Nothing in Mirfield itself: Tolson Museum is 5.7 km away
Museums or galleries make up 6 of the 9 places on the list. None of them is inside Mirfield itself. If you have a day, head to Yorkshire Sculpture Park, 11 km away.
Where to start near Mirfield
Alongside Tolson Museum you find 3 museums, a zoo and a historic house.
MuseumTolson Museum3.6 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumDewsbury Bus Museum600 m outside town, to the east
MuseumNational Coal Mining Museum4.9 km outside town, to the southeast
ZooPonderosa Zoo800 m outside town, to the northeast
Historic houseRed House Museum4.2 km outside town, to the north
MuseumBagshaw Museum4.8 km outside town, to the northeastEach 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
The map ends at Heritage Quay, 6.8 km out.
The dashed line is Mirfield’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What is on offer
Most are museums or galleries, 6 in all, ahead of castles or historic places (2).
Green: inside Mirfield. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The list in full
Nothing is inside Mirfield itself; these 9 are within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
42 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Mirfield’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Mirfield →
Worth the drive
Yorkshire Sculpture Park, 11 km away, is the best known of the 12.
MuseumYorkshire Sculpture Park11 km southeast · 300K visitors a year
MuseumNational Science and Media Museum13 km north · 442K visitors a year (2015)
CastleSandal Castle14 km east
CathedralWakefield Cathedral13 km east
CathedralBradford Cathedral13 km north
CathedralLeeds Cathedral17 km northeast
Historic houseHarewood House26 km northeast
Abbey or prioryKirkstall Abbey (Ruins)17 km north
Art galleryThe Hepworth Wakefield13 km eastCastleCastle · English HeritageConisbrough Castle38 km southeast
Castle · English HeritagePeveril Castle38 km south
CastlePontefract Castle26 km eastPlaces well known beyond Mirfield (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 Mirfield
What is there to see near Mirfield?
No attraction is mapped inside Mirfield itself. Within 5 km of it are Tolson Museum, Dewsbury Bus Museum, National Coal Mining Museum and Ponderosa Zoo.
Does Mirfield have a museum?
6 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Mirfield: Tolson Museum, Dewsbury Bus Museum, National Coal Mining Museum and Bagshaw Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Mirfield?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Conisbrough Castle (English Heritage), 38 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Mirfield?
Within 40 km: Yorkshire Sculpture Park (11 km), National Science and Media Museum (13 km), Sandal Castle (14 km), Wakefield Cathedral (13 km).
Where are Mirfield’s historic buildings listed?
Mirfield has 42 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 Mirfield 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)
- Tolson Museum: Charlesdrakew, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dewsbury Bus Museum: 24 Barnsley Road, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Coal Mining Museum: Ian M, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ponderosa Zoo: TheArmchairSoldier, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Red House Museum: Storye book, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bagshaw Museum: Nigel Homer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Yorkshire Sculpture Park: Nigel Homer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Science and Media Museum: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Bradford Cathedral: Mick Melvin, 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
- The Hepworth Wakefield: Mike Kirby, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peveril Castle: Darren Copley from Sheffield, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pontefract Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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