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Pudsey Park
Attractions in Pudsey

Start with Pudsey Park: the sights of Pudsey

Museums or galleries make up 12 of the 21 places on the list. Mapped inside Pudsey’s built-up area are 2 places to visit, and within 5 km of its edge another 19. 442K visitors came to National Science and Media Museum in 2015. Allow a day for Leeds Cathedral, 8.3 km off.

Photo: Pudsey Park, Chemical Engineer (CC BY-SA 4.0)
In Pudsey
2
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
19
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
12
in or near town
Castles & historic places
5
in or near town
Best known

The first to see in Pudsey

After Pudsey Park, look out for 3 museums, a cathedral and an abbey or priory.

GardenPudsey Parkin townMuseumMuseumFulneck Moravian Museumin townMuseumNational Science and Media Museum3.6 km outside town, to the west · 442K visitors a year (2015)CathedralBradford Cathedral2.9 km outside town, to the westAbbey or prioryKirkstall Abbey (Ruins)3.4 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumBradford Industrial Museum1.6 km outside town, to the west

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

Map of the places

At 6.7 km, Cartwright Hall Art Gallery is the farthest one out.

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The dashed line is Pudsey’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

Ahead are museums or galleries (12); next, castles or historic places (5).

Museums & galleries 10 museums · 2 art galleries1 in town · 11 nearby
Castles & historic places 2 historic houses · 1 cathedral · 1 abbey or priory · 1 church0 in town · 5 nearby
Gardens & estates 2 gardens1 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 2 attractions0 in town · 2 nearby

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

Every place

All of them, one by one

It starts in town with 2 places and goes on to 19 within 5 km of its edge.

Oakwell Hall

Historic house · 4.6 km outside town, to the south

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

Run by Kirklees Council
About Oakwell Hall →

The 2 inside Pudsey come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

58 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Pudsey’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Pudsey →

Big names nearby

Trips out

Leeds Cathedral, at 8.3 km, heads the 12.

CathedralLeeds Cathedral8.3 km eastHistoric houseHarewood House14 km northeastAbbey or priory · English HeritageFountains Abbey35 km northGarden · National TrustStudley Royal Park36 km northMuseumYorkshire Sculpture Park22 km south · 300K visitors a yearCastleSandal Castle20 km southeastArt galleryLeeds Art Gallery8.2 km eastCathedralWakefield Cathedral17 km southeastMuseumRoyal Armouries9.3 km eastMuseumLeeds City Museum8.3 km eastCastleSkipton Castle29 km northwestCastlePontefract Castle27 km southeast

Places well known beyond Pudsey (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.

Planning a visit to Pudsey

What are the main attractions in Pudsey?

The best known inside Pudsey’s built-up area are Pudsey Park and Fulneck Moravian Museum. In all, 2 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 19 more within 5 km.

Does Pudsey have a museum?

12 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Pudsey: Fulneck Moravian Museum, National Science and Media Museum, Bradford Industrial Museum and Leeds Industrial Museum.

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

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Fountains Abbey (English Heritage), 35 km north.

What are the best-known days out near Pudsey?

Within 40 km: Leeds Cathedral (8.3 km), Harewood House (14 km), Fountains Abbey (35 km), Studley Royal Park (36 km).

Where are Pudsey’s historic buildings listed?

Pudsey has 58 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. 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 Pudsey 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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