Garforth is a Town in the county of West Yorkshire.

Garforth postcode: LS25 1ED

Retail in Garforth

There are great places to visit near Garforth 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.

Bradford, Leeds, and Wakefield are great places to visit near Garforth if you like cities.

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

Garforth has some unmissable woodlands nearby like Judy Woods, Chevin Forest Park, Calverley Wood, Middleton Park, and Hardcastle Crags.

Lister Park, Cartwright Hall Gardens, Peel Park, Shibden Park, Roundhay Park, Middleton Park, and Park Square are some of Garforth best parks to visit near Garforth.

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 Garforth.

There are a number of museums near Garforth including Cartwright Hall, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park.

Gardens to visit near Garforth include Cartwright Hall Gardens.

Penistone Hill Country Park, Ogden Water Country Park, Shibden Country Park, Chevin Forest Park, Golden Acre Park, Bretton Country Park, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park are some of Garforth best country parks to visit near Garforth.

Don't miss Penistone Hill Country Park, Colden, The Chevin, Hardcastle Crags, and Withens Clough's hiking areas if visiting the area around Garforth.

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

Garforth 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.

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

Garforth's best nearby hills can be found at Centre Hill, Stoodley Pike, and The Chevin.

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

Garforth's best nearby nature reserves can be found at Rodley Nature Reserve, RSPB St Aidan's, RSPB St Aidan's, RSPB Fairburn Ings, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park.

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

Don't miss Leeds Bradford Airport's airports if visiting the area around Garforth.

Places near Garforth feature a number of interesting bluebell woods including Middleton Park.

Garforth's best nearby ruins can be found at Kirkstall Abbey, and Sandal Castle.

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

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

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

Garforth is near some unmissable boroughs like Kirklees,

Garforth History

There are some historic monuments around Garforth:

• Stanley Ferry aqueduct
• Length of Grim's Ditch partly under Bullerthorpe Lane 620m north of Gamblethorpe
• Medieval manorial complex, garden and water management features, St Mary's chapel, and a linear earthwork forming part of the Aberford Dyke system
• Pontefract Castle: part of late Saxon cemetery and town ditch, Norman motte and bailey castle and later medieval enclosure castle
• Manor Garth Hill ringwork
• Roman road near Hazelwood Castle
• Length of linear earthworks known as Becca Banks and The Ridge, part of the Aberford Dyke system, between Aberford and a quarry 590m north of Ass Bridge
• St John's Priory
• Roman Bath House, Castleford
• Fairburn Ings (Newton Abbey) moat
• Shrunken medieval village of Colton
• Length of linear earthwork, part of the Aberford Dyke system, at Green Hill between Aberford and the Aberford By-pass
• Henge on Birkwood Common
• Castle Hills prehistoric settlement, field system and medieval wood banks
• Length of Grim's Ditch immediately east of Barrowby Road
• Length of Grim's Ditch 260m west of Brown Moor Farm
• Linear earthwork, part of the Aberford Dyke system, extending 770m east from Humphrey Dale Cottage
• Length of linear earthwork known as The Ridge, part of the Aberford Dyke system, 560m east of Potterton Bridge
• Deserted medieval village of Potterton
• Length of Grim's Ditch from Cotton Road East to the A63, Colton Common
• Newland Preceptory
• Length of linear earthwork, part of the Aberford Dyke system, at Field Lane between the Aberford By-pass and Humphrey Dale Cottage
• Iron Age and Romano-British Settlement south of Hungerhills Plantation, Parlington
• Rothwell Castle
• Barwick in Elmet large univallate hillfort and motte and bailey castle
• Castle Hill motte and bailey castle
• Linear earthworks known as Woodhouse Moor Rein and South Dyke, part of the Aberford Dyke system
• Length of Grim's Ditch extending 1.4km from a point 70m south of Cotton Road East to the south east corner of Avenue Wood
• Former World War I National Filling Factory, Barnbow
• Length of Grim's Ditch immediately north of Gamblethorpe