Self-catering cottages in Wakefield West Yorkshire for holidays and short breaks

A list of self-catering cottages and related holiday accommodation in and near Wakefield in West Yorkshire is listed below.  Choose a good quality rated cottage or house for a restful stay in West Yorkshire. We also have unique unusual properties such as windmills and watermills from time to time.

About Wakefield for Cottage Holidays

The town of Wakefield is due south of the city of Leeds.  From Wakefield, a variety of Yorkshire outings are possible during your holiday; see the Yorkshire Dales and the former industrial heartland of Yorkshire that offers museums and exhibitions of its past.  Bronte Country is a favourite pilgrimage for  many tourists to this part of West Yorkshire.

 

Wakefield on the River Calder lies in the county of West Yorkshire. It is famous for unusual reasons:

Wakefield maximum security prison has contained some notable criminals in its time; such as Ian Huntley and Harold Shipman.
There is an annual rhubarb festival because of the quanitity of rhubarb grown in the area.
The city is associated with the production of liquorice based 'Pontefract cakes' in the nearby town of Pontefract
The Westgate part of Wakefield is said to have the highest density of pubs anywhere, leading to a now established Westgate Pub Crawl.

One place of interest is the National Coal Mining Museum based in Overton. Numerous other attractions, good shopping, markets.....

Arty types may wish to visit the sculpture park nearby. There is plenty do in Yorkshire and if you book a cottage for a self-catering break, you are free to come and go as you wish and return to your holiday accommodation when you feel tired and not when fixed deadlines call.

Whether you choose to book a holiday cottage in Wakefield, an apartment, a lodge or another type of self-catering holiday accommodation, we hope you have your best holiday yet in West Yorkshire.