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Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Attractions in Crigglestone and Durkar

What to see from Crigglestone and Durkar: Yorkshire Sculpture Park first

Museums or galleries make up 7 of the 9 places on the list. None of them is inside Crigglestone and Durkar itself. Yorkshire Sculpture Park sees about 300K visitors a year. Allow a day for National Science and Media Museum, 22 km off.

Photo: Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Nigel Homer (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Crigglestone and Durkar
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
9
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
7
in or near town
Castles & historic places
2
in or near town
Best known

Where to start near Crigglestone and Durkar

The list goes on from Yorkshire Sculpture Park to 2 museums, a castle and a cathedral.

MuseumYorkshire Sculpture Park2.7 km outside town, to the southwest · 300K visitors a yearCastleSandal Castle1.6 km outside town, to the northeastCathedralWakefield Cathedral3.3 km outside town, to the northeastArt galleryThe Hepworth Wakefield2.8 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumNational Coal Mining Museum4.7 km outside town, to the westMuseumWakefield Museum3.2 km outside town, to the north

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

The map view

Furthest out is Mental Health Muesum, at 6.3 km.

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The dashed line is Crigglestone and Durkar’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

Museums or galleries number 7, castles or historic places 2.

Museums & galleries 5 museums · 2 art galleries0 in town · 7 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 castle · 1 cathedral0 in town · 2 nearby

Green: inside Crigglestone and Durkar. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

Near Crigglestone and Durkar

Everything here is within 5 km of its edge, 9 places in all.

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

3 listed buildings are on Crigglestone and Durkar’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Crigglestone and Durkar →

Big names nearby

Day trips

Of the 12 day trips, National Science and Media Museum (22 km) is the best known.

MuseumNational Science and Media Museum22 km northwest · 442K visitors a year (2015)CastlePontefract Castle16 km eastCathedralLeeds Cathedral17 km northHistoric houseHarewood House28 km northCastleCastle · English HeritageConisbrough Castle27 km southeastHistoric house · National TrustNostell Priory9.1 km eastCathedralBradford Cathedral22 km northwestAbbey or prioryKirkstall Abbey (Ruins)20 km northCastle · English HeritagePeveril Castle38 km southwestMuseumRoyal Armouries16 km northArt galleryLeeds Art Gallery17 km northCathedralSheffield Cathedral29 km south

Places well known beyond Crigglestone and Durkar (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.

Places to visit in Crigglestone and Durkar: questions

What is there to see near Crigglestone and Durkar?

No attraction is mapped inside Crigglestone and Durkar itself. Within 5 km of it are Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Sandal Castle, Wakefield Cathedral and The Hepworth Wakefield.

Does Crigglestone and Durkar have a museum?

7 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Crigglestone and Durkar: Yorkshire Sculpture Park, The Hepworth Wakefield, National Coal Mining Museum and Wakefield Museum.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Crigglestone and Durkar?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Conisbrough Castle (English Heritage), 27 km southeast.

What are the best-known days out near Crigglestone and Durkar?

Within 40 km: National Science and Media Museum (22 km), Pontefract Castle (16 km), Leeds Cathedral (17 km), Harewood House (28 km).

Where are Crigglestone and Durkar’s historic buildings listed?

Crigglestone and Durkar has 3 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 Crigglestone and Durkar 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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