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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Goole Museum is situated at the heart of the town, and offers an interesting insight into the past of this community. The museum was...

The Clarke Hall Education Museum is dedicated to the history of education. The fascinating collection shows the development of the educational processes in both...

The Thellusson family came from France in the 1750s. The family had commercial success and by 1806 Peter Isaac Thellusson become the 1st Baron Rendlesham....

Lotherton Hall is a marvellous piece of architecture; a stately home that is surrounded by some of the most charming cultured gardens in the local...

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...

Wakefield Art Gallery, situated on Wentworth Terrace, is one of West Yorkshire's most forward thinking public display spaces, with a reputation for the purchase and...

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....

The city of Wakefield has a fascinating story to tell and visitors to the city museum will be amazed by the huge variety of artefacts...

This conservation village is a loose collection of buildings grouped around a large common. But unlike most villages many of its houses would not look...