Manchester Airport 1 hr 9
Nostell Priory and Parkland (34 min)
18th-century country house with Chippendale furniture, parkland, gardens and an adventure play park. Sandal Castle (21 min)
Castle with activity trail, visitor centre and free-entry grounds welcoming picnickers/dog-walkers. National Coal Mining Museum for England (13 min)
Coal mining museum with a restored colliery, underground tours, pit ponies, a cafe and gift shop. Cannon Hall Museum, Park and Gardens (13 min)
18th-century mansion housing artworks, furniture, and the regimental museum of the Royal Hussars. The Piece Hall Halifax (39 min)
This sprawling 18th-century cloth hall now houses history exhibits, shops, bars & restaurants. Langsett Reservoir (19 min)
Mellow, leafy trails hem this expansive reservoir, with its picnic spots & nearby pubs & cafes. Shibden Hall (36 min)
Timber-framed manor with period rooms, restored gardens, a mini-railway, a boating lake and woods. Yorkshire Sculpture Park (14 min)
This rural park contains sculptures by the likes of Henry Moore and hosts regular exhibitions. Beaumont Park (22 min) Kirklees Light Railway (7 min)
Scenic spot in the Pennine foothills with steam-train rides plus a play area, shop, cafe & tea room. Eureka! The National Children's Museum (39 min)
Interactive museum for kids aged 0-11, offering learning through play, with a nursery and a cafe. Pugneys Country Park (15 min)
Watersports centre with training courses, plus sailing, windsurfing, canoeing and a walking trail. Cannon Hall Farm (12 min)
Farm shop selling meat from traditional small producers, plus fresh fruit, vegetables and cakes. Castle Hill (17 min)
Hilltop Victorian tower built on an Iron Age fort site, open during weekends and school holidays. The Hepworth Wakefield (20 min)
Innovative and spacious modern gallery with 6 contemporary art exhibition rooms, a shop and a cafe. | 
