Things to do in Pontefract

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From £7.50

Fairfax House

Discover the finest Georgian Townhouse in England where city-life behind closed doors unfolds.

20.5 mls

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Adults £15

Jorvic Viking Centre

Experience Viking life from 975AD. See, hear and smell the past in this amazing attraction with 40,000 artefacts.

20.5 mls

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Adults £6.50

York Mansion House

Hidden treasure and secret rooms: find out more about this remarkable house.

20.6 mls

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Adults from £1.25

Monkey Bizness Sheffield

A venue with huge play frames, games, machines, slides, special areas for toddlers, free wifi and a bright airy cafe serving freshly prepared food.

20.6 mls

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From £8

City Cruises York

Experience the best sightseeing tour in York with our City Cruise York sightseeing cruise, Self Drive-Boat tour and evening cruises.

20.6 mls

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Free

City Walls

York still has most of the medieval walls that surrounded the city 700 years ago. The tops of these walls were partly rebuilt about 150 years ago.

20.7 mls

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Adults from £7.27

Yorkshire Museum

Explore York's role as a capital of religion, power, commerce, art and wealth across the Anglican, Viking, Norman, High Medieval and Tudor periods.

20.7 mls

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Free

York Museum Gardens

Set in the stunning surroundings, this is a great space to meet friends and family and enjoy the peace and tranquillity that the gardens have to offer.

20.7 mls

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From £48

Gr8escape York

One hour is all you have to solve the various codes and puzzles to escape from York's live escape room.

20.7 mls

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Adults £11.50

York's Chocolate Story

Discover the stories behind the greatest names in chocolate, unwrap the secrets of chocolate making, and even learn the art of the chocolatier yourself.

20.7 mls

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Adults £10

York Minster

The Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Saint Peter in York, commonly known as York Minster, is one of the largest of its kind in Northern Europe.

20.8 mls

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From £4

Rainbows Ceramics Painting Studio

Rainbows is an award winning Paint-Your-Own Pottery Studio situated in the heart of the beautiful historic City of York.

20.8 mls

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Owlerton Greyhound Stadium

Yorkshire's premier Greyhound race track, with racing on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday nights. We also have daytime meetings every Monday and Thursday.

21.1 mls

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Adults from £10

Yorkshire Air Museum

Yorkshire Air Museum is the largest independent aviation museum in the UK.

21.3 mls

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Adults £15.50

York Maze

Created from over one million living, growing maize plants, York Maze is the largest award winning maze in the UK.

21.5 mls