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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, off...
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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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Pugneys Country Park to Sandal Castle

Walks and Trails

Pugneys Country Park to Sandal Castle

These are moderately difficult walks, mainly on footpaths. Paths may become muddy and slippery in wet weather. Walk Information 🕐 ...
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Walks and Trails

Circular Walk from Featherstone Library via Sports Fields

This is an easy, circular walk, mainly on good, hard footpaths. Paths may become muddy and slippery in wet weather – please take care.
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Walks and Trails

Circular Walk from The Square, Airedale via Well Wood

This is an easy, circular walk, mainly on roadside pavements and good all-weather footpaths. Walk Information 🕐 Duration:
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Walks and Trails

Circular Walk From the Maypole

This is a moderately difficult circular walk, mainly on good all-weather footpaths together with some field walking. Climbing over stiles is involv...
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Feathertone Old Town Hall

Walks and Trails

Featherstone Library to Old Town Hall

This is an easy, circular walk, mainly on good footpaths and roadside pavements. Walk Information 🕐 Duration: allow 35 m...
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Circular Walk from Kirkgate

Walks and Trails

Circular Walk from Kirkgate Along the Canal

This is an easy, circular walk that is mainly on good footpaths together with some roadside walking. Climbing of steps is involved. Paths ma...
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Wood Street

Walks and Trails

Discover Wakefield – Architect Charles Watson Trail

Discover more about architect Charles Watson on a walk around the city he knew and helped to design. Born in South Hiendley in 1771, the son of Joh...
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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 🕐 Duratio...
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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 was born...
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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 🕐 ...
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