Huddersfield is a Town in the county of West Yorkshire.

Huddersfield postcode: HD1 2AA

Retail in Huddersfield

There are great places to visit near Huddersfield 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.

The area around Huddersfield boasts some of the best cities including Bradford, Leeds, and Wakefield.

Don't miss Wyke, Haworth, Oxenhope, Thornton, Manningham, Saltaire, and Ripponden's villages if visiting the area around Huddersfield.

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

The area around Huddersfield boasts some of the best parks including Lister Park, Cartwright Hall Gardens, Peel Park, Shibden Park, Roundhay Park, Middleton Park, and Park Square.

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

There are a several good museums in the Huddersfield area like Cartwright Hall, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park.

There are a number of gardens near to Huddersfield including Cartwright Hall Gardens.

The area around Huddersfield 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.

Penistone Hill Country Park, Colden, The Chevin, Hardcastle Crags, and Withens Clough are some of Huddersfield best hiking areas to visit near Huddersfield.

Don't miss Ilkley, Sowerby Bridge, Halifax, Todmorden, Huddersfield, Bradley, and Otley's towns if visiting the area around Huddersfield.

There are a number of lakes near Huddersfield including Chellow Dean Reservoirs, Boothwood Reservoir, Ogden Water Country Park, Ogden Water, Shibden Park, Light Hazzles Reservoir, and Warland Reservoir.

Wainhouse Tower, and Centre Hill Beacon Site are great places to visit near Huddersfield if you like historic monuments.

Don't miss Centre Hill, Stoodley Pike, and The Chevin's hills if visiting the area around Huddersfield.

Huddersfield has some unmissable ancient sites nearby like Stones Lane Standing Stones, and Centre Hill Beacon Site.

Don't miss Rodley Nature Reserve, RSPB St Aidan's, RSPB St Aidan's, RSPB Fairburn Ings, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park's nature reserves if visiting the area around Huddersfield.

The area around Huddersfield boasts some of the best 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 Huddersfield like Leeds Bradford Airport.

The area close to Huddersfield boasts some of the best bluebell woods including Middleton Park.

The area around Huddersfield features a number of interesting ruins including 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 Huddersfield.

Places near Huddersfield feature a number of interesting castles including Sandal Castle.

There are a several good waterfalls in the Huddersfield area like Greenwood Lee Clough Waterfall, and Lumb Falls.

There are a number of boroughs near to Huddersfield including Kirklees.

Huddersfield History

There are some historic monuments around Huddersfield:

• Cairnfield in Hagg Wood, Honley, 375m south east of Upper Hagg
• Turn Bridge, Quay Street
• Cairnfield in Honley Old Wood, 280m north west of The Woodlands
• Magna Via
• Mill gas plant, Shaw Lodge Mills
• Late prehistoric enclosed settlement on Castle Hill, 550m north of Broadstone Lodge
• The gibbet platform
• Kirklees Priory, medieval nunnery
• Netherhall barn
• Anglian high cross fragment in the churchyard of St Matthew's Church, Rastrick
• Castle Hill univallate defended settlement, Kirklees Park
• Late prehistoric enclosed settlement on Oldfield Hill, 340m west of Wentworth Farm
• Market cross at Highburton
• Late prehistoric enclosed settlement known as the Old Bull Ring 500m north of Meal Hill
• Ventilation chimney and furnace house 260m south of Park Farm
• Grimscar Roman tilery
• Cambodunum Roman fort and vicus, Slack
• Late prehistoric enclosed settlement on Royd Edge, 300m north of Sun Royd
• Cairnfield in Slate Pits Wood, 170m north west of Oak Cottage
• Anglian high cross fragment known as Walton Cross
• Castle Hill: slight univallate hillfort, small multivallate hillfort, motte and bailey castle and deserted village
• Crosland Lower Hall moated site