Armley is a Town in the county of West Yorkshire.

Armley postcode: LS12 3AH

Retail in Armley

There are great places to visit near Armley 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.

The area around Armley boasts some of the best cities including Bradford, Leeds, and Wakefield.

There are a several good villages in the Armley area like Wyke, Haworth, Oxenhope, Thornton, Manningham, Saltaire, and Ripponden.

Woodlands to visit near Armley include Judy Woods, Chevin Forest Park, Calverley Wood, Middleton Park, and Hardcastle Crags.

Don't miss Lister Park, Cartwright Hall Gardens, Peel Park, Shibden Park, Roundhay Park, Middleton Park, and Park Square's parks if visiting the area around Armley.

Don't miss Cartwright Hall, Ilkley Manor House, Hewenden Viaduct, Halifax Town Hall, North Bridge - Halifax, Halifax Minister, and Wainhouse Tower's historic buildings if visiting the area around Armley.

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

The area around Armley's best gardens can be found at Cartwright Hall Gardens.

The area around Armley boasts some of the best country parks 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.

Penistone Hill Country Park, Colden, The Chevin, Hardcastle Crags, and Withens Clough are great places to visit near Armley if you like hiking areas.

Ilkley, Sowerby Bridge, Halifax, Todmorden, Huddersfield, Bradley, and Otley are great places to visit near Armley if you like towns.

The area around Armley boasts some of the best lakes including Chellow Dean Reservoirs, Boothwood Reservoir, Ogden Water Country Park, Ogden Water, Shibden Park, Light Hazzles Reservoir, and Warland Reservoir.

Don't miss Wainhouse Tower, and Centre Hill Beacon Site's historic monuments if visiting the area around Armley.

There are a number of hills near Armley including Centre Hill, Stoodley Pike, and The Chevin.

The area around Armley boasts some of the best ancient sites including Stones Lane Standing Stones, and Centre Hill Beacon Site.

There are a number of nature reserves near Armley including Rodley Nature Reserve, RSPB St Aidan's, RSPB St Aidan's, RSPB Fairburn Ings, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park.

The area around Armley features a number of interesting shopping centres including Trinity Leeds, White Rose Shopping Centre, The Merrion Centre, County Arcade, and Leeds Kirkgate Market.

Armley is near some unmissable airports like Leeds Bradford Airport,

Middleton Park is a great place to visit close to Armley if you like bluebell woods.

Ruins to visit near Armley include Kirkstall Abbey, and Sandal Castle.

Armley has some unmissable rivers and streams nearby like River Dearne at Bretton, Hebden Water, and Hebden Beck.

There are a number of castles near to Armley including Sandal Castle.

Don't miss Greenwood Lee Clough Waterfall, and Lumb Falls's waterfalls if visiting the area around Armley.

Boroughs to visit near Armley include Kirklees.

Armley History

There are some historic monuments around Armley:

• Owlcotes deserted medieval village
• Roman period native settlement in Danefield Wood, 490m south west of Stubbings Farm
• Carved rock known as the Grey Stone in Grey Stone Pasture, Harewood Park, 370m south east of New Bridge
• Adel Roman fort and settlement
• Cup, ring and groove marked rock 15m from south wall of Gab Wood 300m east of Moseley Farm, Cookridge
• Late prehistoric enclosed settlements in Gipton Wood, at the southern end of Oakwood Drive
• Cup and ring marked rock known as the Knotties Stone on Otley Chevin, 270m north east of The Royalty public house
• Gritstone pillar with three cup marks in the north pavement of the A65 at Horsforth, 440m south east of the roundabout at Low Fold
• Carved rock on Pelstone Crag 530m west of Danefield House
• Roman period native settlement in Poolscar Wood, 350m south of Stubbings Farm
• Stank Hall quasi-manorial site
• Medieval farmstead in Ireland Wood, 150m north east of Cookridge Hospital
• Middleton Park shaft mounds
• Howley Hall; a 16th century country house and gardens
• Anti-aircraft gunsite 280m east of Carlton Hall
• Stone hut circle settlement in Iveson Wood
• Rock carved human figure 570m south of King Lane Farm
• Kirkstall Abbey and precinct including a prehistoric cup and ring marked rock
• Stone hut circle settlement in Clayton Wood on the south west side of Iveson Drive
• Cup, ring and groove marked rock 2m south of north wall of Gab Wood 330m E of Moseley Farm, Cookridge