Visit Castleford Places

Welcome to Visit Castleford Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Castleford

  

Castleford Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Castleford

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Castleford history

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Archaeological evidence points to modern day Castleford being built upon a Roman army settlement which was called Lagentium (thought to mean ‘The Place of the Swordsmen’ In the 19th century, Castleford became a boomtown with the population growing from 1,000 to 14,000 as collieries opened around the town. In 2008 Grand Designs presenter Kevin McCloud led a community regeneration scheme to redevelop Castleford.

You can visit Castleford places with Walkfo Castleford to hear history at Castleford’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Castleford has 36 places to visit in our interactive Castleford map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Castleford, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Castleford places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Castleford & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 36 audio facts unique to Castleford places in an interactive Castleford map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Castleford Places Map
36 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Castleford tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Castleford

  

Best Castleford places to visit

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Castleford has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Castleford’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Castleford’s information audio spots:

Castleford Central and Glasshoughton Castleford Central and Glasshoughton is an electoral ward of the City of Wakefield district. It is used for elections to Wakefield Metropolitan District Council.

Glasshoughton Welfare A.F.C. Glasshoughton Welfare Association Football Club is a football club based near Castleford, West Yorkshire. They are currently members of the Northern Counties East League Division One and play at Leeds Road.

Hickson & Welch Hickson & Welch was a British chemicals company based in Castleford. It was founded by Hickson and Welch in 1950s and 1960s. The company was based at the time of the time in England.

Pontefract Museum Pontefract Museum is a local museum in West Yorkshire. The collections cover archaeology, archives, decorative and applied art, fine art, photographs and social history.

Pontefract Collieries F.C. Pontefract Collieries Football Club is a semi-professional football club. The team currently plays in the Northern Premier League Division One East. Founded in 1958 and nicknamed ‘The Colls’, they have traditional local rivalries with neighbours Glasshoughton Welfare, Hemsworth Miners Welfare and Selby Town.

Pontefract Barracks The derelict building was Purchased by Russell Baker and Katherine Stacey in 1997. The owners of the award winning property company Asquith Properties in 1997 and converted into serviced offices.

Airedale and Ferry Fryston Airedale and Ferry Fryston is an electoral ward of the City of Wakefield district. It is used for elections to Wakefield Metropolitan District Council.

Fairburn Ings RSPB reserve Fairburn Ings Nature Reserve is a protected area in West Yorkshire, England. The reserve has recorded around 280 bird species, remarkable for an inland site in the UK.

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