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Attractions in Bradford

Places to visit in Bradford, led by National Science and Media Museum

Of the 34 places to visit in and around Bradford, 20 are museums or galleries. There are 10 places to visit inside Bradford’s built-up area, and 24 more within 5 km of its edge. 442K visitors came to National Science and Media Museum in 2015. The middle of town keeps 6 within 1 km. At 37 km, Fountains Abbey is worth the journey.

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In Bradford
10
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
24
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
20
in or near town
Castles & historic places
6
in or near town
Best known

The best known in Bradford

National Science and Media Museum aside, the next best known are 3 museums, a cathedral and an art gallery.

MuseumNational Science and Media Museumin town · 442K visitors a year (2015)CathedralBradford Cathedralin townMuseumBolling Hall Museumin townMuseumBradford Industrial Museumin townArt galleryCartwright Hall Art Galleryin townMuseumMuseumBD1 Galleryin town

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

How they lie

Bagshaw Museum, 11 km away, is the farthest on the map.

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The dashed line is Bradford’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022

By kind

A breakdown by kind

Ahead are museums or galleries (20); next, castles or historic places (6).

Museums & galleries 16 museums · 4 art galleries7 in town · 13 nearby
Castles & historic places 4 historic houses · 1 cathedral · 1 church2 in town · 4 nearby
Gardens & estates 2 gardens0 in town · 2 nearby
Other attractions 6 attractions1 in town · 5 nearby

Green: inside Bradford. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

Everything on the list

34 places in all: 10 in town and 24 within 5 km of its edge.

Oakwell Hall

Historic house · 2.9 km outside town, to the southeast

Grade I listed historic house museum in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England, UK.

Run by Kirklees Council
About Oakwell Hall →

The 10 inside Bradford come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

959 listed buildings are on Bradford’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Bradford →

Big names nearby

Beyond the town

Fountains Abbey, at 37 km, heads the 12.

Abbey or priory · English HeritageFountains Abbey37 km northHistoric houseHarewood House19 km northeastAbbey or prioryKirkstall Abbey (Ruins)11 km eastCathedralLeeds Cathedral14 km eastGarden · National TrustStudley Royal Park38 km northMuseumYorkshire Sculpture Park24 km southeast · 300K visitors a yearCastleSandal Castle23 km southeastCathedralWakefield Cathedral21 km southeastCastleCliffe Castle13 km northwest · 65K visitors a yearMuseumBronte Parsonage Museum14 km westArt galleryLeeds Art Gallery14 km eastCastleSkipton Castle25 km northwest

Places well known beyond Bradford (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.

What visitors ask about Bradford

What are the main attractions in Bradford?

The best known inside Bradford’s built-up area are National Science and Media Museum, Bradford Cathedral, Bolling Hall Museum and Bradford Industrial Museum. In all, 10 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 24 more within 5 km.

Does Bradford have a museum?

20 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Bradford: National Science and Media Museum, Bolling Hall Museum, Bradford Industrial Museum and Cartwright Hall Art Gallery.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Bradford?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Fountains Abbey (English Heritage), 37 km north.

What are the best-known days out near Bradford?

Within 40 km: Fountains Abbey (37 km), Harewood House (19 km), Kirkstall Abbey (Ruins) (11 km), Leeds Cathedral (14 km).

Where are Bradford’s historic buildings listed?

Bradford has 959 listed buildings, 5 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 Bradford 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).

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