Birstall

Worth seeing in and around Birstall

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Markazi Mosque

   The Markazi Masjid, also known as the Dewsbury Markaz or Dar ul Ulum, is a mosque in the Savile Town area of Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England. With a maximum capacity of 4,000, it is one of the largest mosques in Europe.

   5.9 km · Mosque in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Crown Flatt

   Crown Flatt, currently known as the FLAIR Stadium for sponsorship purposes, is a rugby league stadium on Owl Lane in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England. It is the home of the Dewsbury Rams, who play in the Championship, and the Huddersfield Giants who play in the Super League.

   5.2 km · rugby league stadium · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Dewsbury Bus Museum

   The Dewsbury Bus Museum is a museum in Ravensthorpe, West Yorkshire, England. Opened to the public in September 1989, it is owned and operated by the West Riding Omnibus Museum Trust, a registered charity, and is run entirely by volunteer effort.

   5.9 km · bus museum in Ravensthorpe, West Yorkshire, England · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Fulneck Moravian Church

   Fulneck Moravian Church and its associated settlement were established on the Fulneck estate, Pudsey, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England, in 1744 by Count Nicolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf, a Moravian Bishop and Lutheran priest, following a donation of land by the evangelical Anglican clergyman, Benjamin Ingham. Fulneck is now part of the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire.

   5.8 km · church in Leeds, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Oakwell Hall

   Oakwell Hall is an Elizabethan manor house in Birstall, West Yorkshire, England. The Grade I listed hall is set in period gardens surrounded by 110 acres of country park.

   1.2 km · Grade I listed historic house museum in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Fox's Biscuits Stadium

   Mount Pleasant Stadium, officially known for sponsorship purposes as Fox's Biscuits Stadium, is a rugby league stadium in Batley, West Yorkshire, England. It is the home of the Batley Bulldogs and amateur club Batley ARLFC. The Mount Pleasant pitch is sloped and is on a hill overlooking Batley.

   3.3 km · stadium · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Dewsbury Minster

   Dewsbury Minster, the Minster Church of All Saints is the parish church in Dewsbury, Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. It dates from the 13th century and was rebuilt in 1895.

   5.1 km · church in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Red House Museum

   Red House Museum was a historic house museum, built in 1660 and renovated in the Georgian era. It closed to the public at the end of 2016 but remains as a Grade II* listed building in Gomersal, Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England.

   1.7 km · historic house museum. in West Yorkshire, England · Wikipedia
9. 09
   St Peter's Church

   St Peter's Church in Birstall, West Yorkshire, England, is an active Anglican parish church in the archdeaconry of Leeds and the Diocese of Leeds.

   700 m · church in Birstall, West Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Morley War Memorial, Scatcherd Park

    The Morley War Memorial is a British national war memorial situated in Scatcherd Park, Morley, Leeds, England. It was sculpted by Walter Henry Gilbert and cast by H.H. Martyn & Co., it was unveiled 21 May 1927 by Alderman Joseph Kirk and accepted by Mayor Alderman Thomas Marshall.

    4.1 km · war memorial in Morley, West Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Birstall

Airports

Leeds Bradford (LBA), 15 km · Manchester (MAN), 59 km · Liverpool John Lennon (LPL), 90 km

Stations

Morley railway station, 5 km · Batley railway station, 3.5 km · Dewsbury railway station, 4.8 km · Cleckheaton bus station, 3.6 km · Batley bus station, 2.5 km

• Manchester, Greater Manchester → Birstall

  117 km · quickest by road, 2h 48m · £15–21
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• Liverpool → Birstall

  149 km · quickest by road, 2h 58m · £17–23
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• Nottingham, Leicestershire → Birstall

  32 km · quickest by road, 51 min · £3.5–5
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