Guidebook for Rothwell
Food Scene
Farm Shop and Cafe, great selection of local food products and Cafe shop for full English Breakfast.
The Rhubarb Triangle Farm Shop
Farm Shop and Cafe, great selection of local food products and Cafe shop for full English Breakfast.
Great food, a small family run business with Simon the head chef, if you go for a small bite or Sunday lunch, they will try to also cater for customers on vegan, dairyfree and gluten free diets.(if pre-ordered)
Dill & Bay Restaurant
19 Marsh StGreat food, a small family run business with Simon the head chef, if you go for a small bite or Sunday lunch, they will try to also cater for customers on vegan, dairyfree and gluten free diets.(if pre-ordered)
Good and honest real food lovers restaurant. A family run business with warmth and friendliness, together with being situated in a wonderful medieval/tudor timber constructed heritage building.
6 locals recommend
The Cow Shed
53 NorthgateGood and honest real food lovers restaurant. A family run business with warmth and friendliness, together with being situated in a wonderful medieval/tudor timber constructed heritage building.
Drinks & Nightlife
Small and cosy Public House selling local and national real ale beers with bar food. Roast Sunday Dinners available too.
The Rosebud Inn
22 Westfield RdSmall and cosy Public House selling local and national real ale beers with bar food. Roast Sunday Dinners available too.
Parks & Nature
Lemonroyd Marina is situated at the start of the Leeds Liverpool Canal. A lovely place to go for a walk to see the canal boats and wild life. A calm and traquil walk down the tow path with sights of swans and many birds.
Lemonroyd Marina
Lemonroyd Marina is situated at the start of the Leeds Liverpool Canal. A lovely place to go for a walk to see the canal boats and wild life. A calm and traquil walk down the tow path with sights of swans and many birds.
Fairburns Ings RSPB Nature Reserve
Nestled between Leeds, York and Wakefield, Fairburn Ings is an exciting site for family activities and serious wildlife watching. Over the last 60 years it has transitioned from coal face to wild place; an ex-industrial site rich in heritage and an important site for breeding and wintering wildfowl, especially gadwalls.
Conservation
Wet grassland on the reserve supports breeding waders such as lapwings, redshanks, snipe and curlews, and is important for breeding and wintering wildfowl - especially gadwalls, managing this habitat by grazing it with cattle and maintaining the high water levels.
Fairburn Ings - Lin Dyke
Fairburns Ings RSPB Nature Reserve
Nestled between Leeds, York and Wakefield, Fairburn Ings is an exciting site for family activities and serious wildlife watching. Over the last 60 years it has transitioned from coal face to wild place; an ex-industrial site rich in heritage and an important site for breeding and wintering wildfowl, especially gadwalls.
Conservation
Wet grassland on the reserve supports breeding waders such as lapwings, redshanks, snipe and curlews, and is important for breeding and wintering wildfowl - especially gadwalls, managing this habitat by grazing it with cattle and maintaining the high water levels.
Arts & Culture
Voted the Art Museum of the year 2017, the Hepworth Wakefield is the new gallery for the previous Wakefield Art Gallery created in the early 20th century. The Hepworth Wakefield is home to Wakefield’s art collection – an impressive compendium of modern British art, including works by Ben Nicholson, Patrick Heron, L.S. Lowry, Barbara Hepworth and Henry Moore as well as work by significant contemporary artists such as Frank Auerbach, Maggi Hambling, Anthea Hamilton and Martin Parr. There is a really nice cafe and museum shop too.
74 locals recommend
The Hepworth Wakefield
Gallery WalkVoted the Art Museum of the year 2017, the Hepworth Wakefield is the new gallery for the previous Wakefield Art Gallery created in the early 20th century. The Hepworth Wakefield is home to Wakefield’s art collection – an impressive compendium of modern British art, including works by Ben Nicholson, Patrick Heron, L.S. Lowry, Barbara Hepworth and Henry Moore as well as work by significant contemporary artists such as Frank Auerbach, Maggi Hambling, Anthea Hamilton and Martin Parr. There is a really nice cafe and museum shop too.
