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.

Garforth's best nearby cities can be found at Bradford, Leeds, and Wakefield.

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

Judy Woods, Chevin Forest Park, Calverley Wood, Middleton Park, and Hardcastle Crags are some of Garforth best woodlands to visit near Garforth.

Don't miss Lister Park, Cartwright Hall Gardens, Peel Park, Shibden Park, Roundhay Park, Middleton Park, and Park Square's parks if visiting the area around 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.

Don't miss Cartwright Hall, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park's museums if visiting the area around Garforth.

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

Don't miss Penistone Hill Country Park, Ogden Water Country Park, Shibden Country Park, Chevin Forest Park, Golden Acre Park, Bretton Country Park, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park's country parks if visiting the area around Garforth.

Garforth has some unmissable hiking areas nearby like Penistone Hill Country Park, Colden, The Chevin, Hardcastle Crags, and Withens Clough.

There are a number of towns near Garforth including Ilkley, Sowerby Bridge, Halifax, Todmorden, Huddersfield, Bradley, and Otley.

The area around Garforth boasts some of the best lakes including 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 Garforth area like Wainhouse Tower, and Centre Hill Beacon Site.

Hills to visit near Garforth include Centre Hill, Stoodley Pike, and The Chevin.

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

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

Don't miss Trinity Leeds, White Rose Shopping Centre, The Merrion Centre, County Arcade, and Leeds Kirkgate Market's shopping centres if visiting the area around Garforth.

The area around Garforth's best airports can be found at Leeds Bradford Airport.

Middleton Park is a great place to visit close to Garforth if you like bluebell woods.

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

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

Castles to visit near Garforth include Sandal Castle.

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

Don't miss Kirklees's boroughs if visiting the area around Garforth.

Garforth History

There are some historic monuments around Garforth:

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