Oakwell Hall
(1 Mile)*
This beautiful, Elizabethan manor house has delighted visitors for centuries. Built in 1583, the hall is now set out as it would have been in the 1690s, when it was the home of the Batt family.
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Bagshaw Museum
(1 Mile)*
Bagshaw Museum will be closed for structural work and gallery developments jointly funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and Kirklees Council. The museum is due to reopen in Spring 2009.
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Bolling Hall
(4 Miles)*
Tucked away in a leafy garden, less than a mile from the city centre. Bolling Hall is one of Bradford's most precious jewels.
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National Museum of Photography Film & Television
(5 Miles)*
Consistently the most visited museum outside London with an average of 750,000 people coming each year, the National Museum of Photography, Film & Television has amazing interactive galleries to explore.
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Bradford Industrial Museum & Horses At Work
(6 Miles)*
Think of industry in Bradford and you think of wool. Think of mills and you think of machinery, steam engines and horses, all of which can be found at Bradford Industrial Museum!
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National Coalmining Museum for England
(6 Miles)*
A visit to Caphouse Colliery is great day out with a unique opportunity to travel 140 metres underground down one of Britain's oldest working mines.
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Armley Mills
(6 Miles)*
Formerly one the largest woollen mills in the world, Armley now illustrates Leeds city's impressive industrial past.
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Shibden Hall
(6 Miles)*
Built in 1420, Shibden Hall with it's oak panelled interiors and atmospheric room settings is Halifax's Historic Home. The Folk Museum and Barn also offer you a world without electricity, where craftsmen worked in wood and iron.
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Middleton Railway
(6 Miles)*
The Middleton Railway was established by the first British railway Act of Parliament in 1758 to carry coal from Middleton to Leeds and has operated continuously since that time. It can claim to be "the world's oldest working railway!"
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Kirkstall Abbey
(7 Miles)*
In 1889 a Leeds man, Colonel John North, purchased the abbey and surrounding land and generously presented them to the City of Leeds
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Abbey House Museum
(7 Miles)*
Step back in time at the Abbey House Museum for an experience you will never forget. After your 1880's shopping trip you can find out more about Victorian Leeds, Chidhood in the 19th century and the history of nearby Kirkstall Abbey.
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Eureka! The Museum For Children
(7 Miles)*
Eureka! The Museum for Children is Britain's leading interactive museum for children, opening up a fascinating world of hands-on exploration.
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Henry Moore Institute
(7 Miles)*
The Henry Moore Institute in Leeds is a unique resource devoted exclusively to sculpture, with a programme comprising exhibitions, collections and research.
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Leeds Art Gallery
(7 Miles)*
Founded in 1888, the Art Gallery is home to "probably the best collection of 20th century British art outside London" (The Times). There are also outstanding collections of English watercolours.
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Bankfield Museum
(7 Miles)*
A Museum since 1887, Bankfield is now home to an internationally important collection of textiles and costumes from around the world.
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