People's Park, Halifax

Name: People's Park
Address: Halifax, United Kingdom

#19 among attractions in Halifax

Park, Relax in park

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Facts and practical information

The People's Park is a park in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. It was given to the people of Halifax in 1857 by local carpet manufacturer Sir Francis Crossley. ()

Elevation: 630 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 53°43'12"N, 1°52'21"W

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Halifax United Kingdom

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Day trips

People's Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Halifax Borough Market, Halifax Town Hall, Bankfield Museum, Halifax Minster.

0.6 miE
Shopping, Flea market, Shopping centre
Halifax Borough Market, Halifax
15 min walk • Borough Market is a Victorian covered market in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. The market occupies a town centre site between Southgate, Albion Street and Market Street.
0.6 miNE
City hall, Architecture
Halifax Town Hall, Halifax
15 min walk • Halifax Town Hall is a grade II* listed, 19th century town hall in the town of Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. It is notable for its design and interiors by Charles Barry and his son, Edward Middleton Barry, and for its sculptures by John Thomas.
0.9 miNE
Museum, History museum
Bankfield Museum, Halifax
24 min walk • Bankfield Museum is a grade II listed historic house museum, incorporating a regimental museum and textiles gallery in Boothtown, Halifax, England. It is notable for its past ownership and development by Colonel Edward Akroyd, MP, and its grand interior.
0.8 miE
Gothic-style minster with pastoral care
Halifax Minster, Halifax
21 min walk • Halifax Minster is the minster church of Halifax, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England. The church is dedicated to St John the Baptist. Formerly the parish church of the town, it was granted minster status in 2009.
0.7 miE
Shops and cafes in a historic cloth hall
The Piece Hall, Halifax
17 min walk • The Piece Hall is a Grade I listed building in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. It was built as a cloth hall for handloom weavers to sell the woollen cloth "pieces" they had produced.
0.5 miE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Victoria Theatre, Halifax
12 min walk • Victoria Theatre in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, is a large theatre that opened in 1901.
0.7 miNE
Museum, Shopping, Office
Dean Clough, Halifax
18 min walk • Dean Clough in Halifax, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England, is a group of large factory buildings built in the 1840s–60s for Crossley's Carpets, becoming one of the world's largest carpet factories.
0.7 miE
Museum, Children's museum, Science museum
Eureka! Museum, Halifax
19 min walk • Eureka! The National Children's Museum is an interactive educational museum for children in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, with a focus on learning through play. It is run as an educational charity and not-for-profit organisation.
0.8 miN
Park
Shroggs Park, Halifax
21 min walk • Shroggs Park is a park in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. It covers 9.7 hectares and is Grade II listed with Historic England.
0.7 miSW
Tower
Wainhouse Tower, Halifax
18 min walk • Wainhouse Tower is a folly in the parish of King Cross, on the south west side of Halifax, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, in England.
0.8 miNE
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
All Souls' Church, Halifax
21 min walk • All Souls Church, Halifax, is a redundant Anglican church in Haley Hill, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. The church is open to visitors at limited times.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to People's Park?

Nearby attractions include Calderdale College, Halifax (4 min walk), St Mary's Church, Halifax (7 min walk), Halifax Gibbet, Halifax (9 min walk), Victoria Theatre, Halifax (12 min walk).

How to get to People's Park by public transport?

The nearest stations to People's Park:

Bus

Halifax Bus Station (18 min walk)

Train

Halifax (20 min walk)