Wakefield

Properties and events in Wakefield

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Caphouse Machine Rally

Caphouse Colliery, New Road, Overton, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 4RH
In person
Pre-booking not required

Join us for the return of our popular machine rally, to embrace the art of engineering and the mechanics of mining. See vintage vehicles and mining machinery, with demonstrations and activities across site.

Felkirk; The history and heritage of St Peter's church

St Peter's Parish Church, Church Lane, Felkirk, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S72 9DH
In person
Pre-booking not required

The area known as Felkirk is small but its heritage is full of depth and character. From historic buildings to local stories passed down through generations. So much here deserves to be shared and remembered.

Gissing Centre

2-4 Thompson's Yard, Westgate, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 1XH
In person
Pre-booking not required

The Gissing Centre is a small museum based in the childhood home of George Gissing (1857-1903) the late-Victorian novelist. The Centre invites visitors into a Victorian house in the heart of Wakefield to learn about the novelist and his family.

Nostell, National Trust

Nostell Priory, Nostell Priory Estate, Nostell, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 1QE
In person
Pre-booking required

Discover the architectural history of Nostell, and the people that helped create it, including Robert Adam, James Paine, and Thomas Chippendale. Join the Language of Buildings tours, or pick up the family Architecture Detectives trail.

St John the Baptist Wakefield

Wentworth Street, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 2QU
In person
Pre-booking not required

Free entry to Grade II listed Georgian Church Building. A 30 minute film of the church architectural features, including bell tower & crypt will be playing. Archive display material exhibition. Refreshments available.

St Peter the Apostle Church, Kirkthorpe

St Peter the Apostle Church, Kirkthorpe Lane, Kirkthorpe, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 5SZ
In person
Pre-booking not required

St Peter the Apostle is a Grade II listed medieval building and grounds situated in a semi-rural area 3 miles from the ancient city of Wakefield, West Yorkshire. Many interesting features, including a 6 bell tower, church hall, upper and lower church