Pontefract Castle Visitors Centre

Pontefract Castle Visitors Centre is a tourism office in , which is located on Castle Chain. Pontefract Castle Visitors Centre is situated nearby to the park , as well as near the ruins .
  • Opening hours:
    Wednesday—Sunday: 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
    Monday and Tuesday: closed
  • Type: Tourism office
  • Address: Castle Chain, Pontefract, WF8 1QH

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pontefract Castle and All Saints’ Church, Pontefract.

Castle
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is a castle ruin in the town of , in , England. King Richard II is thought to have died there. It was the site of a series of sieges during the 17th-century English Civil War.

Church
Photo: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0.
The Church of All Saints in , , England is an active parish church in the archdeaconry of Pontefract and the Diocese of Leeds. is situated 720 feet northeast of Pontefract Castle Visitors Centre.

Church
Photo: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a former Methodist Church of Great Britain church in , , England. is situated 570 feet southwest of Pontefract Castle Visitors Centre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pontefract and Chequerfield.

Photo: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a market town in . It's one of the "Five Towns" east of the city of , and a commuter town for Leeds. in 2021 its population was 40,000.

Suburb
is a district made up mostly of council housing of , , England.

Village
is a small village on the southern outskirts of , in the district, in the county of , England. The village is home to the parish church of St Michael the Archangel, and two schools, and the Rookeries primary school.

Pontefract Castle Visitors Centre

Latitude
53.69506° or 53° 41′ 42″ north
Longitude
-1.30362° or 1° 18′ 13″ west
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
way 901217674
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