Bagshaw Museum is Batley’s place to visit
Around Batley, the places to visit include 3 museums, 3 historic houses and a zoo. We list one place to visit inside Batley’s built-up area and 7 within 5 km of its edge. Go 11 km out for National Science and Media Museum.
The headline places in Batley
Close behind Bagshaw Museum are 2 historic houses, a museum and a zoo.
MuseumBagshaw Museumin town
Historic houseOakwell Hall200 m outside town, to the northwest
Historic houseRed House Museum500 m outside town, to the northwest
MuseumDewsbury Bus Museum2.9 km outside town, to the south
ZooPonderosa Zoo1.8 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionMission Out3.9 km outside town, to the eastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where each one is
Fulneck Moravian Museum, 7.4 km away, is the farthest on the map.
The dashed line is Batley’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Grouped by kind
Museums or galleries number 3, castles or historic places 3.
Green: inside Batley. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Everything to see
8 places in all: one in town and 7 within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Batley comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
78 listed buildings are on Batley’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Batley →
Beyond Batley
Top of the 12 day trips: National Science and Media Museum, at 11 km.
MuseumNational Science and Media Museum11 km northwest · 442K visitors a year (2015)
MuseumYorkshire Sculpture Park13 km southeast · 300K visitors a year
CastleSandal Castle12 km southeast
CathedralWakefield Cathedral10 km east
CathedralBradford Cathedral11 km northwest
CathedralLeeds Cathedral11 km northeast
Historic houseHarewood House21 km north
Abbey or prioryKirkstall Abbey (Ruins)12 km north
MuseumRoyal Armouries11 km northeast
Art galleryLeeds Art Gallery11 km northeast
Art galleryThe Hepworth Wakefield11 km southeast
CastlePontefract Castle23 km eastPlaces well known beyond Batley (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Before a day out in Batley
What are the main attractions in Batley?
The place to visit inside Batley’s built-up area is Bagshaw Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 7 more within 5 km.
Does Batley have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Batley: Bagshaw Museum, Dewsbury Bus Museum and Fulneck Moravian Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Batley?
None is recorded within 5 km of Batley.
What are the best-known days out near Batley?
Within 40 km: National Science and Media Museum (11 km), Yorkshire Sculpture Park (13 km), Sandal Castle (12 km), Wakefield Cathedral (10 km).
Where are Batley’s historic buildings listed?
Batley has 78 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Batley when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
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 (17)
- Bagshaw Museum: Nigel Homer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oakwell Hall: Nigel Homer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Red House Museum: Storye book, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dewsbury Bus Museum: 24 Barnsley Road, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ponderosa Zoo: TheArmchairSoldier, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Science and Media Museum: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Yorkshire Sculpture Park: Nigel Homer, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Bradford Cathedral: Mick Melvin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leeds Cathedral: Jungpionier, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harewood House: Sirenuk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirkstall Abbey (Ruins): JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Armouries: Tim Marchant, 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
- The Hepworth Wakefield: Mike Kirby, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pontefract Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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