Pontefract Castle which played a vitally important role as an administrative centre during the Middle Ages, is today a shadow of its former self, yet still attracts vast crowds keen to learn more about the histoic background of this royal...

Pontefract Museum is housed in a beautiful Art Nouveau building that still contains many of the original furnishings that were installed in 1904 when it was built. Visitors are invited to browse through an extensive collection of local history...

There was once a huge Roman settlement in this area of the world, and where Castleford now stands would have had a great deal of activity in ancient times. A large proportion of the museum is dedicated to the...

The Chantry Chapel of St Mary the Virgin was built between 1342 and 1356 as part of a new bridge over the River Calder. Originally one of four in Wakefield, it is now one of only four that survive in...

Constructed in the last years of the sixteenth century, Wakefield's Elizabethan Exhibition Gallery, ranks as one of the oldest buildings in the city and is easily missed by shoppers and tourists rushing to the near by bus station....

Around 100,000 visitors a year regularly enjoy the sights and sounds of the RSPB Fairburn Ings nature reserve, which is located just off the A1, near Castleford in West Yorkshire.Covering 700 acres the resrve was formed due to substantial mining...

As one of our most accomplished late Victorian authors George Gissing was in his day a well respected writer and scholars say he was as good as Thomas Hardy or George Meredith. Today, Wakefield, the city of his birth, is...

For great savings, choice and value for money a trip to the refurbished Junction 32 Outlet Shopping Village at Castleford is a must for the whole family. Located close to the M62 the complex boasts over 90 leading high...

Constructed in 1733, Nostell Priory is one of Yorkshire's most popular historic houses attracting thousands of visitors every year. Standing on the site of a mediaeval priory the magnificent building is famed for its collection of Chippendale furniture and...

As an area of outstanding natural beauty Anglers Country Park and Heronry at Wintersett, near Wakefield, is the ideal place to get close to nature. Dominated by a huge lake the park includes woodlands, wetland, rolling open spaces and encompasses...

This impressive cathedral forms one of the centrepieces of the city, and it is thought that worship has taken place here since Anglo-Saxon times. Some time in the 11th Century the first stones were laid here and although little...

For an adrenalin filled day of thrills and spills, a trip to Castleford's Xscape is highly recommended, and the whole family is sure to be entertained by the numerous attractions on offer. The huge complex, situated just off the M62,...