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Nostell

Family Attraction Landmark or Historical Building Park Tourist Attraction

Nostell, National Trust

Georgian house, landscaped gardens, parkland and stables courtyard. Nostell is one of the grandest houses in the north of England, surrounded by 30...
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Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Yorkshire Sculpture Park is an international sculpture park set in a picturesque landscap...
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Pugneys Country Park

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Pugneys Country Park

Take a stroll along the lakeside path, take a ride on the Pugneys Light Railway
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Newmillerdam Country Park

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Newmillerdam Country Park

Located 3.5 miles south of Wakefield, on the A61 (Barnsley Road),
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Anglers Country Park

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Anglers Country Park

Located 4 miles south-east of Wakefield, Anglers Country Park is a perfect place to explore for nature lovers, walkers, dog walkers, cyclists, picnickers ...
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Notton Wood

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Notton Wood

Notton Wood nature reserve has been enjoyed for its woodland walks for a number of years. Originally planted for its commercial value, this woodland consi...
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Thornes Park

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Thornes Park

See the flower garden burst into colour in spring, take a ride on the mi...
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Clarence Park

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Clarence Park

Clarence Park is the location for Wakefield’s origina...
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Holmfield Park

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Holmfield Park

Holmfield Park is the smallest of the three parks that make up Wakefield Park and is situated on the corner between Denby Dale Road and Thornes Road. This...
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Hemsworth Water Park

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Hemsworth Water Park & Playworld

Hemsworth Water Park is somewhere for the w...
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Haw Park Wood

Country Park Woodland

Haw Park Wood

If you’re looking for an exciting adventure in the outdoors, head over to Haw Park Wood. Journey through the beautifully dense woodland, explore par...
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The Hepworth Wakefield Garden

Gallery Park

The Hepworth Wakefield Garden

The Hepworth Wakefield Garden, designed by internationally acclaimed landsca...
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Featherstone War Horse

Nature Reserve Park

Featherstone War Horse

In 2018 the year that marked the centenary of the end of the First World War, a new memorial sculpture was unveiled in Featherstone, West Yorkshire to com...
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Pontefract Park

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Pontefract Park

Located just a mile north of the town centre, Pontefract Park holds around 20 events each year and is home to a racecourse, with around 16 race meetings a...
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Fitzwilliam Country Park

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Fitzwilliam Country Park

Formerly a drift mine,
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Upton Country Park

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Upton Country Park

Step into a world of colourful nature as you stroll around
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Seckar Wood Nature Reserve

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Seckar Wood Nature Reserve

Seckar Wood is an ancien...
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Frickley Country Park

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Frickley Country Park

Frickley Country Park is a former colliery to the im...
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Stanley Marsh Nature Reserve

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Stanley Marsh Nature Reserve

One and a quarter miles north of Wakefield city centre,
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Fryston Country Trails

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Fryston Country Trails

Spanning 65-hectares and providing enticing meadow and woodland to walk, run and cycle,
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Lofthouse Colliery

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Lofthouse Colliery

Located 3 miles north of Wakefield, Lofthouse Colliery Nature Park c...
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Alverthorpe Meadows and Wrenthorpe Park

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Alverthorpe Meadows and Wrenthorpe Park

Located in the residential suburbs of north-west Wakefield,
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Bullcarr Mires bird

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Bullcarr Mires

Bullcarr Mires, also ...
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Betty Eastwood Park

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Betty Eastwood Park

Betty Eastwood Park comprises 10.6 hectares of grass and ...
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