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Red House Museum
Attractions in Cleckheaton

Near Cleckheaton: Red House Museum and other places to visit

Cleckheaton and its surroundings hold 3 historic houses, 3 museums and a zoo. Nothing on our list is inside Cleckheaton’s built-up area; the 8 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. Go 7.7 km out for National Science and Media Museum.

Photo: Red House Museum, Storye book (CC BY 4.0)
In Cleckheaton
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
8
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
4
in or near town
Castles & historic places
3
in or near town
Best known

The first to see around Cleckheaton

Once you have seen Red House Museum, try 3 museums, a historic house and a zoo.

Historic houseRed House Museum1 km outside town, to the eastHistoric houseOakwell Hall1.8 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumBolling Hall Museum4.1 km outside town, to the northMuseumDewsbury Bus Museum4.8 km outside town, to the southeastZooPonderosa Zoo3.2 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumBagshaw Museum3.6 km outside town, to the east

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

Where things are

At the edge of the map sits Dewsbury Bus Museum, 6.3 km out.

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The dashed line is Cleckheaton’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

Kind by kind

4 are museums or galleries; castles or historic places come next with 3.

Museums & galleries 3 museums · 1 art gallery0 in town · 4 nearby
Castles & historic places 3 historic houses0 in town · 3 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 zoo0 in town · 1 nearby

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

Every place

Near Cleckheaton

All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 8 places.

Oakwell Hall

Historic house · 1.8 km outside town, to the northeast

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

Run by Kirklees Council
About Oakwell Hall →

Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

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

Big names nearby

A drive away

First of the 12 big names within reach is National Science and Media Museum, 7.7 km away.

MuseumNational Science and Media Museum7.7 km north · 442K visitors a year (2015)CathedralBradford Cathedral8 km northMuseumYorkshire Sculpture Park16 km southeast · 300K visitors a yearCastleSandal Castle17 km southeastCathedralWakefield Cathedral16 km eastCathedralLeeds Cathedral14 km northeastHistoric houseHarewood House23 km northeastAbbey or prioryKirkstall Abbey (Ruins)13 km northeastArt galleryLeeds Art Gallery14 km northeastMuseumRoyal Armouries14 km northeastMuseumTolson Museum9.2 km southArt galleryThe Hepworth Wakefield16 km east

Places well known beyond Cleckheaton (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.

Asked about places to visit in Cleckheaton

What is there to see near Cleckheaton?

No attraction is mapped inside Cleckheaton itself. Within 5 km of it are Red House Museum, Oakwell Hall, Bolling Hall Museum and Dewsbury Bus Museum.

Does Cleckheaton have a museum?

4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Cleckheaton: Bolling Hall Museum, Dewsbury Bus Museum, Bagshaw Museum and Smith Art Gallery.

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

None is recorded within 5 km of Cleckheaton.

What are the best-known days out near Cleckheaton?

Within 40 km: National Science and Media Museum (7.7 km), Bradford Cathedral (8 km), Yorkshire Sculpture Park (16 km), Sandal Castle (17 km).

Where are Cleckheaton’s historic buildings listed?

Cleckheaton has 20 listed buildings. 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 Cleckheaton 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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