Dewsbury

Worth seeing in and around Dewsbury

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.

   1 km · Mosque in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire · Wikipedia
2. 02
   National Coal Mining Museum for England

   National Coal Mining Museum for England is based at the site of Caphouse Colliery in Overton, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. It opened in 1988 as the Yorkshire Mining Museum and was granted national status in 1995.

   5.4 km · coal mining museum in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
3. 03
   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.

   2.2 km · rugby league stadium · Wikipedia
4. 04
   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.

   2.5 km · bus museum in Ravensthorpe, West Yorkshire, England · Wikipedia
5. 05
   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.

   5.1 km · church in Birstall, West Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Jaw Hill

   Jaw Hill is a hill in the City of Leeds district of West Yorkshire, England. It is near Kirkhamgate in the City of Wakefield district.

   5.2 km · hill in West Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   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.

   1.8 km · stadium · Wikipedia
8. 08
   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.

   300 m · church in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   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.

   5.8 km · historic house museum. in West Yorkshire, England · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Mirfield Town Hall

    Mirfield Town Hall is a former municipal building in Huddersfield Road in Mirfield, a town in West Yorkshire in England. The building, which was previously the offices and meeting place of the Mirfield Urban District Council, is now used as a worship hall by the Salvation Army.

    4.3 km · municipal building in England · Wikipedia

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Getting to Dewsbury

Airports

Leeds Bradford (LBA), 20 km · Manchester (MAN), 57 km · Liverpool John Lennon (LPL), 90 km

Stations

Mirfield railway station, 4.5 km · Ravensthorpe railway station, 2.3 km · Batley railway station, 2.2 km · Dewsbury railway station, 100 m · Ossett bus station, 3.8 km

• Manchester, Greater Manchester → Dewsbury

  46 km · quickest by road, 1h 20m · £5–7
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  94 km · quickest by road, 2h 1m · £9–13
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  88 km · quickest by road, 1h 58m · £9–13
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Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Dewsbury. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

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