Experience Wakefield: The official tourism website for the Wakefield district

EXPERIENCE A PLACE WITH ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES

Welcome to Experience Wakefield, your online portal for everything happening in the Wakefield district.

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Artwalk

ON Wed 25 May 2022 - Wed 25 May 2022

Artwalk is a bi-monthly evening celebrating all things art and culture in Wakefield. Since launching in 2008, Artwalk has offered Wakefield’s creative community opportunities to exhibit t...

Festival Music

Long Division Festival 2022

AT Wakefield City Centre

ON Fri 10 Jun 2022 - Sun 12 Jun 2022

Long Division Festival is an award winning metropolitan festival that places the best emerging grassroots artists alongside legends of Indie and DIY. Previous headliners include The Cribs, We Ar...

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Festival Music

Long Division Festival 2022

AT Wakefield City Centre

ON Fri 10 Jun 2022 - Sun 12 Jun 2022

Long Division Festival is an award winning metropolitan festival that places the best emerging grassroots artists alongside legends of Indie and DIY....

Pontefract Liquorice Festival

AT Pontefract Precinct

ON Sat 09 Jul 2022 - Sun 10 Jul 2022

Pontefract Liquorice Festival is back – and what a bumper crop it is, this year! Stretching over a whole weekend, it’s two days of...

Free event

Exhibition Heritage

Powering a Nation

AT National Coal Mining Museum

Now - Sun 02 Oct 2022

Coal has been powering Britain in one form or another since 1200 BC. Follow the rise and fall of this energy source as we delve into the nation’s evo...

Free event

Festival Heritage

The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

ON Sat 28 May 2022 - Sun 05 Jun 2022

Celebrate the Queen Platinum Jubilee in Wakefield! Expect 1950s style street parties, beacon lighting, craft sessions, workshops, tea dances and lots...

Music Performance

Proms at the Castle

AT Pontefract Castle

ON Sat 09 Jul 2022 - Sat 09 Jul 2022

Pontefract Castle’s biggest musical event returns for 2022! Enjoy an evening of beautiful music from the West Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra in ...

The Pontefract International Festival of Ale

AT The Robin Hood

ON Sun 22 May 2022 - Sun 29 May 2022

Have you heard the word about Pontefract International Festival of Ale? It’s a Sunday to Sunday series of sessions at

Castleford Roman Festival

AT Castleford Precinct

ON Sat 18 Jun 2022 - Sat 18 Jun 2022

Are you ready for Castleford Roman Festival? Expect a full day of history-fuelled fun for the whole family! Come and experience Castleford’s R...

Performance Visual Arts

The Summer of Love

AT Yorkshire Sculpture Park

ON Tue 21 Jun 2022 - Thu 22 Sep 2022

Taking inspiration from the Robert Indiana exhibition, the Summer of Love is a series of events and projects that celebrates human relationships, und...

EXCITING EXPERIENCES AWAIT!

When, where, what, how? Wakefield’s full of possibilities. Click below to start planning your next adventure.

Guides

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Top 16 Things To Do In Wakefield This Half-Term

From meeting dragons and dinosaurs to making pony puppets and crafting crowns fit for a Queen, there’s lots of fun for kids across the Wakefield district this half-term!

20 Things You Didn’t Know About West Yorkshire

Think you know all there is to know about West Yorkshire? See if you knew all these tantalising titbits.

Top 11 Attractions in the Wakefield District

Discover, or rediscover, what makes Wakefield such an incredible destination with our top 11 best attractions.

Blossom Watching in the Wakefield District

New England may have autumnal leaf peeping, but here in the UK we’re all about spring blossom watching!

Attractions

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Country Park Gallery Tourist Attraction

Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Yorkshire Sculpture Park is a leading international centre for modern and contemporary sculpture. It is an independent charitable trust and registered mus...

Family Attraction Museum

National Coal Mining Museum

Experience the National Coal Mining Musuem, the site of two former working coal mines! Explore Caphouse, a modern colliery that witnessed more than ...

Adventure Family Attraction Sports Leisure Venue Tourist Attraction

Xscape Yorkshire

Visit xscapeyorkshire.co.uk for the list of brands currently open and upcoming brand re-openings. ***** Xscape Yorkshire is the ultimate, fu...

Landmark or Historical Building Park Tourist Attraction

Nostell, National Trust

The house is open every day until 24 December and then will close, opening for the new season in March. Georgian treasure house, landscaped gardens...

Theatre

Theatre Royal Wakefield

Opened in 1894, the theatrical masterpiece that is Theatre Royal Wakefield was designed by Victorian architect Frank Matcham. In his prolific caree...

Gallery

The Hepworth Wakefield

The Hepworth Wakefield is an award-winning art gallery in the heart of Yorkshire, set within Wakefield’s historic waterfront overlooking the River Calder....

Landmark or Historical Building Place of Worship

Wakefield Cathedral

For over 1,000 years people have gathered in this holy place to offer their prayers and praise. A historic gem is located in the heart of the city.

Gallery

The Art House

Welcome to the house that art built. The Art House provides time, space and support for artists, makers and creative businesses to develop their pr...

Places to eat & drink

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Restaurant

Corarima

The friendly team here at Corarima welcome you to join them in their vegan friendly, gluten free restaurant in the heart of Wakefield, and sample the sens...

Cafe

The Boathouse Newmillerdam

Fresh locally sourced produce, barista coffee, great cakes and your favourite tipples in the idyllic settings of Newmillerdam Country Park. Plan yo...

Restaurant

Tet Restaurant

A contemporary Thai, Vietnamese cuisine, Tết offers exquisite flavors delivered by head chef and his talented team using only the finest ingredients. ...

Bar or Pub

RBT Video

Be Kind Rewind – back to the 80s. Unlike any block buster you’ve seen before. A Local Video rental store with a dirty hidden secret… Wel...

Restaurant

Iris

Iris is a contemporary British restaurant located in the heart of Wakefield City Centre, close to the Cathedral and the Bull Ring fountains. Set up by Che...

Bar or Pub

The Golden Pineapple

The Golden Pineapple is a cosy neighbourhood Tiki bar with a Victorian twist. Like Polynesia got dropped in a Victorian bar in Wakefield. Serving y...

Bar or Pub Restaurant

Qubana Tapas & Grill

Candles, palm trees, antique chandeliers, Latin rhythms, photos of Cuba and, of course, the odd homage to Che Guevara… Qubana is the pearl of Wakefi...

Hotel Restaurant

The King’s Croft Hotel

Please note: Due to the rapidly changing circumstances surrounding Covid-19, we ask that visitors please check the opening times of all venues before you ...

Places to Stay

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Hotel

EXPERIENCE A PLACE WITH ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES

Welcome to Experience Wakefield, your online portal for everything happening in the Wakefield district.

Top Highlights

What's On

EXCITING EXPERIENCES AWAIT!

Guides

Top 16 Things To Do In Wakefield This Half-Term

20 Things You Didn’t Know About West Yorkshire

Top 11 Attractions in the Wakefield District

Blossom Watching in the Wakefield District

Attractions

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Places to eat & drink

Places to Stay

Welcome To Wakefield