Horsforth
Horsforth is a Town in the county of West Yorkshire.
There are great places to visit near Horsforth 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.
Horsforth's best nearby cities can be found at Bradford, Leeds, and Wakefield.
Horsforth has some unmissable villages nearby like Wyke, Haworth, Oxenhope, Thornton, Manningham, Saltaire, and Ripponden.
Woodlands to visit near Horsforth include Judy Woods, Chevin Forest Park, Middleton Park, and Hardcastle Crags.
There are a several good parks in the Horsforth 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 Horsforth area like Cartwright Hall, Hewenden Viaduct, Halifax Town Hall, North Bridge - Halifax, Halifax Minister, Wainhouse Tower, and Shibden Park.
The area around Horsforth boasts some of the best museums including Cartwright Hall, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park.
The area around Horsforth's best gardens can be found at Cartwright Hall Gardens.
There are a several good country parks in the Horsforth 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 Horsforth features a number of interesting hiking areas including Penistone Hill Country Park, Colden, The Chevin, Hardcastle Crags, and Withens Clough.
Don't miss Ilkley, Sowerby Bridge, Halifax, Todmorden, Huddersfield, Bradley, and Otley's towns if visiting the area around Horsforth.
Horsforth's best nearby lakes can be found at Boothwood Reservoir, Ogden Water Country Park, Ogden Water, Shibden Park, Light Hazzles Reservoir, Warland Reservoir, and Gaddings Dam.
Historic Monuments to visit near Horsforth include Wainhouse Tower, and Centre Hill Beacon Site.
The area around Horsforth boasts some of the best hills including Centre Hill, Stoodley Pike, and The Chevin.
Stones Lane Standing Stones, and Centre Hill Beacon Site are great places to visit near Horsforth if you like ancient sites.
Horsforth's best nearby nature reserves can be found at Rodley Nature Reserve, RSPB St Aidan's, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park.
Shopping Centres to visit near Horsforth include 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 Horsforth like Leeds Bradford Airport.
Places near Horsforth feature a number of interesting bluebell woods including Middleton Park.
There are a number of ruins near Horsforth including Kirkstall Abbey, and Sandal Castle.
There are a number of rivers and streams near Horsforth including River Dearne at Bretton, Hebden Water, and Hebden Beck.
Sandal Castle is one of Horsforth's best, nearby castles to visit in Horsforth.
The area around Horsforth's best waterfalls can be found at Greenwood Lee Clough Waterfall.
Horsforth is near some unmissable boroughs like Kirklees,
Horsforth History
There are some historic monuments around Horsforth:
Places to see near Horsforth
History of Horsforth
The three unnamed Saxon thegns that held the land at the Conquest gave way to the king who granted it to lesser Norman nobles, but not long after most of the village came under the control of Kirkstall Abbey, a Cistercian house founded in 1152 on the bank of the River Aire downstream of Horsforth.
