Crigglestone is a Town in the county of West Yorkshire.

Retail in Crigglestone

There are great places to visit near Crigglestone 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.

Cities to visit near Crigglestone include Bradford, Leeds, and Wakefield.

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

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

There are a several good parks in the Crigglestone area like 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 some of Crigglestone best historic buildings to visit near Crigglestone.

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

There are a several good gardens in the area around Crigglestone like Cartwright Hall Gardens.

The area around Crigglestone 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.

There are a number of hiking areas near Crigglestone including Penistone Hill Country Park, Colden, The Chevin, Hardcastle Crags, and Withens Clough.

The area around Crigglestone features a number of interesting towns including Ilkley, Sowerby Bridge, Halifax, Todmorden, Huddersfield, Bradley, and Otley.

Chellow Dean Reservoirs, Boothwood Reservoir, Ogden Water Country Park, Ogden Water, Shibden Park, Light Hazzles Reservoir, and Warland Reservoir are great places to visit near Crigglestone if you like lakes.

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

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

There are a several good ancient sites in the Crigglestone area like Stones Lane Standing Stones, and Centre Hill Beacon Site.

The area around Crigglestone features a number of interesting nature reserves including Rodley Nature Reserve, RSPB St Aidan's, RSPB St Aidan's, RSPB Fairburn Ings, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park.

Shopping Centres to visit near Crigglestone include Trinity Leeds, White Rose Shopping Centre, The Merrion Centre, County Arcade, and Leeds Kirkgate Market.

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

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

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

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

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

Crigglestone's best nearby waterfalls can be found at Greenwood Lee Clough Waterfall, and Lumb Falls.

Places near Crigglestone feature a number of interesting boroughs including Kirklees.

Crigglestone History

There are some historic monuments around Crigglestone:

• Shaft head and associated headgear near Caphouse Colliery, Overton
• Bridge and medieval gateway at Walton Hall
• Henge on Birkwood Common
• Lowe Hill motte and bailey castle
• Facade of Bridge Chapel in grounds of Kettlethorpe Hall
• Monk Bretton standing cross
• Silkstone 17th century glassworks and 18th century pottery, 180m east of All Saints Church
• Newland Preceptory
• New Hall moat and fishpond
• Howley Hall; a 16th century country house and gardens
• Wayside cross known as Kirk Cross
• Thornhill Hall moat and sites of formal gardens and bowling green, and remnant of pre-seventeenth century open-field system
• Sandal Castle: motte and bailey castle and shell keep castle
• Monk Bretton Priory Cluniac and Benedictine monastery: monastic precinct and two fishponds
• Stanley Ferry aqueduct
• Low Mill furnace
• Anglo-Saxon period cross in churchyard of All Saints
• East Gawber Hall colliery fanhouse, 800m north east of Croft Farm
• Wakefield Bridge
• Late prehistoric settlement in Notton Park, 650m north west of Lee Lane Farm
• Iron mining shaft mounds and medieval earthworks south of Bentley Grange Farm