Roundhay Park

Roundhay Park in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, is a large urban park situated on the north-east edge of the city, bordered by the suburb of Roundhay to the west, Oakwood to the south and the A6120 outer ring road to the north. It covers more than 700 acres (2.8 km²) of parkland, lakes, woodland and gardens which are owned by decree of Charles Frederick Thackray and the Nicholson family by the People of the City of Leeds, it is not owned by Leeds City Council but they manage it for the citizens of Leeds. The park is one of the most popular attractions in Leeds; nearly a million people visit each year.

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urban park, United Kingdom, 

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  Harewood Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in Harewood, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK  

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  Ripley Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in Ripley, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom  

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  Sandal Castle ⓘ
  medieval castle in England  

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  Wakefield Castle ⓘ
  castle in the UK  

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  Knaresborough Castle ⓘ
  Ruined fortress in North Yorkshire, England, UK  

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  Spofforth Castle ⓘ
  castle in Spofforth with Stockeld, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, UK  

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  Newby Hall ⓘ
  Grade I listed country house in North Yorkshire, England, UK

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  Potternewton Park ⓘ
  park in Leeds  

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  Park Square ⓘ
  garden square in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK  

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  The Hollies ⓘ
  park and gardens in Weetwood, Leeds  

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  Roundhay Park ⓘ
  park in Roundhay, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

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  York Gate Garden ⓘ
  garden in Adel, Leeds  

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  Abbey House Museum ⓘ
  Local authority museum in Leeds, United Kingdom

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  Aldborough Roman Town ⓘ
  Heritage Museum in Yorkshire, England, UK

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  Askham Bryan Wildlife and Conservation Park ⓘ
  British Zoo

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  Bagshaw Museum ⓘ
  Local museum in Batley, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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  Barley Hall ⓘ
  house museum in York, England, United Kingdom

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  Bolling Hall Museum ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Bramham Park ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Bramham cum Oglethorpe, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

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  Calderdale Industrial Museum ⓘ
  Museum in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Colour Experience ⓘ
  former museum in Bradford, West Yorkshire

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  Dewsbury Bus Museum ⓘ
  bus museum in Ravensthorpe, West Yorkshire, England

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  Dewsbury Canal Museum ⓘ
  museum in Dewsbury, England, UK

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  Dewsbury Minster Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Dewsbury, England, UK

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  Duke of Wellington's Regiment Museum ⓘ
  military museum in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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  East Riddlesden Hall ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in North Yorkshire, UK

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  Goddards ⓘ
  historic house museum in York, North Yorkshire, England, UK

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  Henry Moore Institute ⓘ
  art gallery in Leeds, West Yorkshire  

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  Horsforth Village Museum ⓘ
  local museum in Horsforth, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Leeds Industrial Museum ⓘ
  museum in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK  

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  Lotherton Hall ⓘ
  country house in West Yorkshire, England

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  Markenfield Hall ⓘ
  historic house near Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, UK

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  Middleton Railway ⓘ
  heritage railway line in Leeds, England

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  Museum of Rail Travel ⓘ
  rail travel museum operated by the Vintage Carriages Trust in West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Oakwell Hall ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England, UK

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  Otley Museum ⓘ
  Local museum in Otley, England, United Kingdom  

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  Ponderosa Zoo ⓘ
  zoo in Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire, England

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  Pontefract Museum ⓘ
  Museum in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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  Royal Pump Room Museum ⓘ
  former spa water pump, now a museum in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, UK

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  Temple Newsam ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Leeds, United Kingdom, United Kingdom

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  Thwaite Watermill ⓘ
  museum in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

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  Tolson Museum ⓘ
  Museum in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Tropical World ⓘ
  butterfly house and animal attraction in England

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  Wakefield Museum ⓘ
  Museum in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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  Whistlestop Valley ⓘ
  narrow gauge heritage railway in West Yorkshire, England

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  York Army Museum ⓘ
  military museum in United Kingdom

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  York Cold War Bunker ⓘ
  British Cold War command centre in Yorkshire, England, UK  

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  Shibden Hall ⓘ
  historic house museum. in West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Beningbrough Hall ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Hambleton, North Yorkshire, England, UK

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  Harewood House ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum and Zoo in Harewood, United Kingdom

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  Yorkshire Museum ⓘ
  Museum in York, United Kingdom

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  Leeds City Museum ⓘ
  museum in Leeds, England, United Kingdom, in a former mechanic's institute, later civic theatre building  

