Kirklees is a Area in the county of West Yorkshire.

Kirklees postcode: HD4 6

Retail in Kirklees

There are great places to visit near Kirklees 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.

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

There are a several good villages in the Kirklees area like Wyke, Haworth, Oxenhope, Thornton, Manningham, Saltaire, and Ripponden.

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

There are a several good parks in the Kirklees area like Lister Park, Cartwright Hall Gardens, Peel Park, Shibden Park, Roundhay Park, Middleton Park, and Park Square.

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

Museums to visit near Kirklees include Cartwright Hall, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park.

Kirklees is near some unmissable gardens like Cartwright Hall Gardens,

There are a several good country parks in the Kirklees area like Penistone Hill Country Park, Ogden Water Country Park, Shibden Country Park, Chevin Forest Park, Golden Acre Park, Bretton Country Park, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park.

The area around Kirklees features a number of interesting hiking areas including Penistone Hill Country Park, Colden, The Bridestones on Bridestones Moor, The Chevin, Hardcastle Crags, and Withens Clough.

There are a several good towns in the Kirklees area like Ilkley, Sowerby Bridge, Halifax, Todmorden, Huddersfield, Bradley, and Otley.

Kirklees's best nearby lakes can be found at Chellow Dean Reservoirs, Boothwood Reservoir, Ogden Water Country Park, Ogden Water, Shibden Park, Light Hazzles Reservoir, and Warland Reservoir.

There are a number of historic monuments near Kirklees including Wainhouse Tower, and Centre Hill Beacon Site.

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

Stones Lane Standing Stones, Centre Hill Beacon Site, and The Bridestones on Bridestones Moor are great places to visit near Kirklees if you like ancient sites.

Geological Features to visit near Kirklees include The Bridestones on Bridestones Moor.

There are a several good nature reserves in the Kirklees area like Rodley Nature Reserve, RSPB St Aidan's, RSPB Fairburn Ings, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park.

Shopping Centres to visit near Kirklees include Trinity Leeds, White Rose Shopping Centre, The Merrion Centre, County Arcade, and Leeds Kirkgate Market.

The area close to Kirklees boasts some of the best airports including Leeds Bradford Airport.

The area around Kirklees's best bluebell woods can be found at Middleton Park.

Kirkstall Abbey, and Sandal Castle are great places to visit near Kirklees if you like ruins.

River Dearne at Bretton, Hebden Water, and Hebden Beck are great places to visit near Kirklees if you like rivers and streams.

There are a several good castles in the area around Kirklees like Sandal Castle.

Greenwood Lee Clough Waterfall, and Lumb Falls are great places to visit near Kirklees if you like waterfalls.

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

Kirklees History

There are some historic monuments around Kirklees:

• Close Gate Bridge
• Bowl barrow 190m NNE of Knarr Barn
• Ring cairn known as the Ring of Stones on Ringstone Edge Moor, 800m south of Upper Gosling Royd
• The gibbet platform
• Bowl barrow known as Beacon Hill
• Cairnfield on Ringstone Edge Moor, 240m south west of Clay House
• Castle Hill motte castle 270m north east of Rosemary Hall
• Late prehistoric enclosed settlement on Oldfield Hill, 340m west of Wentworth Farm
• Castleshaw Roman forts, 250m west of Castle Shaw Farm
• Cairn on Midgley Moor, 400m north east of Upper Han Royd
• Cairn with an oval bank on Midgley Moor, 430m north east of Upper Han Royd
• Ring cairn on Midgley Moor, 360m north east of Upper Han Royd
• Ripponden (or Waterloo) Bridge
• Late prehistoric enclosed settlement on Royd Edge, 300m north of Sun Royd
• Meg Dike late prehistoric enclosed settlement
• Cambodunum Roman fort and vicus, Slack
• The old bridge over the Hebden Water at Hebden Bridge
• Wayside cross located on Slate Pit Hill
• Oxygrains packhorse bridge, Rishworth