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Nostell Priory Parkland

90 ha

📷 Alan Walker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

PicnicBirdsWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome90 ha

Getting here

53.65277, -1.38502

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • ☕Courtyard Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParkingToilets

Best for

11 activities

Picnic day out

café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Great Tit +69 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Great Tit +69 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Grade I listed building: NOSTELL PRIORY

Free

Family friendly

café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Cuckoo-Spit Insect, 7-spot Ladybird +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Barnsley Boundary WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Wakefield WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds)Walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds spur)

Named routeRegional walking route
Royston & Carlton Boundary WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Wakefield WheelCycling route
Named routeRef WheelLocal cycle route
Wonders of WakefieldCycling route
Named routeRef WoWLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 67Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route30 m
Named routeRef 67Length 30 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface pavementslabs

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Nostell Parkland and Priory

📷 Alan Walker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Nostell Parkland and Priory

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦NOSTELL PRIORYHistoric site100 m→🌱Purston ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Carr Bridge Playing FieldsUrban park3.5 km→🌱Vale Head ParkUrban park4 km→✦Waterton Park, Walton, WakefieldHistoric site4.4 km→🌱Obelisk ParkUrban park600 m→