Manchester Airport 55 min
Manchester Road Hoyle Ing (7 min) Yorkshire Sculpture Park (36 min.) this rural park contains sculptures by the likes of henry moore and hosts regular exhibitions. Greenhead Park (13 min.) leafy park with sports courts cafes a mini steam train landscaped gardens & seasonal paddle pond. Dovestone Reservoir (26 min.) hedged by verdant hills this expansive reservoir features a jogging path & grassy picnic areas. Kirklees Light Railway (37 min.) scenic spot in the pennine foothills with steam-train rides plus a play area shop cafe & tea room. Cannon Hall Farm (38 min.) farm shop selling meat from traditional small producers plus fresh fruit vegetables and cakes. Manchester Road The Riverside (8 min) Shibden Hall (28 min.) timber-framed manor with period rooms restored gardens a mini-railway a boating lake and woods. Hardcastle Crags (44 min.) scenic woodland valley with 15 miles of paths and and a visitor centre in a 19th-century mill. Huddersfield Bus Station (13 min) National Coal Mining Museum For England (29 min.) coal mining museum with a restored colliery underground tours pit ponies a cafe and gift shop. Hollingworth Lake (37 min.) 130-acre recreational lake for swimming boating & fishing with an educational visitor center. National Science And Media Museum (32 min.) modern museum of tv radio film and photography with imax cinema themed exhibitions and cafe-bar. The Piece Hall Halifax (25 min.) this sprawling 18th-century cloth hall now houses history exhibits shops bars & restaurants. Beaumont Park (10 min.) park Hoyle House Fold (9 min) National Trust - Marsden Moor Estate (11 min.) Castle Hill (17 min.) hilltop victorian tower built on an iron age fort site open during weekends and school holidays. |