Mixenden is a Town in the county of West Yorkshire.

Mixenden postcode: HX2 8SL

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There are great places to visit near Mixenden 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 Mixenden boasts some of the best cities including Bradford, Leeds, and Wakefield.

Mixenden 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 Mixenden best woodlands to visit near Mixenden.

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

There are a several good historic buildings in the Mixenden area like Cartwright Hall, Ilkley Manor House, Hewenden Viaduct, Halifax Town Hall, North Bridge - Halifax, Halifax Minister, and Wainhouse Tower.

Mixenden has some unmissable museums nearby like Cartwright Hall, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park.

Don't miss Cartwright Hall Gardens's gardens if visiting the area around Mixenden.

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 Mixenden.

Don't miss Penistone Hill Country Park, Colden, The Bridestones on Bridestones Moor, The Chevin, Hardcastle Crags, Withens Clough, and The Salt and Pepper Pots's hiking areas if visiting the area around Mixenden.

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

Lakes to visit near Mixenden include Chellow Dean Reservoirs, Boothwood Reservoir, Ogden Water Country Park, Ogden Water, Shibden Park, Light Hazzles Reservoir, and Warland Reservoir.

Mixenden's best nearby historic monuments can be found at Wainhouse Tower, Centre Hill Beacon Site, The Salt and Pepper Pots, Lund's Tower, and Wainman's Pinnacle.

There are a number of hills near Mixenden including Centre Hill, Stoodley Pike, The Chevin, and The Salt and Pepper Pots.

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 Mixenden.

The area close to Mixenden boasts some of the best geological features including The Bridestones on Bridestones Moor.

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

Mixenden has some unmissable shopping centres nearby like Trinity Leeds, White Rose Shopping Centre, The Merrion Centre, County Arcade, and Leeds Kirkgate Market.

Leeds Bradford Airport is one of Mixenden's best, nearby airports to visit in Mixenden.

Bluebell Woods to visit near Mixenden include Middleton Park.

Don't miss Kirkstall Abbey, and Sandal Castle's ruins if visiting the area around Mixenden.

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

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

Greenwood Lee Clough Waterfall, and Lumb Falls are some of Mixenden best waterfalls to visit near Mixenden.

Kirklees is a great place to visit close to Mixenden if you like boroughs.

Mixenden History

There are some historic monuments around Mixenden:

• Late prehistoric enclosed settlement known as Catstones Ring on Catstones Hill
• Ring cairn known as the Ring of Stones on Ringstone Edge Moor, 800m south of Upper Gosling Royd
• Castle Hill motte castle 270m north east of Rosemary Hall
• Cairn 290m north of Woodhead on Harden Moor
• Five carved rocks in Cottingley Woods, 600m NNE of Lee Farm
• Ripponden (or Waterloo) Bridge
• Cairnfield on Ringstone Edge Moor, 240m south west of Clay House
• Meg Dike late prehistoric enclosed settlement
• Mill gas plant, Shaw Lodge Mills
• Enclosed Bronze Age urnfield 440m north west of Rough Bottom on Midgeley Moor
• Ring cairn on Midgley Moor, 360m north east of Upper Han Royd
• The gibbet platform
• Late prehistoric enclosed settlement 500m north west of Goose Clough on Ovenden Moor
• Cairn 330m north of Woodhead on Harden Moor
• Cup marked boundary stone known as Churn Milk Joan on Crow Hill, Midgley Moor, 580m north of Foster Clough Bridge
• Cairn with an oval bank on Midgley Moor, 430m north east of Upper Han Royd
• Cairn on Midgley Moor, 400m north east of Upper Han Royd
• Magna Via
• Late prehistoric enclosed settlement in Crosley Wood, Bingley, 185m north of Scourer Bridge
• Bowl barrow known as Beacon Hill
• Late prehistoric enclosed settlement known as Castle Stead Ring
• Cambodunum Roman fort and vicus, Slack
• Late prehistoric enclosed settlement 350m south west of Goose Clough at Hunter Hill, Ovenden
• Enclosed Bronze Age urnfield 160m west of Overgreen Royd Farm, Mixenden
• Ventilation chimney and furnace house 260m south of Park Farm
• Ring cairn 310m north of Woodhead on Harden Moor
• Late prehistoric enclosed settlement 150m north of Shaygate Farm, Wilsden
• Brow Pit mine shaft, gin circle, spoil heap and tramway, 270m south west of Catherine Slack Farm
• Cairn known as Millers Grave on Midgley Moor