Batley is a Town in the county of West Yorkshire.

Batley postcode: WF17 8PA

Retail in Batley

There are great places to visit near Batley including some great cities, villages, woodlands, parks, historic buildings, museums, gardens, country parks, hiking areas, towns, lakes, historic monuments, hills, ancient sites, nature reserves, shopping centres, airports, bluebell woods, ruins, rivers and streams, castles, waterfalls and boroughs.

There are a number of cities near Batley including Bradford, Leeds, and Wakefield.

The area around Batley boasts some of the best villages including Wyke, Haworth, Oxenhope, Thornton, Manningham, Saltaire, and Ripponden.

Judy Woods, Chevin Forest Park, Calverley Wood, Middleton Park, and Hardcastle Crags are some of Batley best woodlands to visit near Batley.

Batley has some unmissable parks nearby like Lister Park, Cartwright Hall Gardens, Peel Park, Shibden Park, Roundhay Park, Middleton Park, and Park Square.

Historic Buildings to visit near Batley include Cartwright Hall, Ilkley Manor House, Hewenden Viaduct, Halifax Town Hall, North Bridge - Halifax, Halifax Minister, and Wainhouse Tower.

There are a several good museums in the Batley area like Cartwright Hall, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park.

Cartwright Hall Gardens is one of Batley's best, nearby gardens to visit in Batley.

There are a number of country parks near Batley including Penistone Hill Country Park, Ogden Water Country Park, Shibden Country Park, Chevin Forest Park, Golden Acre Park, Bretton Country Park, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park.

The area around Batley boasts some of the best hiking areas including Penistone Hill Country Park, Colden, The Chevin, Hardcastle Crags, and Withens Clough.

There are a several good towns in the Batley area like Ilkley, Sowerby Bridge, Halifax, Todmorden, Huddersfield, Bradley, and Otley.

Batley has some unmissable lakes nearby like Chellow Dean Reservoirs, Boothwood Reservoir, Ogden Water Country Park, Ogden Water, Shibden Park, Light Hazzles Reservoir, and Warland Reservoir.

Batley has some unmissable historic monuments nearby like Wainhouse Tower, and Centre Hill Beacon Site.

Hills to visit near Batley include Centre Hill, Stoodley Pike, and The Chevin.

The area around Batley features a number of interesting ancient sites including Stones Lane Standing Stones, and Centre Hill Beacon Site.

Rodley Nature Reserve, RSPB St Aidan's, RSPB St Aidan's, RSPB Fairburn Ings, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park are some of Batley best nature reserves to visit near Batley.

The area around Batley boasts some of the best shopping centres including Trinity Leeds, White Rose Shopping Centre, The Merrion Centre, County Arcade, and Leeds Kirkgate Market.

Airports to visit near Batley include Leeds Bradford Airport.

There are a several good bluebell woods in the area around Batley like Middleton Park.

There are a several good ruins in the Batley area like Kirkstall Abbey, and Sandal Castle.

River Dearne at Bretton, Hebden Water, and Hebden Beck are some of Batley best rivers and streams to visit near Batley.

There are a several good castles in the area around Batley like Sandal Castle.

There are a several good waterfalls in the Batley area like Greenwood Lee Clough Waterfall, and Lumb Falls.

Boroughs to visit near Batley include Kirklees.

Batley History

There are some historic monuments around Batley:

• Shaft head and associated headgear near Caphouse Colliery, Overton
• Stank Hall quasi-manorial site
• New Hall moat and fishpond
• Middleton Park shaft mounds
• Castle Hall Hill motte and bailey castle
• Owlcotes deserted medieval village
• Howley Hall; a 16th century country house and gardens
• Anglian high cross fragment known as Walton Cross
• Thornhill Hall moat and sites of formal gardens and bowling green, and remnant of pre-seventeenth century open-field system
• Market cross at Highburton