Top rated Historic sites in Keighley, United Kingdom to elevate your visit (Updated December, 2023)

Top rated Historic sites in Keighley

Experience the best that Keighley has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 32 places from Historic site category.

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St Mary's Chapel, Lead

Anglican church

👍👍 This church may be tiny but it's very old and very moody! There is a real feeling of age and history here and it's well worth a look. On a sunny day the photos are great! (See my pics below).

4.90 (45 reviews) (~40.68 km from centre)

Scout Scar Mushroom

Historical place

👍👍 Hard to give anything less then 5 stars for mother nature who treats us with this spectacular view. Easy walk with the kids 4 and 7, good parking facilities.

4.80 (134 reviews) (~76.28 km from centre)

Birdswood Canal Boat

Boat tour agency

👍👍 We had a wonderful two hours on the Birdswood cruising along the Cromford Canal. The commentary was most informative and the crew were both very friendly and extremely helpful. It was great getting close to the wildlife and learning about this very historic location and the lives of the people who l...

4.80 (73 reviews) (~87.62 km from centre)

Windermere and Troutbeck

Park

👍👍 I love this part of the UK.. its just as scenic as up here in scotland... also wonderful people and hospitality

4.80 (42 reviews) (~87.29 km from centre)

Darwen Tower

Historical place

4.70 (782 reviews) (~42.69 km from centre)

Stockport Air Raid Shelters

Museum

Independent and guided tours of purpose-built underground tunnel network used as wartime shelters.

4.70 (615 reviews) (~53.42 km from centre)

Thor's Stone, Thurstaston

Historical place

👍👍 Fabulous place for kids and dogs!! Always a popular choice 👌

4.70 (447 reviews) (~98.79 km from centre)

Bank Top Kilns

Historical place

👍👍 Interesting place to visit. Two free carparks nearby. Nice walk along old railway track with great views. Very steep road beyond (steepest in England apparently) at Rose Bank.

4.70 (209 reviews) (~85.01 km from centre)

Ellenroad Engine House Steam Museum

Museum

👍👍 This is a fascinating place for all those with an interest in the Industrial Revolution. Plenty to see with volunteers on hand to answer questions. When the engine is in steam you can really appreciate what a amazing piece of engineering it is.

4.70 (131 reviews) (~32.26 km from centre)

Castle Hill

Heritage building

Hilltop Victorian tower built on an Iron Age fort site, open during weekends and school holidays.

4.60 (2.5K reviews) (~28.77 km from centre)

Kiplin Hall

Historical place

👍👍 Excellent tour of house by the volunteers. Great walk around the grounds, including the wooden sculptures on the lakeside. Tearoom is lovely with drinks served in china cups and Excellent choice of cakes. We've purchased a years ticket as there is more to do here than one visit and we have plenty of...

4.60 (707 reviews) (~60.12 km from centre)

Windleshaw Chantry

Historical place

👍👍 Interesting piece of St Helens history. Now being well looked after and graves restored by local community group. Lots of history for those so inclined.

4.60 (167 reviews) (~71.19 km from centre)

Red Tower

Historical place

👍👍 The tower dates back to 1490. It is the only brick built tower on the medieval city walls. Originally was a watchtower part of a larger programme of improvements to the city’s defences ordered by Richard III and completed by his successor, Henry VII.

4.60 (152 reviews) (~55.98 km from centre)

Riley Graves

Tourist attraction

👍👍 Contemplative, peaceful place. Well worth the walk uphill from Eyam, to this circle of stones holding the Riley family graves. Set there within a field there beneath woodland and moorland it's a special place to honour our ancestors and appreciate the sacrifices the people of Eyam made to keep other...

4.60 (122 reviews) (~67.05 km from centre)

Barden Tower

Historical place

👍👍 Don't know who Barden was, but I loved his tower.

4.60 (103 reviews) (~15.91 km from centre)

The Cockpit Stone Circle

Historical place

👍👍 Cockpit Stone Circle, Cumbria Low lying stone circle estamated to be constructed in 3,500 B. C. There are 3 cairms close to the circle. It is thought to have been a bronze age trading route which connected Long Meg and Mayburgh Henge.

4.60 (80 reviews) (~99.2 km from centre)

The Great House Barn

Tea house

Dine-in · Takeaway · Delivery

$$ $$

4.50 (2K reviews) (~50.87 km from centre)

Rydal Mount and Gardens

Historical place museum

Wordsworth's rustic family home with displays of his work and portraits plus lake views and gardens.

4.50 (716 reviews) (~95.01 km from centre)

Williamson Tunnels Heritage Centre

Historical place museum

An underground network of passages, chambers and tunnels, built by a 19th-century philanthropist.

4.50 (543 reviews) (~86.12 km from centre)

Old Warke Dam

Historical place

👍👍 Beautiful place to visit in Worsley. Nice walk through the woods via Roe Green loop line or Worsley woods.

4.50 (297 reviews) (~50.68 km from centre)

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Top rated Historic sites in Keighley, United Kingdom