The Top 7 Natural Monuments around Wakefield
Wakefield’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 7
beautiful natural monuments around Wakefield. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!
beautiful natural monuments around Wakefield. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!
Last updated: September 26, 2025
Newmiller Dam is the lake created by the dam for the new mill :-) The village is called Newmillerdam as in New Mill on the Dam.
The dam was built …
The dam was built …
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Cafe has re-opened 10am till 3 pm at the moment
Toilets are open too
Pugneys Country Park is a 250-acre park located on the A636 between Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England …
Toilets are open too
Pugneys Country Park is a 250-acre park located on the A636 between Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England …
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Unique path along a causeway, between a lake and the River Aire.
The Riverbank Trail is located in the Fairburn Ings Nature Reserve.
The Riverbank Trail is located in the Fairburn Ings Nature Reserve.
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Named after Lady Wentworth when she married the Earl of Eglinton, this well would have been an important water source for the people of the estate. The spring would have flowed into the stone trough in front of the doorway.
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A late 18th Century folly, the grotto interior was once covered in shells. Few remain now unfortunately.
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The majestic four-tonne piece of art made its way from Bristol to the town on the back of a trailer today before being lifted by a crane into its new …
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Nice turning point, not really passable at the moment, a stark reminder of the dangers of the weir and river
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