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  Tower Street drill hall ⓘ
  building in York, England

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  Bankfield Museum ⓘ
  textiles gallery, historic house museum, regimental museum. in West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Leeds Art Gallery ⓘ
  municipal art gallery in England, United Kingdom

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  Cliffe Castle Museum ⓘ
  Heritage centre, historic house museum. in West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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  York Art Gallery ⓘ
  Art gallery in York, United Kingdom

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  Castleford Museum ⓘ
  museum in Castleford, England, UK

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  Huddersfield Library ⓘ
  public library in Huddersfield

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  York Castle Museum ⓘ
  museum of social and military history in York, England

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  Moravian Museum ⓘ
  museum in Pudsey, England, UK

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  Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery ⓘ
  art gallery at the University of Leeds  

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  Impressions Gallery ⓘ
  art gallery in the UK

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  Bradford Industrial Museum ⓘ
  Industrial museum, mill museum, textile museum, in Eccleshill, Bradford, United Kingdom

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  Mental Health Museum ⓘ
  museum in Wakefield, England, UK

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  National Railway Museum ⓘ
  Britain’s NRM in York

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  National Science and Media Museum ⓘ
  media museum in Bradford, United Kingdom

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  Fairfax House Museum ⓘ
  museum in York, England, United Kingdom

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  Jorvik Viking Centre ⓘ
  museum in York, England, United Kingdom

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  National Coal Mining Museum for England ⓘ
  coal mining museum in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Bracken Hall Countryside Centre and Museum ⓘ
  children's museum, natural history museum, local archaeology museum, interpretation centre in West Yorkshire, England

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  Harlow Carr Museum of Gardening ⓘ
  museum in Harrogate, England, UK

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  Keighley Bus Museum ⓘ
  museum in Keighley, England, UK

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  Eureka! The National Children's Museum ⓘ
  children's museum in Yorkshire, England

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  Royal Armouries Leeds ⓘ
  museum in Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom  

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  Thackray Museum of Medicine ⓘ
  medical museum in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom  

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  Ilkley Toy Museum ⓘ
  toy museum in Ilkley, West Yorkshire, England, UK

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  Leeds Discovery Centre ⓘ
  museum storehouse in Leeds, England, United Kingdom

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  Hepworth Wakefield ⓘ
  art gallery in West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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  The Tetley ⓘ
  pub in Leeds, UK  

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  York Dungeon ⓘ
  Tourist attraction in York, England

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  York Minster Undercroft ⓘ
  museum in York Minster, York, England, United Kingdom

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  Bradford Police Museum ⓘ
  museum in Bradford, England, UK

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  Saltaire Collection ⓘ
  museum in the United Kingdom

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1951 York Gate Garden

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1771 Harewood House

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1885 Tower Street drill hall

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1887 Bankfield Museum

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1888 Leeds Art Gallery

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1892 Cliffe Castle Museum

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1892 York Art Gallery

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1932 Castleford Museum

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1937 Huddersfield Library

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1938 York Castle Museum

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1969 Moravian Museum

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1970 Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery

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1972 Impressions Gallery

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1974 Bradford Industrial Museum

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1974 Mental Health Museum

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1975 National Railway Museum

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1983 National Science and Media Museum

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1984 Fairfax House Museum

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1984 Jorvik Viking Centre

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1988 National Coal Mining Museum for England

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1989 Bracken Hall Countryside Centre and Museum

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1989 Harlow Carr Museum of Gardening

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1991 Keighley Bus Museum

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1992 Eureka! The National Children's Museum

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1996 Royal Armouries Leeds

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1997 Thackray Museum of Medicine

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2002 Ilkley Toy Museum

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2007 Leeds Discovery Centre

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2011 Hepworth Wakefield

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2013 The Tetley

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2013 York Dungeon

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2013 York Minster Undercroft

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2014 Bradford Police Museum

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2014 Saltaire Collection

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Frameless

Lakeside Cafe, Waterloo Lake

A Middle East Soldier Revisits Britain- Life in Wartime Leeds, England, UK, 1943 D15682

Pitch invasion, Roundhay Park

South of Waterloo Lake

Fancy a dip?

Roundhay Park-Hill 60

The Lakeside Restaurant, Waterloo Lake, Roundhay Park, Leeds.

