Rocking Horse

Rocking Horse is a pub in Wakefield, England which is located on Barden Road. Rocking Horse is situated nearby to Wakefield Evangelical Free Church, as well as near the recreation area King George’s Field.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wakefield Kirkgate railway station and Outwood Academy City Fields.

Wakefield Kirkgate railway station

Railway station

Photo: NicholasJones, Public domain.

Wakefield Kirkgate is one of two railway stations in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. Unlike nearby Wakefield Westgate, Kirkgate is unstaffed. It is managed by Northern Trains, but also served by Grand Central and TransPennine Express. Wakefield Kirkgate railway station is situated 3,300 feet southwest of Rocking Horse.

Outwood Academy City Fields

School

Outwood Academy City Fields, formerly Wakefield City Academy, is a mixed secondary school with academy status, located in Wakefield, England. It has over 600 pupils ages 11 to 16 on roll, and its current headteacher is Michelle Colledge-Smith. Outwood Academy City Fields is situated 1,600 feet north of Rocking Horse.

Wakefield Cathedral

Church

Photo: Mike Kirby, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wakefield Cathedral, or the Cathedral Church of All Saints in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, is a co-equal Anglican cathedral with Bradford and Ripon Cathedrals, in the Diocese of Leeds and a seat of the Bishop of Leeds. Wakefield Cathedral is situated 1 mile west of Rocking Horse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wakefield and Kirkthorpe.

Wakefield

Photo: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0.

Wakefield is a city in West Yorkshire, 12 miles south of Leeds. Its chief attractions are the Hepworth Gallery and the National Mining Museum for England.