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Museums in West Yorkshire

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    National Coal Mining Museum for England , Overton
    Specialty Museum
    Experience living history at National Coal Mining Museum for England, offering free guided underground tours designed to introduce visitors t
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    Bronte Parsonage Museum , Haworth
    History Museum
    Celebrate three of Britain’s most beloved authors at Bronte Parsonage Museum. Located in the West Yorkshire childhood home of Charlotte, Emil
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    Salts Mill , Shipley
    History Museum
    Once the largest industrial building in the world by total floor area, Salts Mill contains a large collection of works by artist David Hockne
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    Yorkshire Sculpture Park , Wakefield
    Art Gallery
    An open-air gallery situated in the grounds of Bretton Hall, Yorkshire Sculpture Park exhibits the work of a variety of British and internati
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    Royal Armouries Museum , Leeds
    Specialty Museum
    Arms and armories have played an important role in the history of the UK, and Royal Armouries Museum serves to preserve and document this. Lo
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    West Yorkshire

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    Once the heart of the country’s textile industry, West Yorkshire is now home to thriving cities recognized as major regional financial centers. The county’s biggest and most dominant urban center is Leeds, a city of explosive energy and winner of a string of tourism awards. While Leeds offers a multitude of things to do, including outstanding nightlife, shopping, and dining choices, the city of Bradford is often used as a convenient base for sightseeing in the so-called "Bronte Country," an area of bleak moors and deep valleys vividly described in the works of the famous Bronte sisters. Both of these big cities have reinvented themselves in recent years, replacing the crumbling mills of the Industrial Revolution with outstanding new museums, restaurants, and bars that can easily fill a variety of itineraries. West Yorkshire is in Yorkshire. Add West Yorkshire and other destinations to your itinerary using our United Kingdom vacation website , and learn about what to see, what to do, and where to stay.
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