Thornes Park

Park in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England

53°40′21″N 01°30′36″W / 53.67250°N 1.51000°W / 53.67250; -1.51000Area60 hectaresOperated byWakefield Council

Thornes Park is a large public park situated close to the centre of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. Along with Clarence Park and Holmfield Park it forms a large parkland to the south west of the city.

The park hosts a model railway, formal gardens, a lake, an indoor leisure centre and an athletics track. The park also has 60 hectares of open spaces and a two-mile circular walkway around the park.

A mound lies in the centre of the park, once part of an old motte-and-bailey castle, which offers views across the city.^[1]

See also

Listed buildings in Wakefield

References

^ "Thornes Park". Wakefield.gov. Retrieved 9 September 2018.

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City of Bradford

Baildon: Roberts Park

Bingley: Bingley St Ives

Bradford: Bowling Park; Bradford City Park; Harold Park; Horton Park; Lister Park; Peel Park

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Oakworth: Holden Park

Shipley: Northcliffe Park

Halifax: People's Park; Shroggs Park

Batley: Wilton Park

Dewsbury: : Crow Nest Park

Huddersfield: Beaumont Park; Greenhead Park

Leeds: Golden Acre Park; Horsforth Hall Park; Middleton Park; Roundhay Park; Temple Newsam

Wetherby: Wetherby Ings

City of Wakefield

Wakefield: Pugneys Country Park; Thornes Park

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