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Cliffe Castle
Attractions in Harden

The nearest draw to Harden: Cliffe Castle, 4.6 km away

Around Harden, the places to visit include 6 museums, 4 attractions and a castle. Nothing is mapped inside Harden’s built-up area, but 13 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. Yearly visitors to Cliffe Castle number about 65K. Of the places on our list, one is looked after by the National Trust. Beyond the town, National Science and Media Museum sits 9.6 km away.

Photo: Cliffe Castle, Tim Green from Bradford (CC BY 2.0)
In Harden
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
13
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
7
in or near town
Castles & historic places
2
in or near town
Cared for
1
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

Where to start near Harden

After Cliffe Castle come 4 museums and a historic house.

CastleCliffe Castle4.3 km outside town, to the northwest · 65K visitors a yearHistoric house · National TrustEast Riddlesden Hall3.5 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseum of Rail Travel2.7 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumBracken Hall Countryside Centre4.2 km outside town, to the eastMuseumThe Peace Museum5 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumKeighley Bus Museum3 km outside town, to the northwest

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 places, mapped

The map ends at The Peace Museum, 5.6 km out.

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The dashed line is Harden’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

7 museums or galleries and 4 other attractions top the count.

Museums & galleries 6 museums · 1 art gallery0 in town · 7 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 castle · 1 historic house0 in town · 2 nearby
Other attractions 4 attractions0 in town · 4 nearby

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

1 place is cared for by the National Trust (East Riddlesden Hall).

Every place

The places, one by one

Nothing is inside Harden itself; these 13 are within 5 km of its edge.

Cliffe Castle

Castle · 4.3 km outside town, to the northwest

Heritage centre, historic house museum. in West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

65K visitors a year
About Cliffe Castle →

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

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

Big names nearby

For a day out

Most famous of the 12 is National Science and Media Museum, 9.6 km from the centre.

MuseumNational Science and Media Museum9.6 km southeast · 442K visitors a year (2015)CathedralBradford Cathedral9.7 km southeastAbbey or priory · English HeritageFountains Abbey35 km northeastMuseumBronte Parsonage Museum5.8 km westGarden · National TrustStudley Royal Park36 km northeastHistoric houseHarewood House23 km eastCastleSkipton Castle17 km northwestMuseumYorkshire Sculpture Park32 km southeast · 300K visitors a yearAbbey or prioryKirkstall Abbey (Ruins)18 km eastCathedralLeeds Cathedral22 km eastCastleSandal Castle32 km southeastCathedralWakefield Cathedral30 km southeast

Places well known beyond Harden (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.

Seeing Harden: questions

What is there to see near Harden?

No attraction is mapped inside Harden itself. Within 5 km of it are Cliffe Castle, East Riddlesden Hall, Museum of Rail Travel and Bracken Hall Countryside Centre.

Does Harden have a museum?

7 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Harden: Museum of Rail Travel, Bracken Hall Countryside Centre, The Peace Museum and Keighley Bus Museum.

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

Yes. In or within 5 km of Harden, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (East Riddlesden Hall).

What are the best-known days out near Harden?

Within 40 km: National Science and Media Museum (9.6 km), Bradford Cathedral (9.7 km), Fountains Abbey (35 km), Bronte Parsonage Museum (5.8 km).

Where are Harden’s historic buildings listed?

Harden has 16 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 Harden 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)

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