Meanwood is a Town in the county of West Yorkshire.

Meanwood postcode: LS6 4HJ

Retail in Meanwood

There are great places to visit near Meanwood 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.

Cities to visit near Meanwood include Bradford, Leeds, and Wakefield.

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

The area around Meanwood boasts some of the best woodlands including Judy Woods, Chevin Forest Park, Calverley Wood, Middleton Park, and Hardcastle Crags.

Parks to visit near Meanwood include Lister Park, Cartwright Hall Gardens, Peel Park, Shibden Park, Roundhay Park, Middleton Park, and Park Square.

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

The area around Meanwood boasts some of the best museums including Cartwright Hall, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park.

There are a several good gardens in the area around Meanwood like Cartwright Hall Gardens.

Meanwood has some unmissable country parks nearby 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 Meanwood boasts some of the best hiking areas including Penistone Hill Country Park, Colden, The Chevin, Hardcastle Crags, and Withens Clough.

Towns to visit near Meanwood include Ilkley, Sowerby Bridge, Halifax, Todmorden, Huddersfield, Bradley, and Otley.

Chellow Dean Reservoirs, Boothwood Reservoir, Ogden Water Country Park, Ogden Water, Shibden Park, Light Hazzles Reservoir, and Warland Reservoir are great places to visit near Meanwood if you like lakes.

Historic Monuments to visit near Meanwood include Wainhouse Tower, and Centre Hill Beacon Site.

The area around Meanwood boasts some of the best hills including Centre Hill, Stoodley Pike, and The Chevin.

There are a number of ancient sites near Meanwood including 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 Meanwood.

There are a number of shopping centres near Meanwood including Trinity Leeds, White Rose Shopping Centre, The Merrion Centre, County Arcade, and Leeds Kirkgate Market.

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

Don't miss Middleton Park's bluebell woods if visiting the area around Meanwood.

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

There are a several good rivers and streams in the Meanwood area like River Dearne at Bretton, Hebden Water, and Hebden Beck.

Don't miss Sandal Castle's castles if visiting the area around Meanwood.

Waterfalls to visit near Meanwood include Greenwood Lee Clough Waterfall, and Lumb Falls.

There are a several good boroughs in the area around Meanwood like Kirklees.

Meanwood History

There are some historic monuments around Meanwood:

• Cup, ring and groove marked rock 2m south of north wall of Gab Wood 330m E of Moseley Farm, Cookridge
• Rothwell Castle
• Harewood Castle
• Roman period native settlement in Poolscar Wood, 350m south of Stubbings Farm
• Medieval farmstead in Ireland Wood, 150m north east of Cookridge Hospital
• Stone hut circle settlement in Clayton Wood on the south west side of Iveson Drive
• Rougemont Castle ringwork and bailey and associated fishponds and outwork
• Middleton Park shaft mounds
• Stone hut circle settlement in Iveson Wood
• Adel Roman fort and settlement
• Anti-aircraft gunsite 280m east of Carlton Hall
• Kirkstall Abbey and precinct including a prehistoric cup and ring marked rock
• Cup, ring and groove marked rock 15m from south wall of Gab Wood 300m east of Moseley Farm, Cookridge
• Rock carved human figure 570m south of King Lane Farm
• Stank Hall quasi-manorial site
• Gritstone pillar with three cup marks in the north pavement of the A65 at Horsforth, 440m south east of the roundabout at Low Fold
• Carved rock known as the Grey Stone in Grey Stone Pasture, Harewood Park, 370m south east of New Bridge
• Late prehistoric enclosed settlements in Gipton Wood, at the southern end of Oakwood Drive