Red House Museum, 2.6 km from Liversedge
Our list finds nothing inside Liversedge’s built-up area, but 7 places within 5 km of its edge. They include 3 historic houses, 2 museums and a zoo. Beyond the town, National Science and Media Museum sits 9.6 km away.
Leading the list near Liversedge
Next to Red House Museum, the best known are 2 museums, a historic house and a zoo.
Historic houseRed House Museum1.6 km outside town, to the northeast
Historic houseOakwell Hall2.6 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumDewsbury Bus Museum2.4 km outside town, to the southeast
ZooPonderosa Zoo900 m outside town, to the southeast
MuseumBagshaw Museum2.6 km outside town, to the northeastArt galleryArt gallerySmith Art Gallery3.4 km outside town, to the westEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where to go
Furthest out is Smith Art Gallery, at 5.6 km.
The dashed line is Liversedge’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The kinds on offer
Ahead are castles or historic places (3); next, museums or galleries (3).
Green: inside Liversedge. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Near Liversedge
7 places make the list, every one within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
28 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Liversedge’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Liversedge →
Beyond the town
National Science and Media Museum, 9.6 km away, is the best known of the 12.
MuseumNational Science and Media Museum9.6 km north · 442K visitors a year (2015)
MuseumYorkshire Sculpture Park14 km southeast · 300K visitors a year
CathedralBradford Cathedral9.9 km north
CastleSandal Castle15 km southeast
CathedralWakefield Cathedral14 km east
CathedralLeeds Cathedral14 km northeast
Historic houseHarewood House24 km northeast
Abbey or prioryKirkstall Abbey (Ruins)14 km northeast
Art galleryLeeds Art Gallery14 km northeast
MuseumTolson Museum8.2 km southwest
MuseumRoyal Armouries14 km northeast
Art galleryThe Hepworth Wakefield14 km eastPlaces well known beyond Liversedge (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 Liversedge: your questions
What is there to see near Liversedge?
No attraction is mapped inside Liversedge itself. Within 5 km of it are Red House Museum, Oakwell Hall, Dewsbury Bus Museum and Ponderosa Zoo.
Does Liversedge have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Liversedge: Dewsbury Bus Museum, Bagshaw Museum and Smith Art Gallery.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Liversedge?
None is recorded within 5 km of Liversedge.
What are the best-known days out near Liversedge?
Within 40 km: National Science and Media Museum (9.6 km), Yorkshire Sculpture Park (14 km), Bradford Cathedral (9.9 km), Sandal Castle (15 km).
Where are Liversedge’s historic buildings listed?
Liversedge has 28 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 Liversedge 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)
- Red House Museum: Storye book, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oakwell Hall: Nigel Homer, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Bagshaw Museum: Nigel Homer, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Bradford Cathedral: Mick Melvin, 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
- 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
- Leeds Art Gallery: Frank Watkins, British (fl.1859–94) (ILN staff illustrator), by T.D. Nettleton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tolson Museum: Charlesdrakew, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Armouries: Tim Marchant, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Hepworth Wakefield: Mike Kirby, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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