West Yorkshire - Information, Hotels, Tourist Attractions and Places to Visit

6000 acres of wild moorland, valleys, reservoirs peak and crags. Send s.a.e. to The Old Goods Yard, Station Road, Marsden, Huddersfield HD7 6DH for a leaflet and guide for 6 self guided walks.

National Coal Mining Museum

Mine head National Coal Mining Museum
National Coal Mining Museum.

Location: On the A642 halfway between Wakefield and Huddersfield. Signposted from both the nearby M! and M62 motorways

National Coal Mining Museum, Caphouse Colliery, New Road, Overton, Wakefield, West Yorkshire WF4 4RH

Tel: 01924 848806 Website

A 3 4 hour visit is recommended.

The underground tour starting with the collection of your helmet and lamp and a 140 metre decent in the cage, takes 1 hour. Warm clothing and sensible shoes are recommended. Note: Smoking materials and battery operated equipment such as watches, mobile phones and cameras must be deposited in the lamp room. Under 5s not allowed underground.

On site cafe.

Nostell Priory

Nostell Priory interior photograph
An Interior Room Nostell Priory

Nostell Priory, Doncaster Road, Nostell, Wakefield, West Yorkshire. WF4 1QE

Tel: 01924 863892

Built in 1733, an architectural masterpiece. Fine collection of Chippendale furniture, art treasures, paintings and an 18th-century dolls house.

Location:5 miles South East of Wakefield, off A638

Send a SAE for a brochure of the events taking place.

Pennine Way

A 268 mile (429km) well signed trail running North / South along the backbone of England from the Peak

District through the Yorkshire Dales and over Hadrian's Wall to the Cheviot Hills. A brilliant walking experience along old miners tracks, pack horse routes and drove roads. The walk reaches a maximum height of 893m (2947 ft) at Cross Fell.

The record for walking the Pennine Way is 2.5 days. The average walker takes at least a fortnight. Besides walking the entire distance in around a fortnight, the Pennine Way can be walked in sections over a series of weekends.

A certificate is available for people who have completed the Pennine Way.

Many hikers only travel along a smaller section of the Pennine Way, doing a different section each weekend.

Ensure you know "The Mountain Code" before attempting any part of this walk see the Top Tips on the Pennine Way Website

Pennine Way National Trail By National Rail

Bronte Country

There are many tourist attractions in Bronte Country some of the main ones are listed below.

Haworth Village

South West of Keighley (pronounced Keighley)

Bronte Weaving Shed

Bronte Parsonage

Haworth Hotels

East Riddlesden Hall

East Riddleston Hall
East Riddlesden Hall

17th-century merchants house, collection of 17th-century textiles and oak furniture. Wonderful gardens with old varieties of apple trees Location: Riddlesden 1mile North East of Keighley, just off the B6265. In the heart of Bronte country.

Public Transport:From Bradford 662, Bingley, Keighley and Leeds AireLink 760. Alight at Riddlesden, Granby Lane, West Lea Avenue.

For More details see the www.bronte country.com website

Bingly Five Rise Locks

Situated on the Leeds Liverpool Canal built between 1770 and 1816. The first trans Pennine canal.

Public Transport: Leeds AireLink 760 bus. Alight at Crossflatts, Canal Road. After visiting the 5 rise lock continue along the canal past the 3 rise locks and get a bus at Bingly, Park Road.

Keighley & Worth Valley Railway

Steam Trains at Weekends and daily in Summer from Keighley. Places on route Museum of Rail Travel Ingrowl, Damems, the smallest station in Britain. Oaksworth ( The original Railway Children's Film) Haworth and Oxenhope.

Public Transport:

Bus Leeds AireLink 760 bus. Alight at Keighley Rail station

Train: You can get a normal railway train to Keighley from Leeds.

Keighley Hotels

Museum of Rail Travel & Relics Shop

I mile from Keighley Town centre on the A629

Visit the Museum whilst traveling on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway

West Yorkshire Castles

Grinton Helmsley Pontefract Swainby / whorlton nr Wakefield

Leeds West Yorkshire.

There are no remains or plans of the castle that was once at Mill Hill Leeds, West Yorkshire.

There is a Leeds castle in Kent.

West Yorkshire Dales Information

Calderdale.

Airedale and Wharfedale are within West Yorkshire & North Yorkshire

Swaledale, Uredale, Nidderdale are situated in North Yorkshire. See North Yorkshire Dales

Wharfedale: Ilkley
Otley in the West to Wetherby in the East
Airedale: Keighley, Bronte Country in the West to Leeds in the East the river Aire continues to just North of Goole
Calderdale

Leeds Settle Carlisle Railway Information

Website: www.settle carlisle.co.uk

England's most scenic railway

Trains from Leeds to Carlisle can travel on this famous section of railway line.

Some of the best scenic country side can be found in this area, and is ideal walking country. Take advantage of the organised walks that are arranged.

Guided Walking Programs

Guided Walking Programs are organised from railway stations on this route on some Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Leaflets are available at stations and tourist offices.

Some of the walks are further a field from the stations and involves the use of a bus. The walks are free but train and bus fares have to be paid. The walk leaders will meet you at the destination station platform. Some walks return from a different station.

A similar scheme of Guided Walks takes place from stations on the Leeds Settle Lancaster Morecambe line.

See the leaflet with regards to footwear, clothing including waterproof clothing. There is a grading for difficulty from Moderate to Extra Strenuous.

Hotels

Carlisle Hotels

Settle Hotels

Yorkshire Sculpture Park West Yorkshire

West Bretton, West Yorkshire, England, WF4 4LG Tel: (01924) 830579 Fax: (01924) 832600

Located south of Wakefield a short distance from Junction 38 on the M1 motorway

The West Yorkshire Sculpture Park is set in the beautiful grounds of the Bretton Country Park and contains sculptures by famous artists

Free entry and cheap car parking with good disabled parking and access facilities

www.ysp.co.uk

Bradford Information

Leeds/Bradford airport Hotels

Leeds/Bradford airport Information

Leeds/Bradford airport Flights

Ilkley Information

Distance from Leeds: 17 to 20 miles, there are 2 main routes either by Guisley, home of the original Harry Ramsden's Fish and Chip shop, or by Otley

The Moors famous for Yorkshires National Anthem "On Ilkla Moor Baht 'at" translates to "On Ilkley Moor without a hat". One of the features are the Cow and Calf rocks popular area for walkers and rock climbers.

Words to "On Ilkla Moor baht 'at"

Ilkley hotels

Ilkley Hotels

Otley Information

Distance from Leeds: Shortest and Quickest 12 miles

Via: Bramhope

Otley, part of the Metropolitan District of Leeds lies 10 miles to the North from Leeds City centre and is a traditional market town, situated on the river Wharfe.