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Welcome event for Fan Construction on the Wakefield Sculpture Trail

Gallery Walks and Trails

Wakefield Sculpture Trail

The Wakefield Sculpture Trail is a series of sculptures across the city, ...
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Ossett Town Hall © Tim Green

Walks and Trails

Ossett Town Centre to Pildacre Hill

This is an easy, circular walk around Ossett, mainly on pavements and good footpaths. Walk Information 🕐 Duration: allow ...
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Walks and Trails

Circular Walk from Featherstone Library

This circular walk is mainly on good footpaths and roadside pavements, with some field walking. Walk Information 🕐 Duration:
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Rhubarb Trail 3

Walks and Trails

Rhubarb Trail 3: Pinderfields to Newton Hill

This is a moderately difficult circular walk, mainly on field side footpaths. Paths are uneven and may become muddy and slippery in wet weather ...
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Discover Wakefield - Monuments to Women Trail

Walks and Trails

Discover Wakefield – Monuments to Women Trail

Anyone who knows Wakefield will be familiar with the statue to Queen Victoria in Castrop-Rauxel Square on Rishworth Street, but did you know that there ar...
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Walks and Trails

Circular Walk via Healey Old Mills

This is an easy circular walk, mainly on roadside pavements and green footpaths alongside field edges. Please be aware that some stiles will be enc...
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Upton Country Park

Walks and Trails

Circular walk from Upton Country Park via Upton Colliery

This is an easy, circular walk, on good all – weather footpaths around the perimeter of a pretty area of reclaimed land formally Upton Colliery....
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Walks and Trails

Walk from St Swithun’s Community Centre to Broadreach Lock

This is an easy circular walk, using mainly all-weather footpaths together with some field walking. Walking down steps to the canal tow path is inc...
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Eastmoor Easy Ride

Walks and Trails

St Swithun’s Community Centre to Kirkthorpe

This is a moderately difficult circular walk, on mainly all-weather footpaths together with some field walking. There are some steep hills during t...
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City of Sculpture and Public Art

Walks and Trails

Discover Wakefield – A City of Art and Sculpture

Wakefield’s standing as a place for art and culture is justly deserved. The creation in 1997 of the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, “the first sculpture ...
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Walton © Tim Green

Walks and Trails

Shay Lane Walton to Haw Park Bridge

This is an easy, circular walk, mainly on all-weather footpaths. Walk Information 🕐 Duration: allow 70 minutes. 🚶‍...
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Upton Country Park

Walks and Trails

Circular Walk from Upton Country Park via North Elmsall Hall Farm

This is a moderately difficult circular walk, on field side bridle paths and roadside pavements. There are a number of stiles to be climbed and some marsh...
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Walks and Trails

St George’s Community Centre to Airedale Heights

This is an easy, circular walk, mainly on good all-weather footpaths together with some field walking. Walk Information 🕐 Duration...
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Barbara Hepworth stood in front of one of her sculptures

Walks and Trails

Discover Wakefield – The Hepworth Connection

Discover Wakefield and its connection to Dame Barbara Hepworth on this guided trail around the city that she grew up in. Jocelyn Barbara Hepworth w...
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Walton Village, © Tim Green

Walks and Trails

Walton Circular Walk via the Balk

This is a moderately difficult, circular walk, mainly on good all-weather footpaths together with some roadside walking Please note that there are ...
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North Elmsall Church © Tim Green

Walks and Trails

Circular walk from Upton Country Park via North Elmsall Church

This is a moderately difficult circular walk, on field side bridle paths and roadside pavements. There are a number of stiles to be climbed and some marsh...
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St George's Community Centre to The Lupset Pub

Walks and Trails

St George’s Community Centre to The Lupset Pub

This is an easy, circular walk. Mainly on good all-weather footpaths together with some field walking. Walk Information 🕐 D...
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Harewood Arms, a historic pub on Kirkgate

Walks and Trails

Discover Wakefield – Historic Pubs of Kirkgate

If you know Wakefield, you might well be familiar with the ‘Westgate Run’ – a famous pub crawl that at one time look in around 30 pubs along Westgate from...
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Walton Colliery Nature Park Walk

Walks and Trails

Walton Colliery Nature Park Walk

This is an easy circular walk via Walton Colliery Nature Park. M...
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Stanley Heritage Trail Launch

Walks and Trails

Stanley Heritage Trail

Stanley lies above the River Calder. It nestles amid agricultural land, and is part of the Rhubarb Triangle. It is hard to imagine what Stanley loo...
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Crofton Community Centre to Anglers

Walks and Trails

Circular Walk from Crofton Community Centre to Anglers Country Park

This is an easy, circular walk, mainly on roadside pavements and good footpaths with some field side grass walking. Walk Information 🕐
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Stanley ferry

Walks and Trails

Walk from the Stanley Ferry Pub to the Southern Washlands Nature Reserve

This is an easy, circular walk, on flat ground and mainly on good all-weather footpaths and along the canal tow path. Walk Information 🕐
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Rhubarb Trail 1 around Wrenthorpe Park and Alverthorpe Meadows

Walks and Trails

Rhubarb Trail 1: Wrenthorpe Park and Alverthorpe Meadows

This walk is mainly on good all weather paths, together with some field walking which may be muddy in wet weather. Walk Information 🕐
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Rhubarb Trail 2

Walks and Trails

Rhubarb Trail 2: Stanley Ferry to Stanley Marsh Nature Reserve

This is an easy, level ground walk, mainly on good all-weather footpaths together with some roadside pavements. Paths in
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