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 Pontefract is a town in the county of
West Yorkshire near the A1, the M62 motorway and the town of
Castleford. |
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Pontefract
- Travel by coach - If you'd like to speak
to someone about your journey you can ring Traveline on 0871
200 22 33. Pontefract Bus Station, Horsefair, Pontefract WF8
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Pontefract
- Travel by train - Pontefract has 3 stations
- Pontefract Baghill Railway Station, Station Lane, Pontefract,
West Yorkshire, WF8 1RB. Pontefract Monkhill Railway Station,
Pontefract, WF8 2NX. Pontefract (Tanshelf) Station, Park Road,
Pontefract, West Yorkshire. WF8 4QA |
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Pontefract
- Travel by road - Pontefract is about
2 miles SW of Junction 33 of the M 62 Motorway. The M 62 Motorway
takes traffic accross the Pennines from Liverpool to Hull. Pontefract
is about 80 miles from Liverpool and 45 miles from Hull. |
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Pontefract
- Travel by road - Pontefract is about
1 mile west of the A1(M). The A1 and the Motorway known as the
A1(M) runs from London to Edinburgh. Pontefract is about 220 miles
from Edinburgh and 185 miles from London. |
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Pontefract
- Travel by road - Pontefract is ideally
situated with easy, convenient access to both the A1(M) and the
M62 motorway. |
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Air
- Leeds
Bradford International Airport is signposted
on all major roads over a wide area, including the M1 and M62
motorways and the Yorkshire section of the A1. It is 7 miles
north east from the centre of Bradford and 11 miles north west
of Leeds city centre. Leeds Bradford International Airport, Leeds,
LS19 7TU. Tel: 0113 250 9696. The Airport is about 30 miles from
Pontefract. |
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Air
- Robin
Hood Airport is easily accessible from
the M62 (Hull to Liverpool), M1 (London to Leeds), the A1 (London
to Edinburgh) and also the M18. Doncaster is the nearest Railway
Station, 7 miles away. The airport lies to the east of Doncaster.
Robin Hood Airport Doncaster / Sheffield, First Avenue, Doncaster,
DN9 3RH. Tel: 08708 33 22 10. The Airport is about 25 miles from
Pontefract. |
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Pontefract
- Ferries - Hull Ferries, P&O Ferries,
King George Dock, Hedon Road, HU9 5QA. Main ferries to Rotterdam
in Holland or Zeebrugge in Belgium. The Ferry Port at Hull is
about 50 miles from Pontefract. |
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Pontefract
- Sport - Pontefract racecourse is one
of the best appointed courses of its kind in the country. The
motorway links provide good communications not only with local
training centres but also with other major training centres in
the country, notably Newmarket, with the result that the racing
is both competitive and entertaining. Pontefract Racecourse, 33 Ropergate, Pontefract WF8
1LE Tel: 01977 703224. |
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Pontefract
- Shopping - Pontefract Market Hall is
open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Pontefract
Open Market is held on Wednesday and Saturday. Nearby Castleford
Market is held in the Market Place on Monday, Friday and Saturday.
Castleford is about 3 miles from Pontefract. Marks & Spencer, Pontefract
Simply Food, 9 Beastfair, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 1AL.
Tel: 01977 557272. |
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Pontefract
- Other information - Pontefract is home
to one of the country’s most famous historical castles.
Built by the Norman de Lacy family shortly after the Conquest
of 1066, Pontefract Castle combined natural defences with an
easily accessible position, near the main North-South road. Pontefract Castle, Castle Chain, Pontefract
WF8 1QH Tel: 01977 723440 Nearby is Nostell
Priory, a beautiful example of 18th century architecture by James
Paine that also boasts some of Robert Adam’s finest interiors
and an unrivalled collection of Chippendale furniture. Nostell Priory (NT), Doncaster Road,
Nostell, Wakefield WF4 1QE Tel: 01924 863892. XSCAPE
CASTLEFORD (Located at J32 off M62), Xscape Ltd, Colorado Way,
Glasshoughton, Castleford WF10 4TA. The country’s biggest
REAL snow slope, Europe’s tallest indoor ice climbing walls,
2 rock climbing walls, an aerial assault course, indoor skateboard
park, Laserzone, bowling, multiplex cinema, 20 bars and restaurants.
www.xscape.co.uk. North
of Pontefract. |
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Airport indicated is Leeds/Bradford. Pontefract is about 1 mile west of the A1(M), between
Wakefield and Knottingley. |
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Attractions (see details below)
Rail Stations (Not all stations shown). There
is a station in Pontefract. |
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- National Museum of Photography, Film & Television, Bradford,
West Yorkshire Tel: 01274 202030. nmpft.org.uk.
- The Piece Hall, Halifax
HX1 1RE Tel: 01422 321002.
- Eureka! The Museum for Children, Discovery Road, Halifax Tel:
01422 330012. eureka.org.uk.
- XSCAPE CASTLEFORD (Located
at J32 off M62), Xscape Ltd, Colorado Way, Glasshoughton, Castleford
WF10 4TA. xscape.co.uk.
- The Bronte Parsonage Museum, Haworth, Keighley BD22 8DR Tel:
01535 642323
- Leeds City Art Gallery,
The Headrow, Leeds LS1 3AA Tel. 0113 247 8248.