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Attractions near Lofthouse
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Thwaite Mills Water Mill
(3 Miles)*
At Thwaite Mills you will find a fully-restored working watermill in an attractive riverside setting. |
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Middleton Railway
(3 Miles)*
The Middleton Railway was established by Act of Parliament in 1758 to carry coal from Middleton to Leeds and has operated continuously since that time. |
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Wakefield Art Gallery
(3 Miles)*
Significant early works by the highly acclaimed locally born sculptors Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth, and important work by other major British modern artists, form the core of this collection. |
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Wakefield Museum
(3 Miles)*
Explore the sights and sounds of the rainforest as you enter the world of Wakefield explorer and early conservationist Charles Waterton |
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Wakefield Cathedral
(3 Miles)*
The ancient Parish Church of All Saints, Wakefield became the Cathedral Church of All Saints in 1888, when the Diocese of Wakefield was carved out of Ripon Diocese. |
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Temple Newsam House and Estate
(4 Miles)*
Temple Newsam is one of Yourkshire greatest country houses. This stunning Tudor-Jacobean mansion has a history full of mystry and intrigue. |
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Thackray Medical Museum
(5 Miles)*
The Thackray Museum has been England's Small Visitor Attraction of the Year and is a fantastic day out, transporting you into a living experience of health and medicine, past, present and future. |
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Leeds Art Gallery
(5 Miles)*
Founded in 1888, the Art Gallery is home to "probably the best collection of 20th century British art outside London" (The Times). There are also outstanding collections of English watercolours. |
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Henry Moore Institute
(5 Miles)*
The Henry Moore Institute in Leeds is a unique resource devoted exclusively to sculpture, with a programme comprising exhibitions, collections and research. |
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Armley Mills
(6 Miles)*
Formerly one the largest woollen mills in the world, Armley now illustrates Leeds city's impressive industrial past. |
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Bagshaw Museum
(6 Miles)*
Bagshaw Museum will be closed for structural work and gallery developments jointly funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and Kirklees Council. The museum is due to reopen in Spring 2009. |
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Oakwell Hall
(6 Miles)*
This beautiful, Elizabethan manor house has delighted visitors for centuries. Built in 1583, the hall is now set out as it would have been in the 1690s, when it was the home of the Batt family. |
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Abbey House Museum
(7 Miles)*
Step back in time at the Abbey House Museum for an experience you will never forget. After your 1880's shopping trip you can find out more about Victorian Leeds, Chidhood in the 19th century and the history of nearby Kirkstall Abbey. |
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Kirkstall Abbey
(7 Miles)*
In 1889 a Leeds man, Colonel John North, purchased the abbey and surrounding land and generously presented them to the City of Leeds |
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National Coalmining Museum for England
(7 Miles)*
A visit to Caphouse Colliery is great day out with a unique opportunity to travel 140 metres underground down one of Britain's oldest working mines. |
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