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Outdoor West Yorkshire

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    Hardcastle Crags , Hebden Bridge
    National Park
    Hardcastle Crags is a wooded Pennine valley in West Yorkshire, England, owned by the National Trust. Historically part of the West Riding of
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    Xscape Yorkshire , Castleford
    Bowling Alley
    One of the attractions that put Castleford on the map, the 5,500 m (59,202 ft) roof of Xscape Yorkshire can be seen from an airplane window.
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    Live For Today Adventures - Hazlewood Castle , Leeds
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    Snozone , Castleford
    Ski Area
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    Ogden Water Country Park & Nature Reserve , Halifax
    Wildlife Area
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    Outdoor destinations in West Yorkshire

    Castleford Best for: Fun & Games, Winter Sports, Theme Parks Leeds Best for: Nightlife, Museums, Parks Halifax Best for: Childrens Museums, Historic Sites, Wildlife Hebden Bridge Best for: Nature, Nightlife, Historic Sites Pontefract Best for: Outdoors, Casinos, Historic Sites
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    West Yorkshire

    Museums Nightlife Historic Sites
    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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