Car Park for Roundhay Park

Roundhay Park

Roundhay Park

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	castle		Harewood Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Ripley Castle	house, castle, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	castle		Sandal Castle	castle, motte-and-bailey castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Wakefield Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1100	Knaresborough Castle	local authority museum, castle, local museum	Wikidata
site	castle	1400	Spofforth Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	garden		Newby Hall	English country house, garden, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	garden		Potternewton Park	urban park	Wikidata
site	garden	1788	Park Square	garden square	Wikidata
site	garden	1801	The Hollies	park, villa, war memorial, rockery	Wikidata
site	garden	1872	Roundhay Park	urban park	Wikidata
site	garden	1951	York Gate Garden	garden	Wikidata
site	museum		Abbey House Museum	local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Aldborough Roman Town	museum, history museum, archaeological site	Wikidata
site	museum		Askham Bryan Wildlife and Conservation Park	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum		Bagshaw Museum	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Barley Hall	historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Bolling Hall Museum	local authority museum, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Bramham Park	historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Calderdale Industrial Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Colour Experience	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Dewsbury Bus Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Dewsbury Canal Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Dewsbury Minster Heritage Centre	heritage center	Wikidata
site	museum		Duke of Wellington's Regiment Museum	regimental museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		East Riddlesden Hall	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Goddards	museum, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Henry Moore Institute	research institute, art museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Horsforth Village Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Leeds Industrial Museum	industry museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Lotherton Hall	historic house museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Markenfield Hall	historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Middleton Railway	heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum		Museum of Rail Travel	railway museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Oakwell Hall	local authority museum, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Otley Museum	local museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Ponderosa Zoo	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum		Pontefract Museum	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Royal Pump Room Museum	local authority museum, local museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Temple Newsam	historic house museum, commandry, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Thwaite Watermill	mill, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Tolson Museum	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Tropical World	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum		Wakefield Museum	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Whistlestop Valley	heritage railway, minimum-gauge railway	Wikidata
site	museum		York Army Museum	military museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		York Cold War Bunker	bunker, military museum, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Wikidata
site	museum	1420	Shibden Hall	historic house museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1716	Beningbrough Hall	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1771	Harewood House	zoo, historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1830	Yorkshire Museum	natural history museum, archaeological museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1865	Leeds City Museum	theatre building, local museum, local authority museum, art collection	Wikidata
site	museum	1885	Tower Street drill hall	military museum, drill hall	Wikidata
site	museum	1887	Bankfield Museum	local museum, textile museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1888	Leeds Art Gallery	art museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1892	Cliffe Castle Museum	local museum, heritage center, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1892	York Art Gallery	art museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1932	Castleford Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1937	Huddersfield Library	public library, library building, art museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1938	York Castle Museum	city museum, fashion museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1969	Moravian Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1970	Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery	art museum, university museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1972	Impressions Gallery	museum, art gallery	Wikidata
site	museum	1974	Bradford Industrial Museum	local authority museum, industry museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1974	Mental Health Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1975	National Railway Museum	museum, national museum, railway museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1983	National Science and Media Museum	national museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1984	Fairfax House Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1984	Jorvik Viking Centre	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1988	National Coal Mining Museum for England	mining museum, heritage center, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1989	Bracken Hall Countryside Centre and Museum	local museum, children's museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1989	Harlow Carr Museum of Gardening	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1991	Keighley Bus Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1992	Eureka! The National Children's Museum	charitable organization, children's museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1996	Royal Armouries Leeds	military museum, national museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1997	Thackray Museum of Medicine	medical museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2002	Ilkley Toy Museum	toy museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2007	Leeds Discovery Centre	museum, local authority museum, storage facility	Wikidata
site	museum	2011	Hepworth Wakefield	art museum, charitable organization, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2013	The Tetley	museum, pub, contemporary art gallery	Wikidata
site	museum	2013	York Dungeon	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2013	York Minster Undercroft	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2014	Bradford Police Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2014	Saltaire Collection	museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Lakeside Cafe, Waterloo Lake		Commons
commons	image		A Middle East Soldier Revisits Britain- Life in Wartime Leeds, England, UK, 1943 D15682		Commons
commons	image		Pitch invasion, Roundhay Park		Commons
commons	image		South of Waterloo Lake		Commons
commons	image		Fancy a dip?		Commons
commons	image		Roundhay Park-Hill 60		Commons
commons	image		The Lakeside Restaurant, Waterloo Lake, Roundhay Park, Leeds.		Commons
commons	image		Car Park for Roundhay Park		Commons
commons	image		Roundhay Park		Commons
commons	image		Roundhay Park		Commons