Why not visit Xscape after a casual day’s shopping? One of Yorkshire’s largest leisure and entertainment destinations, discover a variety of activities and places to eat under one gigantic roof!
Popular activities include Volcano Falls Adventure Golf, Cineworld with 4DX, Gravity Trampoline Parks, Urban Climbing and Tenpin. Choose to refuel at one of 15 restaurants and eateries, favourites include TGI Fridays, Ask Italian, sweet treat experts Heavenly Desserts and their latest grab and go chicken house Pollo to Go. View all brands >>
From museums and must-see art exhibitions to exciting local events and attractions, Experience Wakefield is a fantastic online resource for helping you discover the best of Wakefield.
Explore culture, country parks, fun family activities, live music and loads more — with new events and experiences added all the time!
Visit experiencewakefield.co.uk to find out what’s going on across the Wakefield district now.
Take an underground tour and dive into the depths of one of Britain’s oldest working mines. On arrival, you will be presented with a hard-hat, a belt and a battery, so you get the most life-like experience possible.
A family attraction which promises thrills no matter what age! Diggerland gives you the opportunity to drive real construction vehicles of all sizes. For the younger children, there are smaller rides & sandpits, guaranteed to keep them entertained.
If wildlife is something you are interested in, then this is the place for you. With nature trails, pond dipping & regular special events, Fairburn Ings remains one of the RSPB’s hotspots for nature enthusiasts everywhere.
The Yorkshire Sculpture Park is a stunning open-air gallery, showing work by British and international artists, including Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth. The park’s collection of works by Moore is one of the largest open-air displays of his bronzes in Europe. The park occupies the parkland of Bretton Hall near the village of West Bretton, and straddles the border of West Yorkshire and South Yorkshire in a beautiful countryside setting. Winner of the prestigious Art Gallery of the Year Award in 2014, this place truly has to be seen to be believed.