Crigglestone is a Town in the county of West Yorkshire.

Retail in Crigglestone

There are great places to visit near Crigglestone 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.

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

Crigglestone has some unmissable villages nearby like Wyke, Haworth, Oxenhope, Thornton, Manningham, Saltaire, and Ripponden.

There are a number of woodlands near Crigglestone including Judy Woods, Chevin Forest Park, Calverley Wood, Middleton Park, and Hardcastle Crags.

The area around Crigglestone features a number of interesting parks including Lister Park, Cartwright Hall Gardens, Peel Park, Shibden Park, Roundhay Park, Middleton Park, and Park Square.

Cartwright Hall, Ilkley Manor House, Hewenden Viaduct, Halifax Town Hall, North Bridge - Halifax, Halifax Minister, and Wainhouse Tower are great places to visit near Crigglestone if you like historic buildings.

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

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

Country Parks to visit near Crigglestone include Penistone Hill Country Park, Ogden Water Country Park, Shibden Country Park, Chevin Forest Park, Golden Acre Park, Bretton Country Park, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park.

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 Crigglestone.

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

Chellow Dean Reservoirs, Boothwood Reservoir, Ogden Water Country Park, Ogden Water, Shibden Park, Light Hazzles Reservoir, and Warland Reservoir are some of Crigglestone best lakes to visit near Crigglestone.

The area around Crigglestone boasts some of the best historic monuments including Wainhouse Tower, Centre Hill Beacon Site, The Salt and Pepper Pots, Lund's Tower, and Wainman's Pinnacle.

Hills to visit near Crigglestone include Centre Hill, Stoodley Pike, The Chevin, and The Salt and Pepper Pots.

Crigglestone has some unmissable ancient sites nearby like Stones Lane Standing Stones, Centre Hill Beacon Site, The Bridestones on Bridestones Moor, and Two Lads (Withens Moor).

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

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

There are a number of shopping centres near Crigglestone 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 Crigglestone like Leeds Bradford Airport.

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

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

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

Sandal Castle is a great place to visit close to Crigglestone if you like castles.

The area around Crigglestone boasts some of the best waterfalls including Greenwood Lee Clough Waterfall, and Lumb Falls.

Kirklees is one of Crigglestone's best, nearby boroughs to visit in Crigglestone.

Crigglestone History

There are some historic monuments around Crigglestone:

• Thornhill Hall moat and sites of formal gardens and bowling green, and remnant of pre-seventeenth century open-field system
• Wakefield Bridge
• Shaft head and associated headgear near Caphouse Colliery, Overton
• East Gawber Hall colliery fanhouse, 800m north east of Croft Farm
• Silkstone 17th century glassworks and 18th century pottery, 180m east of All Saints Church
• Facade of Bridge Chapel in grounds of Kettlethorpe Hall
• Monk Bretton Priory Cluniac and Benedictine monastery: monastic precinct and two fishponds
• New Hall moat and fishpond
• Wayside cross known as Kirk Cross
• Stanley Ferry aqueduct
• Late prehistoric settlement in Notton Park, 650m north west of Lee Lane Farm
• Iron mining shaft mounds and medieval earthworks south of Bentley Grange Farm
• Bridge and medieval gateway at Walton Hall
• Henge on Birkwood Common
• Newland Preceptory
• Monk Bretton standing cross
• Anglo-Saxon period cross in churchyard of All Saints
• Lowe Hill motte and bailey castle
• Howley Hall; a 16th century country house and gardens
• Low Mill furnace
• Sandal Castle: motte and bailey castle and shell keep castle