Manchester Airport 1 hr 10
Royal Armouries Museum (34 min) Modern building for displays including Henry VIII's armour, war histories and experimental weaponry. Shibden Hall (29 min) Timber-framed manor with period rooms, restored gardens, a mini-railway, a boating lake and woods. National Trust, East Riddlesden Hall (14 min) Restored manor house with period furnishings and formal gardens, plus a tearoom. National Trust. Bingley Five-Rise Locks (12 min) 18th-century, canal lock staircase with 5 fixed chambers making a total rise of 18 metres. Eureka! The National Children's Museum (31 min) Interactive museum for kids aged 0-11, offering learning through play, with a nursery and a cafe. Kirkstall Abbey (22 min) Atmospheric, well preserved 12th-century abbey ruins with a visitor centre and tree-filled parkland. Cliffe Castle (17 min) Victorian millionaire's former home, with furnished rooms, costumes, fossils and domestic artefacts. Bolton Priory (35 min) Augustinian Priory church ruins, dating from the 12th century, in picturesque, riverside surrounds. Salts Mill (7 min) Imposing and elegant former mill housing art galleries, select shopping outlets, a cafe and a diner. National Science and Media Museum (13 min) Modern museum of TV, radio, film and photography, with IMAX cinema, themed exhibitions and cafe-bar. Harewood House (36 min) 18th-century stately home with Robert Adam-designed interiors, priceless art and landscaped garden. Roundhay Park (38 min) Spacious nature area with gardens, walking trails & lakes, plus 2 playgrounds & sports fields. Brontë Parsonage Museum (27 min) The Brontë family home, displaying personal items, manuscripts and letters by the literary sisters. Keighley & Worth Valley Railway (23 min) Preserved railway station & train line offering a museum & rides on vintage steam locomotives. Ilkley Moor (23 min) Upland moorland & conservation area with a notable bird population, walking trails & tranquil views. |