Kirklees is a Area in the county of West Yorkshire.

Kirklees postcode: HD4 6

Retail in Kirklees

There are great places to visit near Kirklees 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 Kirklees include Bradford, Leeds, and Wakefield.

The area around Kirklees boasts some of the best villages including Wyke, Haworth, Oxenhope, Thornton, Manningham, Saltaire, and Ripponden.

Don't miss Judy Woods, Chevin Forest Park, Middleton Park, and Hardcastle Crags's woodlands if visiting the area around Kirklees.

The area around Kirklees boasts some of the best parks including Lister Park, Cartwright Hall Gardens, Peel Park, Shibden Park, Roundhay Park, Middleton Park, and Park Square.

The area around Kirklees boasts some of the best historic buildings including Cartwright Hall, Hewenden Viaduct, Halifax Town Hall, North Bridge - Halifax, Halifax Minister, Wainhouse Tower, and Shibden Park.

Cartwright Hall, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park are some of Kirklees best museums to visit near Kirklees.

The area close to Kirklees boasts some of the best gardens including Cartwright Hall Gardens.

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 Kirklees.

Hiking Areas to visit near Kirklees include 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 Kirklees.

The area around Kirklees features a number of interesting lakes including Boothwood Reservoir, Ogden Water Country Park, Ogden Water, Shibden Park, Light Hazzles Reservoir, Warland Reservoir, and Gaddings Dam.

The area around Kirklees features a number of interesting historic monuments including Wainhouse Tower, and Centre Hill Beacon Site.

Centre Hill, Stoodley Pike, and The Chevin are great places to visit near Kirklees if you like hills.

There are a several good ancient sites in the Kirklees area like Stones Lane Standing Stones, and Centre Hill Beacon Site.

Kirklees's best nearby nature reserves can be found at Rodley Nature Reserve, RSPB St Aidan's, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park.

Kirklees's best nearby shopping centres can be found at Trinity Leeds, White Rose Shopping Centre, The Merrion Centre, County Arcade, and Leeds Kirkgate Market.

Airports to visit near Kirklees include Leeds Bradford Airport.

Places near Kirklees feature a number of interesting bluebell woods including Middleton Park.

There are a number of ruins near Kirklees including Kirkstall Abbey, and Sandal Castle.

Don't miss River Dearne at Bretton, Hebden Water, and Hebden Beck's rivers and streams if visiting the area around Kirklees.

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

Don't miss Greenwood Lee Clough Waterfall's waterfalls if visiting the area around Kirklees.

The area close to Kirklees boasts some of the best boroughs including Kirklees.

Kirklees History

There are some historic monuments around Kirklees:

• Late prehistoric enclosed settlement on Royd Edge, 300m north of Sun Royd
• Castleshaw Roman forts, 250m west of Castle Shaw Farm
• Late prehistoric enclosed settlement on Oldfield Hill, 340m west of Wentworth Farm
• Cairn with an oval bank on Midgley Moor, 430m north east of Upper Han Royd
• Castle Hill motte castle 270m north east of Rosemary Hall
• Cairnfield on Ringstone Edge Moor, 240m south west of Clay House
• The old bridge over the Hebden Water at Hebden Bridge
• Ripponden (or Waterloo) Bridge
• Cairn on Midgley Moor, 400m north east of Upper Han Royd
• Wayside cross located on Slate Pit Hill
• Meg Dike late prehistoric enclosed settlement
• Close Gate Bridge
• Oxygrains packhorse bridge, Rishworth
• Bowl barrow 190m NNE of Knarr Barn
• The gibbet platform
• Ring cairn known as the Ring of Stones on Ringstone Edge Moor, 800m south of Upper Gosling Royd
• Cambodunum Roman fort and vicus, Slack
• Bowl barrow known as Beacon Hill
• Ring cairn on Midgley Moor, 360m north east of Upper Han Royd