Farm is adjacent to Hatfield Moor, one of the most important lowland raised bogs in the UK. The area around the moor was drained in the mid 17th century by dutch engineer Cornelius Vermuyden and the farm is characterised by flat fields separated by drainage dykes.

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01302 840098

Otley, Leeds, West Yorkshire

 

Our aims are to increase your enjoyment of Chevin Forest Park and to help you understand more about the evolution of this landscape that is the result of many thousands of years of interaction between people and nature.

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0113 3957400

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