If you live in and around West Yorkshire, or if you live out of the area and you’re considering a wedding in this part of the country, we can assure you that you’re making the right choice! West Yorkshire is stunning with so many highlights, so let’s jump right in with what you can go and see before you marry here.

 

Harewood House

Explore art-filled country house and gardens Harewood House to see the beauty and history of this wonderful part of the country. It’s so beautiful, designed by John Carr and Robert Adam in the 18th century for 1st Baron Harewood Edwin Lascelles. You can even get married here!

 

Roundhay Park

For something of more natural beauty, West Yorkshire has Roundhay Park, a spacious nature area with gardens, walking trails and lakes. Embrace the area of West Yorkshire before tying the knot by coming here. It really is exceptionally beautiful and 700 acres! Nearly a million people visit it every year.

 

Keighley and Worth Valley Railway

Hop on a train and ride the railway! There’s a five mile long heritage railway line in the Worth Valley. It’s a great way to see some of the area you’re marrying in and take in the sights.

 

Kirkstall Abbey

This list would be incomplete without this beautiful riverside Cistercian abbey. It was founded in around 1152 and disestablished during the Dissolution of the Monasteries under Henry VIII. Imagine yourselves walking around a 12th century abbey, feeling the sense of history and all the stories within its walls…a very romantic spot!

 

Dales Way

If you’re both into walking and exploring, Dales Way might be the best way to get your West Yorkshire experience before the wedding. It’s an 80 mile footpath from West Yorkshire to Cumbria. As you can imagine going between these two places, it really is unapologetically gorgeous with countryside coming in at all angles and stops along the way.

 

Hardcastle Crags

This is another area that embraces nature. It’s a wooded Pennine valley filled with weaving streams, trickles and waterfalls, high viewpoints, rocky creeks and ancient woodland. Another stunning area that will really give you a feel for where you’re choosing to get married.