New College, Pontefract

Name: New College
Address: Pontefract, United Kingdom

#13 among attractions in Pontefract

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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. At its last Ofsted inspection in 2014, it was rated outstanding. ()

Coordinates: 53°41'40"N, 1°19'28"W

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Pontefract NorthPontefract United Kingdom

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New College – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

$pontefract castle$ 0.8 miE
11th-century fort with military store
Pontefract Castle, Pontefract
22 min walk • Pontefract Castle is a castle ruin in the town of Pontefract, in West Yorkshire, England. King Richard II is thought to have died there. It was the site of a series of famous sieges during the 17th-century English Civil War.
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Church
St Giles' Church, Pontefract
15 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.
$pontefract market hall$ 0.6 miE
Market, Shopping
Pontefract Market Hall, Pontefract
15 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.
$pontefract town hall$ 0.6 miE
City hall
Pontefract Town Hall, Pontefract
16 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.
$pontefract museum$ 0.5 miE
Specialty museum, Museum, Art Nouveau architecture
Pontefract Museum, Pontefract
14 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.
$micklegate methodist church pontefract$ 0.8 miE
Church
Micklegate Methodist Church, Pontefract
20 min walk • Micklegate Methodist Church is an active Methodist Church of Great Britain church in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England.
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Library
Pontefract Library, Pontefract
14 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...
$pontefract hospital$ 0.7 miSE
Church
Pontefract Hospital, Pontefract
18 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.
$pontefract friary$ 0.7 miSE
Monastery
Pontefract Friary, Pontefract
17 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.
$pontefract priory$ 0.9 miNE
Monastery
Pontefract Priory, Pontefract
22 min walk • Pontefract Priory was a Cluniac monastery dedicated to St. John the Evangelist, founded about 1090 by Robert de Lacy, 2nd Baron of Pontefract, and located in Yorkshire, England. It existed until the dissolution of the monasteries.
1.6 miSW
Arenas and stadiums, Sport, Sport venue
Post Office Road
43 min walk • Post Office Road, is a rugby league ground in Featherstone, near Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. It is the home of rugby league club Featherstone Rovers. The ground's current capacity is 6,954.

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Which popular attractions are close to New College?

Nearby attractions include Pontefract Library, Pontefract (14 min walk), Pontefract Museum, Pontefract (14 min walk), St Giles' Church, Pontefract (15 min walk), Pontefract Market Hall, Pontefract (15 min walk).

How to get to New College by public transport?

The nearest stations to New College:

Train

Pontefract Tanshelf (6 min walk)
Pontefract Baghill (23 min walk)

Bus

Pontefract Bus Station (17 min walk)