Horsforth
Horsforth is a Town in the county of West Yorkshire.
There are great places to visit near Horsforth 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.
Horsforth has some unmissable cities nearby like Bradford, Leeds, and Wakefield.
The area around Horsforth boasts some of the best villages including Wyke, Haworth, Oxenhope, Thornton, Manningham, Saltaire, and Ripponden.
There are a several good woodlands in the Horsforth area 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 Horsforth best parks to visit near Horsforth.
Cartwright Hall, Ilkley Manor House, Hewenden Viaduct, Halifax Town Hall, North Bridge - Halifax, Halifax Minister, and Wainhouse Tower are some of Horsforth best historic buildings to visit near Horsforth.
Cartwright Hall, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park are some of Horsforth best museums to visit near Horsforth.
There are a number of gardens near to Horsforth including Cartwright Hall Gardens.
The area around Horsforth 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.
Don't miss Penistone Hill Country Park, Colden, The Bridestones on Bridestones Moor, The Chevin, Hardcastle Crags, and Withens Clough's hiking areas if visiting the area around Horsforth.
Don't miss Ilkley, Sowerby Bridge, Halifax, Todmorden, Huddersfield, Bradley, and Otley's towns if visiting the area around Horsforth.
There are a number of lakes near Horsforth including Chellow Dean Reservoirs, Boothwood Reservoir, Ogden Water Country Park, Ogden Water, Shibden Park, Light Hazzles Reservoir, and Warland Reservoir.
The area around Horsforth boasts some of the best historic monuments including Wainhouse Tower, and Centre Hill Beacon Site.
Hills to visit near Horsforth include Centre Hill, Stoodley Pike, and The Chevin.
Don't miss Stones Lane Standing Stones, Centre Hill Beacon Site, and The Bridestones on Bridestones Moor's ancient sites if visiting the area around Horsforth.
Horsforth is near some unmissable geological features like The Bridestones on Bridestones Moor,
Nature Reserves to visit near Horsforth include Rodley Nature Reserve, RSPB St Aidan's, RSPB Fairburn Ings, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park.
The area around Horsforth features a number of interesting shopping centres including 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 Horsforth.
The area around Horsforth's best bluebell woods can be found at Middleton Park.
Ruins to visit near Horsforth include Kirkstall Abbey, and Sandal Castle.
There are a several good rivers and streams in the Horsforth area like River Dearne at Bretton, Hebden Water, and Hebden Beck.
Places near Horsforth feature a number of interesting castles including Sandal Castle.
Waterfalls to visit near Horsforth include Greenwood Lee Clough Waterfall, and Lumb Falls.
Kirklees is one of Horsforth's best, nearby boroughs to visit in Horsforth.
Horsforth History
There are some historic monuments around Horsforth:
Places to see near Horsforth
History of Horsforth
The three unnamed Saxon thegns that held the land at the Conquest gave way to the king who granted it to lesser Norman nobles, but not long after most of the village came under the control of Kirkstall Abbey, a Cistercian house founded in 1152 on the bank of the River Aire downstream of Horsforth.
