Wakefield was the capital of Yorkshire's woollen industry for more than 700 years, it was an important weaving and dying centre as far back as the 13th century...
Otley is a beautiful old town with attractive buildings in medieval courts and alleyways and a lovely parish church that dates back to Norman times...
This is a large Northern town with roots stretching back to the Romans and beyond, as proven by the recent finding of a Bronze Age male skeleton and his chariot...
This perfectly preserved village originated as an answer to Bradford's 'dark satanic mills', it was the brain-child of industrialist Sir Titus Salt, who in the early 19th-century.....
Mirfield is a residential town situated between Huddersfield and Dewsbury. It has a long history, and associations with Robin Hood, the Luddites, and the Bronte sisters. More.....
Featherstone is a large town lying between Wakefield and Pontefract in West Yorkshire. For the past couple of centuries the town was known chiefly for its coal mines...
Pontefract has a ruined castle which has seen many tragedies, Richard II was murdered there in 1400, and later it was the scene of bitter, bloody battles between Roundheads and Royalists...
Tadcaster has been at the centre of the Brewing industry since the 18th century, and today breweries remain conspicuous on its landscape...
One of the chief town's in Yorkshire's old West Riding, Harrogate acheived early fame as a Spa resort...
Harden lies in the famous countryside area between Cullingworth and Bingley surrounded by rivers and meadows. It is a favoured commuter base for those working in nearby Bradford...
Halifax is an industrial city close to the famous Pennines and the route of the Pennine Way in what is known as Yorkshire's "Bronte" country...
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Huddersfield is a lively and interesting town that offers a rich cultural experience...
Almondbury is one of the oldest and prettiest of the villages dominating the edge of the Pennine moors...
This attractive market town lies in the high reaches of Yorkshire above Harrogate. It is overlooked by the peaceful waters of the River Nidd which is spanned by a magnificent.....
This is an industrial town in West Yorkshire. It lies in a fold between the fine countryside of Airdale and Keighley Moors...
Surrounded by the dramatic scenery of the South Pennines, with the town's gentle scenery being enhanced by the River Calder and the River Ryburn on which the town stands...
Haworth is famous the world over for its connections with the Bronte sisters, the famous novelists...
Sturdily built of stone, this small hill town is perched north of the River Colne and the now restored Huddersfield Narrow Canal...
This is an attractive town laid out along the River Dearne, it is enclosed by spectacular Pennine scenery and is an ideal place from which to discover the limestone hills and fresh green valley's of the Yorkshire Dales...
The Royal Armouries Museum occupies a dazzling modern building set beside the river. At nightfall it becomes one of the town's.....
Formerly the largest woolen mill in the world, Armley Mills is now a museum that explores the rich industrial past of.....
Kirkstall Abbey is one of Yorkshire's finest ruined Cistercian abbey's. It was founded in the 12th-century from which much of.....
This is a stunning house set in magical grounds. It began life hundreds of years ago but the oldest part of the house we see.....
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This was formerly the parish church of All Saints, it only became a cathedral at the end of the 19th century. With its.....
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The crumbling, naked ruins of Sandal Castle are now owned by Wakefield council, and what an inspired choice of centre-piece they.....
Home of the wicked Prioress who bled the unsuspecting Robin Hood to death. All that remains today is the Priory Gatehouse and.....
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This attractive country park offers a rich and varied country landscape, it is dominated by a large lake ringed by numerous trees.....
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This is an exciting, fascinating tourist attraction that is both fun and thought provoking for all the family. It has fast.....
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Mother Shipton lived some 500 years ago during the reign of King Henry VIII, and is England’s most famous Prophetess. The cave.....
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