If you would like to add a description of High Ackworth, please use our High Ackworth forum here. To upload your High Ackworth photography and create your very own 'Pictures of England Gallery', click here or here to join the site and become part of the Pictures of England community, or simply see below for nearby recommended towns, attractions, and High Ackworth accommodation.
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...
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...
Doncaster lies in what was once a great sweep of Yorkshire coalfields. It is home to one of the finest racecourses in the country where the classic St.Leger Stakes has been run each September since 1776, making the race four years older than the Derby...
This small town appears to be almost surrounded by water, it developed along the banks of the River Aire and to the east is the Ouse...
In the middle ages Leeds was a wool centre and it flourished. The sheep on the Yorkshire moors providing the wool for the cottage craft industry of spinning and weaving. The.....
..
The crumbling, naked ruins of Sandal Castle are now owned by Wakefield council, and what an inspired choice of centre-piece they.....
This attractive country park offers a rich and varied country landscape, it is dominated by a large lake ringed by numerous trees.....
This was formerly the parish church of All Saints, it only became a cathedral at the end of the 19th century. With its.....
..
This is an exciting, fascinating tourist attraction that is both fun and thought provoking for all the family. It has fast.....
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.....
Follow PicturesOfEngland.com on social media and help share the beauty of England....
