Historic house · near Rothwell · West Yorkshire

Oulton Hall

Oulton Hall is a country house in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK, now used as a hotel. It stands 300 m southeast of Rothwell. On the official register, it is a Grade II listed building.

Photo: Oulton Hall, Bill Henderson (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

300 m

southeast of Rothwell

How well known

Top 35%

#2,958 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Historic house near Rothwell

Just outside Rothwell

Oulton Hall is 300 m southeast of Rothwell. Towns near it ↓

Grade II listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Rothwell has 27 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The weather, month by month

From June to September, Rothwell sees highs of 18–21°C.

Jan7° / 2°53 mm

Feb8° / 2°48 mm

Mar10° / 3°48 mm

Apr13° / 5°49 mm

May17° / 7°49 mm

Jun19° / 10°66 mm

Jul21° / 12°60 mm

Aug21° / 12°66 mm

Sep18° / 10°59 mm

Oct14° / 7°65 mm

Nov10° / 4°66 mm

Dec8° / 2°65 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Rothwell, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Rothwell. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Rothwell’s full climate →

About

Oulton Hall

Its story is told in 2 languages on Wikipedia. Add Wakefield Cathedral, 7.3 km away, to a visit; it leads 53 places within 15 km.

Rothwell’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Listed: Grade II listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: 300 m southeast of Rothwell
Official site: qhotels.co.uk/our-locations/oulton-hall

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Its place on the map

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Oulton Hall is the orange one.

Towns near it

Nearby towns

Home to 536,262 people, Leeds is the largest of these 8. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.

1 · 300 m northwest of it

Rothwell

20,964 people · 20 places to visit

2 · 1.7 km west of it

Carlton

751 people · 8 places to visit

3 · 2.1 km west of it

Lofthouse and Robin Hood

4,187 people · 9 places to visit

4 · 2.5 km south of it

Bottom Boat

1,191 people · 9 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Oulton Hall is	People	Places to visit
Rothwell	300 m northwest of it	20,964	20
Carlton	1.7 km west of it	751	8
Lofthouse and Robin Hood	2.1 km west of it	4,187	9
Bottom Boat	2.5 km south of it	1,191	9
Mickletown	2.7 km east of it	3,362	6
Leeds	2.8 km northwest of it	536,262	45
Wakefield	2.9 km southwest of it	97,871	12
Swillington	3 km northeast of it	3,077	7

Make a day of it

Next door to Oulton Hall

2 cathedrals, 2 castles and 2 museums are among the 53 within 15 km.

CathedralWakefield Cathedral7.3 km away 2

CastleSandal Castle9.8 km away 3

CathedralLeeds Cathedral8.5 km away 4

MuseumRoyal Armouries7.1 km away 5

CastlePontefract Castle12 km away 6

MuseumTemple Newsam House4.4 km away 7

Art galleryThe Hepworth Wakefield8 km away 8

Art galleryLeeds Art Gallery8.5 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Questions before you go

Where is Oulton Hall?

Oulton Hall is 300 m southeast of Rothwell, West Yorkshire.

What is Oulton Hall?

Country house in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK, now used as a hotel.

When is the best time to visit Oulton Hall?

June to September are the warmest months in Rothwell, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Oulton Hall a listed building?

Yes: Grade II listed building.

What else is there to see near Oulton Hall?

Within 15 km: Wakefield Cathedral (7.3 km), Sandal Castle (9.8 km), Leeds Cathedral (8.5 km) and Royal Armouries (7.1 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 (9)

Oulton Hall: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wakefield Cathedral: Mike Kirby, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sandal Castle: Abcdef123456 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Leeds Cathedral: Jungpionier, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Royal Armouries: Tim Marchant, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Pontefract Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Temple Newsam House: Sirenuk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Hepworth Wakefield: Mike Kirby, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Leeds Art Gallery: Frank Watkins, British (fl.1859–94) (ILN staff illustrator), by T.D. Nettleton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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