Bretton Hall

#1333 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Bretton Hall is a country house in West Bretton near Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. It housed Bretton Hall College from 1949 until 2001 and was a campus of the University of Leeds. It is a Grade II* listed building. ()

Completed: 1852 (172 years ago)Elevation: 335 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 53°36'40"N, 1°34'22"W

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Bretton Hall – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Cannon Hall, St Peter and St Leonard's Church, Pugneys Country Park.

~1020 ftN
Museum, Art museum, Vernacular architecture
Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wakefield
5 min walk • Nestled in the verdant landscape of West Yorkshire, the Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) is a beacon of artistic innovation and natural beauty located near the city of Wakefield, United Kingdom. This open-air gallery, set within the sprawling grounds of an 18th-century...
2.9 miS
Museum, Art museum, Historical place
Cannon Hall, Barnsley
74 min walk • Cannon Hall is a country house museum located between the villages of Cawthorne and High Hoyland some 5 miles west of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England.
3.5 miN
Church, Georgian architecture
St Peter and St Leonard's Church, Horbury
90 min walk • St Peter and St Leonard's Church, Horbury is in Horbury, West Yorkshire, England. It is an active Church of England parish church and part of the Wakefield deanery in the archdeaconry of Pontefract, diocese of Wakefield and commonly known as St Peter's.
4.3 miNE
Park
Pugneys Country Park, Wakefield
109 min walk • Pugneys Country Park is a 250-acre park located on the A636 between Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England and Junction 39 of the M1 motorway. It is a Local Nature Reserve.
3 miNW
Industrial museum with underground tours
National Coal Mining Museum for England, Wakefield
76 min walk • The National Coal Mining Museum for England is based at the site of Caphouse Colliery in Overton, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. It opened in 1988 as the Yorkshire Mining Museum and was granted national status in 1995.
2.5 miSE
Area
Darton, Barnsley
65 min walk • Darton is a large village in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, on the border with West Yorkshire, England. At the time of the 2001 UK census, it had a population of 14,927, increasing to 21,345 for both Darton Wards at the 2011 Census.
2.9 miNE
Church
Church of St John the Divine
75 min walk • The Church of St John the Divine, designed by William Swinden Barber, was built as a mission church in 1892–1893 in the parish of St James, Chapelthorpe, Crigglestone, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. It is Grade II listed.
2.5 miSE
Church
All Saints Church
64 min walk • The Church of All Saints is the parish church in the village of Darton in South Yorkshire, England. It is a Church of England church in the Diocese of Leeds.
3.9 miW
Tower
Emley Moor
100 min walk • The Emley Moor transmitting station is a telecommunications and broadcasting facility on Emley Moor, 1 mile west of the village centre of Emley, in Huddersfield West Yorkshire, England.
4.4 miS
Church
Church of All Saints
112 min walk • The Church of All Saints is the parish church in the village of Silkstone in South Yorkshire, England. It is a Church of England church in the Diocese of Leeds. The building is Grade I listed and dates back to at least the 12th century.
0.4 miE
Church
St Bartholomew's Chapel
11 min walk • St Bartholomew's Chapel is a former estate church in the grounds of Bretton Hall, in West Bretton near Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England. The redundant Grade II* listed chapel has been restored as gallery space for the Yorkshire Sculpture Park.