Rishworth

Worth seeing in and around Rishworth

7 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
   Field House

   Field House is a Grade II* listed privately owned historic house in Triangle, West Yorkshire, England.

   4 km · Grade II* listed privately owned historic house in Sowerby, West Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Booth Wood Reservoir

   Booth Wood Reservoir is a man-made upland reservoir that lies north of the M62 motorway and south of the A672 road near to Rishworth and Ripponden in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England. The reservoir was approved for construction in 1966 and completed in 1971.

   2.6 km · reservoir in West Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Baitings Reservoir

   Baitings Reservoir is a large water supply reservoir operated by Yorkshire Water close to Ripponden in the West Yorkshire Pennines, England. It lies in the valley of the River Ryburn, is the higher of two reservoirs built to supply Wakefield with water and was completed in 1956.

   2.7 km · reservoir in West Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Deanhead Reservoir

   Deanhead Reservoir is a reservoir near Scammonden, in the metropolitan district of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. It is named after Dean Head, a village that was mostly submerged during construction of the dam.

   3.6 km · reservoir in West Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Scammonden Reservoir

   Scammonden Reservoir is a water reservoir in West Yorkshire, England. Its water surface area when full is 42 hectares.

   3.1 km · reservoir in West Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Ryburn Reservoir

   Ryburn Reservoir is a supply reservoir operated by Yorkshire Water close to Ripponden in the Yorkshire Pennines, England. It lies in the valley of the River Ryburn and is the lower of two reservoirs built in the valley to supply Wakefield with water and was completed in 1933.

   1.3 km · reservoir in West Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Scammonden Bridge

   Scammonden Bridge, also known locally as the Brown Cow Bridge, spans the Deanhead cutting carrying the B6114 Elland to Buckstones road over the M62 motorway in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. The bridge and Scammonden Reservoir to the west are named after Scammonden, the village that was flooded to accommodate the reservoir whose dam carries the motorway.

   2.3 km · bridge in Kirklees · Wikipedia

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Getting to Rishworth

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  73 km · quickest by road, 1h 31m · £7–10
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  95 km · quickest by road, 2h 42m · £12–16
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