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

Nostell Priory© habiloid / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Places to explore near Wakefield Kirkgate StationWakefield

26 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group.

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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.

7.3 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

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.

1.1 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.

1.8 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.

2.5 km SE

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.

4.5 km S

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.

4.7 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.

5.4 km NW · West Yorkshire

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.

5.5 km SE

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.

5.7 km N

Everything else within 10 km (15) — 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.