Batley
Batley is a Town in the county of West Yorkshire.
Batley postcode: WF17 8PA
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, geological features, nature reserves, shopping centres, airports, bluebell woods, ruins, rivers and streams, castles, waterfalls and boroughs.
Bradford, Leeds, and Wakefield are great places to visit near Batley if you like cities.
Don't miss Wyke, Haworth, Oxenhope, Thornton, Manningham, Saltaire, and Ripponden's villages if visiting the area around Batley.
Judy Woods, Chevin Forest Park, Calverley Wood, Middleton Park, and Hardcastle Crags are great places to visit near Batley if you like woodlands.
There are a several good parks in the Batley area like Lister Park, Cartwright Hall Gardens, Peel Park, Shibden Park, Roundhay Park, Middleton Park, and Park Square.
There are a number of historic buildings near Batley including Cartwright Hall, Ilkley Manor House, Hewenden Viaduct, Halifax Town Hall, North Bridge - Halifax, Halifax Minister, and Wainhouse Tower.
There are a number of museums near Batley including Cartwright Hall, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park.
There are a several good gardens in the area around Batley like Cartwright Hall Gardens.
Country Parks to visit near Batley include Penistone Hill Country Park, Ogden Water Country Park, Shibden Country Park, Chevin Forest Park, Golden Acre Park, Bretton Country Park, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park.
Penistone Hill Country Park, Colden, The Bridestones on Bridestones Moor, The Chevin, Hardcastle Crags, Withens Clough, and The Salt and Pepper Pots are some of Batley best hiking areas to visit near Batley.
There are a several good towns in the Batley area like Ilkley, Sowerby Bridge, Halifax, Todmorden, Huddersfield, Bradley, and Otley.
Lakes to visit near Batley include Chellow Dean Reservoirs, Boothwood Reservoir, Ogden Water Country Park, Ogden Water, Shibden Park, Light Hazzles Reservoir, and Warland Reservoir.
Don't miss Wainhouse Tower, Centre Hill Beacon Site, The Salt and Pepper Pots, Lund's Tower, and Wainman's Pinnacle's historic monuments if visiting the area around Batley.
Centre Hill, Stoodley Pike, The Chevin, and The Salt and Pepper Pots are some of Batley best hills to visit near Batley.
Don't miss Stones Lane Standing Stones, Centre Hill Beacon Site, and The Bridestones on Bridestones Moor's ancient sites if visiting the area around Batley.
The Bridestones on Bridestones Moor is one of Batley's best, nearby geological features to visit in Batley.
Batley's best nearby nature reserves can be found at Rodley Nature Reserve, RSPB St Aidan's, RSPB Fairburn Ings, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park.
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.
The area around Batley's best airports can be found at Leeds Bradford Airport.
Batley is near some unmissable bluebell woods like Middleton Park,
Ruins to visit near Batley include Kirkstall Abbey, and Sandal Castle.
There are a number of rivers and streams near Batley including River Dearne at Bretton, Hebden Water, and Hebden Beck.
Sandal Castle is a great place to visit close to Batley if you like castles.
Batley's best nearby waterfalls can be found at Greenwood Lee Clough Waterfall, and Lumb Falls.
Kirklees is a great place to visit close to Batley if you like boroughs.
Batley History
There are some historic monuments around Batley:
Places to see near Batley
History of Batley
There has been a church in Batley since the 11th century. Batley Parish Church was built in the reign of Henry VI (1422 1461), and parts of the original remain. Despite Batley being an ancient settlement, this is all that remains of any great antiquity.
