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.

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

Crigglestone has some unmissable villages nearby like Wyke, Haworth, Oxenhope, Thornton, Manningham, Saltaire, and Ripponden.

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

There are a number of parks near Crigglestone including Lister Park, Cartwright Hall Gardens, Peel Park, Shibden Park, Roundhay Park, Middleton Park, and Park Square.

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

Crigglestone's best nearby museums can be found at Cartwright Hall, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park.

Cartwright Hall Gardens is a great place to visit close to Crigglestone if you like gardens.

The area around Crigglestone features a number of interesting 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 some of Crigglestone best hiking areas to visit near Crigglestone.

Ilkley, Sowerby Bridge, Halifax, Todmorden, Huddersfield, Bradley, and Otley are some of Crigglestone best towns to visit near Crigglestone.

Crigglestone has some unmissable lakes nearby like Chellow Dean Reservoirs, Boothwood Reservoir, Ogden Water Country Park, Ogden Water, Shibden Park, Light Hazzles Reservoir, and Warland Reservoir.

Crigglestone's best nearby historic monuments can be found at Wainhouse Tower, and Centre Hill Beacon Site.

Crigglestone has some unmissable hills nearby like Centre Hill, Stoodley Pike, and The Chevin.

Crigglestone's best nearby ancient sites can be found at Stones Lane Standing Stones, and Centre Hill Beacon Site.

Nature Reserves to visit near Crigglestone include Rodley Nature Reserve, RSPB St Aidan's, RSPB St Aidan's, RSPB Fairburn Ings, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park.

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

There are a several good airports in the area around Crigglestone like Leeds Bradford Airport.

Middleton Park is one of Crigglestone's best, nearby bluebell woods to visit in Crigglestone.

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

Don't miss River Dearne at Bretton, Hebden Water, and Hebden Beck's rivers and streams if visiting the area around Crigglestone.

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

There are a number of waterfalls near Crigglestone including 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:

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