Burley is a Village in the county of West Yorkshire.

Burley postcode: BH24 4

Retail in Burley

There are great places to visit near Burley 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.

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

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

There are a several good woodlands in the Burley area like Judy Woods, Chevin Forest Park, Calverley Wood, Middleton Park, and Hardcastle Crags.

The area around Burley boasts some of the best parks including Lister Park, Cartwright Hall Gardens, Peel Park, Shibden Park, Roundhay Park, Middleton Park, and Park Square.

Cartwright Hall, Ilkley Manor House, Hewenden Viaduct, Halifax Town Hall, North Bridge - Halifax, Halifax Minister, and Wainhouse Tower are great places to visit near Burley if you like historic buildings.

The area around Burley features a number of interesting museums including Cartwright Hall, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park.

The area close to Burley boasts some of the best gardens including Cartwright Hall Gardens.

Burley's best nearby country parks can be found at Penistone Hill Country Park, Ogden Water Country Park, Shibden Country Park, Chevin Forest Park, Golden Acre Park, Bretton Country Park, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park.

Burley's best nearby hiking areas can be found at Penistone Hill Country Park, Colden, The Bridestones on Bridestones Moor, The Chevin, Hardcastle Crags, and Withens Clough.

Burley's best nearby towns can be found at Ilkley, Sowerby Bridge, Halifax, Todmorden, Huddersfield, Bradley, and Otley.

Don't miss Chellow Dean Reservoirs, Boothwood Reservoir, Ogden Water Country Park, Ogden Water, Shibden Park, Light Hazzles Reservoir, and Warland Reservoir's lakes if visiting the area around Burley.

There are a several good historic monuments in the Burley area like Wainhouse Tower, and Centre Hill Beacon Site.

There are a several good hills in the Burley area like Centre Hill, Stoodley Pike, and The Chevin.

There are a number of ancient sites near Burley including Stones Lane Standing Stones, Centre Hill Beacon Site, and The Bridestones on Bridestones Moor.

The Bridestones on Bridestones Moor is one of Burley's best, nearby geological features to visit in Burley.

Burley has some unmissable nature reserves nearby like Rodley Nature Reserve, RSPB St Aidan's, RSPB Fairburn Ings, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park.

Burley's best nearby shopping centres can be found at Trinity Leeds, White Rose Shopping Centre, The Merrion Centre, County Arcade, and Leeds Kirkgate Market.

Leeds Bradford Airport is one of Burley's best, nearby airports to visit in Burley.

The area close to Burley boasts some of the best bluebell woods including Middleton Park.

Burley has some unmissable ruins nearby like Kirkstall Abbey, and Sandal Castle.

Rivers and Streams to visit near Burley include River Dearne at Bretton, Hebden Water, and Hebden Beck.

Sandal Castle is a great place to visit close to Burley if you like castles.

Burley has some unmissable waterfalls nearby like Greenwood Lee Clough Waterfall, and Lumb Falls.

There are a several good boroughs in the area around Burley like Kirklees.

Burley History

There are some historic monuments around Burley:

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