Whitley Beaumont - Local Attractions

Kirklees Light Railway - a narrow guage steam railway

 Castle Hill - viewpoint and historical site

Tolson Museum - the local history museum

Skelmanthorpe Weavers' Museum - a preserved Weaver's House, view by appointment only.

Colne Valley Museum - local life museum

Standedge Tunnel Visitor Centre - boat trips under the Pennines 

National Mining Museum - go underground and discover how life was for much of the local population during the mining period

Pugneys Country Park - A watersports park with kayaks, dingies, windsurfers and pedaloes for hire. Also birdwatching and a hike up to Sandal Castle - a Motte and Bailey last defended during the Civil War.

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