Pontefract Racecourse

#7498 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Pontefract Racecourse is a thoroughbred horse racing venue located in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. ()

Coordinates: 53°42'4"N, 1°20'17"W

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Pontefract Racecourse – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St Giles' Church, Pontefract Market Hall, Pontefract Town Hall, Pontefract Museum.

$st giles church pontefract$ 1.3 miSE
Church
St Giles' Church, Pontefract
33 min walk • The Church of the St. Giles' in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England is an active Anglican parish church in the archdeaconry of Leeds and the Diocese of Leeds. The church is Grade II* listed. St Giles is one of two Anglican churches in the town centre; the other being All Saints' which united into one benefice in June 2019.
$pontefract market hall$ 1.3 miSE
Market, Shopping
Pontefract Market Hall, Pontefract
33 min walk • Pontefract Market Hall is a market hall in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. It was completed in 1860. Pontefract market takes place both in the hall and on the Market Place on which the hall is situated.
$pontefract town hall$ 1.3 miSE
City hall
Pontefract Town Hall, Pontefract
34 min walk • Pontefract Town Hall is a town hall in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. It was completed in 1882. It is now owned and used by Wakefield Council as a registry office. The building has been Grade II listed since 15 November 1988.
$pontefract museum$ 1.2 miSE
Specialty museum, Museum, Art Nouveau architecture
Pontefract Museum, Pontefract
32 min walk • Pontefract Museum is a local museum in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. The collections cover archaeology, archives, decorative and applied art, fine art, photographs and social history.
$pontefract library$ 1.2 miSE
Library
Pontefract Library, Pontefract
32 min walk • Pontefract Library is a public library in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. The present day building is notable as one of the last examples of architecture by John...
$pontefract hospital$ 1.4 miSE
Church
Pontefract Hospital, Pontefract
36 min walk • Pontefract Hermitage is a medieval hermitage situated below the old Southgate entrance to the General Infirmary in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. It is a grade I listed structure. The retreat consists of two chambers carved out of sandstone, side by side but on different levels.
$pontefract friary$ 1.4 miSE
Monastery
Pontefract Friary, Pontefract
36 min walk • St Richard's Friary, also known as Pontefract Friary, was a Dominican friary in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. It was located near today's Pontefract General Infirmary, on the eastern edge of Friarwood Valley Gardens.
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Neighbourhood
Glasshoughton, Castleford
24 min walk • Glasshoughton is a neighbourhood of Castleford in West Yorkshire, England, that borders on Pontefract. The appropriate Wakefield ward is called Castleford Central and Glasshoughton.
$new college pontefract$ 0.7 miSE
Universities and schools
New College, Pontefract
19 min walk • New College is a coeducational, sixth form college in Pontefract in West Yorkshire, England. It acquired academy status in 2017, forming a trust to open colleges in other areas, called the New Collaborative Learning Trust.