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Photo of the Peak District, a National Park in England.

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Places to explore near Wakefield

A cathedral and market city that grew on wool, then coal, Wakefield keeps the tallest spire in Yorkshire and one of only four bridge chapels left in England. It sits on the River Calder amid the flat, forced-rhubarb fields of the West Riding. Just south, the earthwork mound of Sandal Castle overlooks the site of a Wars of the Roses battle. The parkland of the Yorkshire Sculpture Park spreads Moore and Hepworth across the hills to the west, and the ruined Pontefract Castle guards the plain to the east.

88 places within 25 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 2 are national icons.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo of Nostell Priory, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Wakefield, West Yorkshire, northern England.Highlight

Nostell Priory

House & garden near Wakefield

A Palladian house holding one of the finest Chippendale furniture collections anywhere.

8.1 km SE

Photo of Yorkshire Sculpture Park, a garden near West Bretton, West Yorkshire, northern England.Highlight

Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Garden near West Bretton

Five hundred acres of Bretton Hall parkland dotted with Moore, Hepworth and Goldsworthy sculpture, plus formal gardens and galleries.

9 km SW

Photo of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal, a 127-mile canal running from Leeds to Liverpool, England.Highlight

Leeds & Liverpool Canal

Canal

The longest single canal in Britain, crossing the Pennines by Bingley's Five Rise Locks and the moors above Burnley.

12.6 km N · spans 5 counties

Photo of Kirkstall Abbey, a ruined abbey near Leeds, West Yorkshire, northern England.Highlight

Kirkstall Abbey

Abbey near Leeds

Complete Cistercian ruin beside the Aire.

17 km NW

Photo of Wentworth Castle Gardens, a garden near Stainborough, South Yorkshire, northern England.Highlight

Wentworth Castle Gardens

Garden near Stainborough

Sixty acres of Grade I gardens with a Victorian conservatory, follies and national camellia and rhododendron collections near Barnsley.

17.7 km S

Photo of Undercliffe Cemetery, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Bradford, West Yorkshire, northern England.Highlight

Undercliffe Cemetery

House & garden near Bradford

A grand Victorian cemetery of obelisks and mausolea laid out by Bradford wool merchants.

20.7 km NW

Photo of the Peak District, a National Park in England.Iconic

Peak District

National Park near Castleton

Britain's first national park: gritstone edges in the Dark Peak, limestone dales in the White.

22.5 km SW

Photo of Brodsworth Hall, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, northern England.Highlight

Brodsworth Hall

House & garden near Doncaster

An Italianate Victorian mansion kept as found, its faded interiors left unrestored.

22.5 km SE

Photo of Holmfirth, a village in West Yorkshire, northern England.Highlight

Holmfirth

Village

Huddled Holme Valley town of terraced hillsides, famous as the setting for Last of the Summer Wine.

22.8 km SW · West Yorkshire

Photo of Harewood House, a Grade I registered house & garden near Spofforth, West Yorkshire, northern England.Iconic

Harewood House

House & garden near Spofforth

Grand house with Capability Brown parkland.

23.9 km N

Photo of Langsett Reservoir & Moors, a reservoir near Wortley in the Peak District, South Yorkshire, northern England.Highlight

Langsett Reservoir & Moors

Reservoir near Wortley

Gateway to the Peak's northern moors, a lakeside and woodland walk below the gritstone edges west of Barnsley.

24 km SW

Photo of The Piece Hall, a landmark near Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire, northern England.Highlight

The Piece Hall

Landmark near Sowerby Bridge

The world's only surviving Georgian cloth hall, a grand colonnaded courtyard of shops and events in Halifax.

24 km W

Photo of Wentworth Woodhouse, a Grade II* registered house & garden in South Yorkshire, northern England.Highlight

Wentworth Woodhouse

House & garden near Wentworth

Britain's longest country-house facade.

24 km S

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo of Westgate Unitarian Chapel, a church near Wakefield, West Yorkshire, northern England.

Westgate Unitarian Chapel

Church near Wakefield

Elegant Presbyterian chapel of 1752 in Wakefield's city centre.

0.4 km W

Photo of Pugneys Country Park, a country park near Wakefield, West Yorkshire, northern England.

Pugneys Country Park

Country park near Wakefield

A country park in West Yorkshire.

2.1 km S

Photo of the Calder & Hebble Navigation, a 22-mile river navigation running from Wakefield to Sowerby Bridge, northern England.

Calder & Hebble Navigation

River navigation

River-and-cut navigation up the Calder valley from Wakefield to Sowerby Bridge, gateway to the Pennine canals.

2.4 km SW · West Yorkshire

Photo of Walton Country Park, a country park near Wakefield, West Yorkshire, northern England.

Walton Country Park

Country park near Wakefield

A country park in West Yorkshire.

3.3 km SE

Photo of The Cricketers Arms, a pub near Horbury, West Yorkshire, northern England.

The Cricketers Arms

Pub near Horbury

Carefully restored Edwardian pub in a Wakefield village, a multi-award CAMRA favourite.

4.4 km SW

Photo along the Leeds Country Way, a 62-mile long-distance path in northern England.

Leeds Country Way

Long-distance path

A green-belt circuit of Leeds that never strays more than seven miles from the city centre, yet spends most of its time in farmland.

4.6 km NW · West Yorkshire

Photo of Newmillerdam Country Park, a country park near Wakefield, West Yorkshire, northern England.

Newmillerdam Country Park

Country park near Wakefield

A country park in West Yorkshire.

5 km S

Photo of E Oldroyd & Sons, a farm & farm shop near Lofthouse, West Yorkshire, northern England.

E Oldroyd & Sons

Farm & farm shop near Lofthouse

Fifth-generation growers offering candlelit forcing-shed tours in the heart of the Rhubarb Triangle.

5.1 km N

Photo of Anglers Country Park, a country park near Wakefield, West Yorkshire, northern England.

Anglers Country Park

Country park near Wakefield

A country park in West Yorkshire.

6.3 km SE

Everything else within 25 km (66) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.