Churwell is a Village in the county of West Yorkshire.

Churwell postcode: LS27 7QR

Retail in Churwell

There are great places to visit near Churwell 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.

Churwell has some unmissable cities nearby like Bradford, Leeds, and Wakefield.

There are a number of villages near Churwell including Wyke, Haworth, Oxenhope, Thornton, Manningham, Saltaire, and Ripponden.

There are a number of woodlands near Churwell including Judy Woods, Chevin Forest Park, Calverley Wood, Middleton Park, and Hardcastle Crags.

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

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

The area around Churwell boasts some of the best museums including Cartwright Hall, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park.

Don't miss Cartwright Hall Gardens's gardens if visiting the area around Churwell.

Churwell has some unmissable country parks nearby like Penistone Hill Country Park, Ogden Water Country Park, Shibden Country Park, Chevin Forest Park, Golden Acre Park, Bretton Country Park, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park.

There are a several good hiking areas in the Churwell area like Penistone Hill Country Park, Colden, The Bridestones on Bridestones Moor, The Chevin, Hardcastle Crags, and Withens Clough.

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

Lakes to visit near Churwell include Chellow Dean Reservoirs, Boothwood Reservoir, Ogden Water Country Park, Ogden Water, Shibden Park, Light Hazzles Reservoir, and Warland Reservoir.

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

The area around Churwell boasts some of the best hills including Centre Hill, Stoodley Pike, and The Chevin.

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

Geological Features to visit near Churwell include The Bridestones on Bridestones Moor.

The area around Churwell boasts some of the best nature reserves including Rodley Nature Reserve, RSPB St Aidan's, RSPB Fairburn Ings, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park.

Trinity Leeds, White Rose Shopping Centre, The Merrion Centre, County Arcade, and Leeds Kirkgate Market are some of Churwell best shopping centres to visit near Churwell.

Places near Churwell feature a number of interesting airports including Leeds Bradford Airport.

Churwell is near some unmissable bluebell woods like Middleton Park,

Kirkstall Abbey, and Sandal Castle are some of Churwell best ruins to visit near Churwell.

There are a number of rivers and streams near Churwell including River Dearne at Bretton, Hebden Water, and Hebden Beck.

Castles to visit near Churwell include Sandal Castle.

The area around Churwell boasts some of the best waterfalls including Greenwood Lee Clough Waterfall, and Lumb Falls.

The area close to Churwell boasts some of the best boroughs including Kirklees.

Churwell History

There are some historic monuments around Churwell:

• Stone hut circle settlement in Iveson Wood
• 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
• Stank Hall quasi-manorial site
• Medieval farmstead in Ireland Wood, 150m north east of Cookridge Hospital
• Middleton Park shaft mounds
• Lowe Hill motte and bailey castle
• Gritstone pillar with three cup marks in the north pavement of the A65 at Horsforth, 440m south east of the roundabout at Low Fold
• Stone hut circle settlement in Clayton Wood on the south west side of Iveson Drive
• Howley Hall; a 16th century country house and gardens
• Castle Hall Hill motte and bailey castle
• Owlcotes deserted medieval village
• Late prehistoric enclosed settlements in Gipton Wood, at the southern end of Oakwood Drive
• Thornhill Hall moat and sites of formal gardens and bowling green, and remnant of pre-seventeenth century open-field system
• Rock carved human figure 570m south of King Lane Farm