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Dewsbury attractions |
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 Dewsbury lies in Yorkshire, the largest of all England's
counties. In the northwest of the county lies the Yorkshire Dales
National Park, a lovely patchwork of limestone hills, gentle
valleys and the high peaks of Whernside, Pen-y-ghent and Ingleborough.
The classical Yorkshire Dales spread to the north from the market
and spa towns of Settle, Skipton, Ilkley and Harrogate in North
Yorkshire, with most of the larger southern dales such as Ribblesdale,
Malhamdale and Airedale, Wharfedale and Nidderdale running roughly
parallel from north to south, and the more northerly dales including
Wensleydale, Swaledale and Teesdale running generally from west
to east. The North York Moors is the county's other national
park, with bleak upland moors and a magnificent rugged coastline.
To the southeast of the region lie the Yorkshire Wolds, formed
from chalk hills that arc from the Humber estuary west of Kingston
upon Hull up to the North Sea coast between Bridlington and Scarborough.
Photo left: Dewsbury. |
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 Nostell Priory (NT), Doncaster Road, Nostell,
Wakefield WF4 1QE Tel: 01924 863892 Palladian house built in
1733 by James Paine, where Chippendale started out his career
by making furniture especially for the house. National Trust
charges apply. About 10miles
east of Dewsbury. |
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Kirklees
Light Railway, Park Mill Way, Clayton West, Nr Huddersfield,
West Yorkshire, HD8 9XJ. Tel: 01484 865727. Our main station,
Clayton West, has a full range of amenities to entertain you
and your family while you wait for the train or after you return.
Clayton West Station is situated on the A636 Wakefield to Denby
Dale road, off Junction 38 or 39 of the M1 Motorway. www.kirkleeslightrailway.co.uk. About 4 miles south of Dewsbury. |
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Temple Newsam, Temple Newsam Road, off Selby
Road, Leeds LS15 0AE Tel: 0113 264 5535 Temple Newsam is one
of the great historic estates in England. Set within over 1500
acres of parkland, woodland and farmland landscaped by Capability
Brown in the 18th century, it is a magnificent Tudor–Jacobean
mansion. It has one of the largest collections of Chippendale
furniture in the country. About
10 miles northeast of Dewsbury. |
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Leeds
City Art Gallery, The Headrow, Leeds LS1 3AA Tel. 0113 247 8248.
The gallery comprises one of the best collections of British
Art outside London, including works by Turner, Cotman, Cozens
and Girtin. Through the support of the Henry Moore Foundation,
the Gallery has bought many important sculptures and can boast
a modern sculpture collection second only to that of the Tate. About 8 miles north of Dewsbury. |
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