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Discover Castleford
Castleford in Wakefield (England) with it's 60,509 citizens is a place in United Kingdom about 162 mi (or 260 km) north of London, the country's capital city.
Current time in Castleford is now 06:22 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 10 airports near Castleford, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Leeds Bradford Airport in a distance of 16 mi (or 25 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City in a distance of 26 mi (or 43 km), South-East. Also, if you like playing golf, there are a few options in driving distance. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Ledston, Featherstone, Normanton, Ledsham and Sharlston. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 3°C / 38 °F
Morning Temperature | 1°C / 33 °F |
Evening Temperature | 3°C / 37 °F |
Night Temperature | 3°C / 38 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 66% |
Air Pressure | 999 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from East |
Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 46% of sky |
General Conditions | Scattered clouds |
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
5°C (41 °F)
3°C (37 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
4°C (39 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Rain and snow, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
15°C (59 °F)
11°C (51 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
The Grange
Holiday Inn LEEDS - GARFORTH
Thorpe Park Hotel & Spa
Best Western Plus Milford
Holiday Inn Express LEEDS - EAST
South Milford Hotel
QUALITY HOTEL LEEDS SELBY FORK
TRAVELODGE LEEDS COLTON
M62 J32) Castleford (Xscape
Castleford M62 Jct 31
Videos from this area
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Parking Problems
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Aqua Plastics Water Feature
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A Womp roly poly, pontefract park, fail
Funny roly poly in pontefract park, classic roly poly fail,.lol.
Yorkshire Steam.
Bittern@Hensall, Leander@Castleford, 80105@Leyburn, 6201@Fairburn, New Zealand(Bittern)@Womersley, 6201@Pontefract(Baghill).
Snowboarding at Xscape Castleford - Sean Malee
Sean Malee snowboarding at Xscape in Castleford with a cheeky faceplant at the end!
Castleford's Roman Bathsite Plaques unveiling by Eric Crossland 3rd July 2009.
The Late Eric Crossland unveils Castleford's Roman Bathsite Plaques on the 3rd July 2009. vips present were Yvette Cooper MP, Cllr Peter Box WMDC Leader, Cll...
john kennedy siging brown eyed girl in white lion
6.5.12 white lion in castleford great evenings and amazing atmosphere come and join us from 4pm mon-fri an 12pm sat-sun thanks and enjoy.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
The Jungle (Wheldon Road)
Wheldon Road (also known as the Wish Communications Stadium for sponsorship purposes and the Jungle from previous sponsors) in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England, is the home ground of Castleford Tigers Rugby League Club. The stadium changed its name to the Jungle after a sponsorship deal with Jungle. com (now absorbed into the Home Retail Group), after the sponsorship deal ended the club decided to keep the name "The Jungle".
Glasshoughton Welfare A.F.C
Glasshoughton Welfare A.F.C. is a football club based in Glasshoughton near Castleford, West Yorkshire, England. They are members of the Northern Counties East League Premier Division.
Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford (UK Parliament constituency)
Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its 2010 creation by Yvette Cooper of the Labour Party.
Glasshoughton
Glasshoughton is an area of Castleford in West Yorkshire, England, that borders on Pontefract. It is home to the Xscape indoor ski slope and leisure centre, the Junction 32 Outlet Shopping Village, a DIY superstore, a hotel, a pub and a number of fast food restaurants, which were built on the site of the former Glasshoughton Colliery and Coking Plant. The area is next to Junction 32 of the M62 motorway.
Savile Park
Savile Park Cricket Ground on Lumley Street in Castleford held a list A limited overs game in May 1967 when Yorkshire CCC played Cambridgeshire in the Gillette Cup, bowling the visitors out for 43. In May 2000 the touring Zimbabwe team defeated a strong Marylebone Cricket Club side in another List A game at the venue http://cricketarchive. com/Archive/Grounds/11/385_a. html. It has also hosted many Yorkshire Second XI games and Minor Counties fixtures in addition to Castleford club cricket.
Castleford bus station
Castleford bus station serves the town of Castleford, West Yorkshire, England. The bus station is owned and managed by the Metro (WYPTE). The bus station is situated in Castleford Town Centre off Albion Street and is approximately 100 metres away from the town's railway station. There are 15 stands on four islands at the bus station and the main operator is Arriva Yorkshire. The bus station is due to be replaced in the near future.
Tickle Cock Bridge
Tickle Cock Bridge is a pedestrian underpass in Castleford, England, under a railway line originally built by the York and North Midland Railway between York and Normanton. Built in 1890, the thoroughfare now connects the town's main residential area with the Carlton Lanes Shopping Centre, and is used by 50,000 pedestrians each week.
Lower Mickletown
Lower Mickletown is a hamlet in the City of Leeds District, in the English county of West Yorkshire.