Discover 500 years of history in this beautiful country mansion famous as the birth place of Lord Darnley, notorious husband of Mary Queen of Scots.
Temple Newsam House is a truly impressive Tudor-Jacobean mansion described as one of the best stately homes in Britain and beautifully restored to its former glory. Explore rooms filled with fine and decorative art treasures, catch the latest exhibition or uncover the secrets of the past residents.
With large grounds and parks to walk in and around.
41 locals recommend
Temple Newsam House
Temple Newsam RoadDiscover 500 years of history in this beautiful country mansion famous as the birth place of Lord Darnley, notorious husband of Mary Queen of Scots.
Temple Newsam House is a truly impressive Tudor-Jacobean mansion described as one of the best stately homes in Britain and beautifully restored to its former glory. Explore rooms filled with fine and decorative art treasures, catch the latest exhibition or uncover the secrets of the past residents.
With large grounds and parks to walk in and around.
Spread over 500 acres of fields, hills, woodland, lakes and formal gardens, this open air gallery has featured the who’s who of renowned sculptors from Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth, to Ai Weiwei and Anish Kapoor. Yorkshire Sculpture Park owes its origins to Peter Murray (a lecturer who worked on the site which was then used as Bretton Hall College) who proposed siting sculpture in the Estate, and opening the landscape to the public for the first time, as well as providing artists with the opportunity to explore sculptural issues in the open-air. This daring decision saw the creation of the UK’s first sculpture park, and one which continues to champion modern art over 40 years.
58 locals recommend
Yorkshire Sculpture Park station
Spread over 500 acres of fields, hills, woodland, lakes and formal gardens, this open air gallery has featured the who’s who of renowned sculptors from Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth, to Ai Weiwei and Anish Kapoor. Yorkshire Sculpture Park owes its origins to Peter Murray (a lecturer who worked on the site which was then used as Bretton Hall College) who proposed siting sculpture in the Estate, and opening the landscape to the public for the first time, as well as providing artists with the opportunity to explore sculptural issues in the open-air. This daring decision saw the creation of the UK’s first sculpture park, and one which continues to champion modern art over 40 years.
Everything Else
Nestled on an island location between the River Aire and the Aire & Calder Navigation. Thwaite Mills Watermill Museum is located in Stourton, 2 miles south of the city centre off the A61.
Thwaite Mills was a bustling industrial site for hundreds of years. Its river-side location, made it an ideal place for large waterwheels, which have powered various industries at the site. Thwaite Mills would have been a bustling scene of activity. The grinding process produced a fine white dust which covered the buildings and the surroundings. Since Thwaite stopped production has been taken over by nature. The Island on which the mill stands have become a rich wildlife habitat.
Thwaite Mills Watermill
Thwaite LaneNestled on an island location between the River Aire and the Aire & Calder Navigation. Thwaite Mills Watermill Museum is located in Stourton, 2 miles south of the city centre off the A61.
Thwaite Mills was a bustling industrial site for hundreds of years. Its river-side location, made it an ideal place for large waterwheels, which have powered various industries at the site. Thwaite Mills would have been a bustling scene of activity. The grinding process produced a fine white dust which covered the buildings and the surroundings. Since Thwaite stopped production has been taken over by nature. The Island on which the mill stands have become a rich wildlife habitat.
Sightseeing
Stanley Ferry Marina is an 81 berth marina lying on the Aire and Calder Navigation. Set in a rural and picturesque surrounding, offering a quiet and friendly environment.
Stanley Ferry Marina Boatyard
Ferry LaneStanley Ferry Marina is an 81 berth marina lying on the Aire and Calder Navigation. Set in a rural and picturesque surrounding, offering a quiet and friendly environment.