Diggerland Yorkshire
Diggerland Yorkshire is a digger theme park. Visitors find it 100 m west of Castleford. Add Pontefract Castle, 5.8 km away, to a visit; it leads 39 places within 15 km.
Theme park near Castleford
Just outside Castleford
Diggerland Yorkshire is 100 m west of Castleford. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Choosing a month
The warmest afternoons in Castleford run June to September, at 19–22°C.
Diggerland Yorkshire
Digger theme park in Yorkshire.
- Type
- Theme park
- Town
- 100 m west of Castleford
- Official site
- diggerland.com/days-out-in-yorkshire-diggerland
Practical details
- EntryA fee is charged
Where it sits
Diggerland Yorkshire sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns that count Diggerland Yorkshire
By population, Castleford leads the 8 with 45,363. They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.
Castleford
Normanton
Methley
Mickletown
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Diggerland Yorkshire is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castleford | 100 m east of it | 45,363 | 6 |
| Normanton | 700 m southwest of it | 21,976 | 14 |
| Methley | 1.3 km northwest of it | 1,196 | 5 |
| Mickletown | 1.8 km northwest of it | 3,362 | 6 |
| Featherstone | 2.4 km south of it | 11,657 | 7 |
| Allerton Bywater | 2.6 km north of it | 6,958 | 9 |
| Pontefract | 3.4 km southeast of it | 32,982 | 5 |
| Streethouse | 4.4 km south of it | 1,691 | 2 |
Places to add to Diggerland Yorkshire
2 castles, 2 cathedrals and 2 museums are among the 39 within 15 km.
CastlePontefract Castle5.8 km away2
CastleSandal Castle9.7 km away3
CathedralWakefield Cathedral8.4 km away4
Historic house · National TrustNostell Priory7.3 km away5
CathedralLeeds Cathedral14 km away6
Art galleryThe Hepworth Wakefield8.5 km away7
MuseumRoyal Armouries13 km away8
MuseumQueen's Mill2.3 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Diggerland Yorkshire: what to know
Where is Diggerland Yorkshire?
Diggerland Yorkshire is 100 m west of Castleford, West Yorkshire.
What is Diggerland Yorkshire?
Digger theme park in Yorkshire.
When is the best time to visit Diggerland Yorkshire?
June to September are the warmest months in Castleford, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Diggerland Yorkshire?
Within 15 km: Pontefract Castle (5.8 km), Sandal Castle (9.7 km), Wakefield Cathedral (8.4 km) and Nostell Priory (7.3 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (8)
- Pontefract Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sandal Castle: Abcdef123456 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wakefield Cathedral: Mike Kirby, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nostell Priory: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leeds Cathedral: Jungpionier, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Hepworth Wakefield: Mike Kirby, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Armouries: Tim Marchant, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Queen's Mill: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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