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Rodley
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Days out & attractions in Rodley
Days out around Rodley – lakes, viewpoints, hills, nature reserves and more, including 1 in Rodley itself. Each comes with a description, photo, address and map where available.
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🏞️ Lakes & lochs
Yeadon Tarn
Rufford Park · 3.1 miles
A small lake occupies a low-lying spot between the town of Yeadon and Leeds Bradford Airport in West Yorkshire. Covering roughly 7 hectares, the water body is fed by land drainage on its north-eastern side and releases water via Yeadon Beck, which joins the River Aire at Esholt. The surrounding geology – shales capped with boulder clay – allows the tarn to retain about 238 000 cubic metres of water at an elevation of 196 metres above sea level. The tarn’s origins trace back to at least the mid-fourteenth century, when it appears in records as Yedonmarre, a name derived from Old Norse. Historically it served industrial purposes, being shown as a fish pond on early maps and later supplying water to dye-works mill ponds in the 1890s. In 1925 the local council purchased the dam, cleared the perimeter, laid footpaths and renamed the site Yeadon Tarn, a term that replaced the earlier local names Yeadon Dam and Yeadon Moor Dam. During the Second World War the water was deliberately drained to deny enemy bombers a visual reference, before refilling in the post-war years. Recreational use today includes sailing from Tarnfield Park, where the Leeds Sailing and Activity Centre and Yeadon Sailing Club operate, as well as carp fishing, kayaking and model boating. The Environment Agency’s 2000 works created a conservation zone on the north bank and installed windbreak baffles to curb erosion. Wildlife such as cormorants, goosanders, mallards and signal crayfish are recorded, while periodic management of Canada geese addresses aircraft safety concerns. Access is provided by a car park within Tarnfield Park and a regular service of bus 747 along the adjacent road; no specific admission fee is mentioned.
Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA
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🏛️ Museums
Abbey House Museum
Hawksworth · 1.9 miles
"A lively, interactive museum which was short-listed for the Guardian ‘Kids in Museum Family Friendly Award’ in 2011. Wander the beautifully created authentic Victorian streets for a glimpse of life in 19th century Leeds."
Abbey Walk, Leeds LS5 3EH
Mo off; Tu-Fr,Su 10:00-17:00; Sa 12:00-17:00
Bradford Industrial Museum
Haigh Fold · 2.5 miles
Visitors can explore a collection of working industrial machinery at the former Moorside Mills in Eccleshill, Bradford, close to the Haigh Fold area. The mill was erected by John Moore in 1875 for worsted spinning and later converted from steam to electricity in the early 20th century. After a change of ownership in 1908, a Cole, Marchent and Morley engine was installed in 1910 and the site expanded during the First World War, when a clock-tower war memorial was added in 1919. Subsequent sales led to its acquisition by Bradford Council in 1970, and the building opened as the Bradford Industrial Museum on 14 December 1974. The museum remains owned and operated by the council. The ground-floor galleries illustrate the breadth of Bradford’s industrial heritage. The Motive-Power gallery holds 19th-century waterwheels, steam, oil and gas engines, together with an engineer’s workshop and a uniflow steam engine rescued from Linton mill. The Transport gallery presents Jowett cars, Scott motorbikes, Baines bicycles, a 1928 Wallis & Steevens steam roller, and the industrial locomotive “Nellie” (an 0-4-0 saddle-tank built by Hudswell Clarke in 1922). Outside, a British Railways crane wagon and a historic tramcar are displayed. The Print gallery showcases the last hot-metal typesetting equipment used by newspapers, including a monotype keyboard, Linotype forme from the final edition of the Yorkshire Sports (2 May 1981), and a Wharfedale stop-cylinder press. On the first floor, textile galleries trace the journey of worsted cloth from fleece to finished suit, with spinning preparations demonstrated by original preparer machines. Admission and opening times are managed by Bradford Council.
Moorside Avenue, Bradford BD2 3HP
Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA
Horsforth Museum
Horsforth · 1.2 miles
Fulneck Moravian Museum
Fulneck Moravian Settlement · 2.5 miles
Leeds Industrial Museum
Armley · 3.1 miles
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🗿 Monuments & memorials
Queen Victoria Commemoration Monument
West Park · 2.5 miles
"To commemorate the visit of Queen Victoria for the inauguration of the Town Hall at Leeds. 1858."
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🛝 Playgrounds
Kids Clubhouse
Newlay · 1.2 miles
New Road Side 75A, Leeds LS18 4QD
Mo-We 09:30-15:30; Th-Fr 09:30-17:30; Sa-Su 10:00-17:00
Yanki Doodlz Play Zone and Diner
Henshaw · 3.1 miles
Sizers Court 2, Leeds LS19 7DP
Data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Distances are as the crow flies from Rodley.
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