But our tourism o昀昀er doesn’t end in the city Visitor Accommodation Geography and Places and there a number of visitor attractions Less positively, the supply of serviced visitor Located in the county of West Yorkshire, in the dispersed across the district. However, there accommodation across the district is limited north of England, just south of Leeds and just are two district towns in particular which have and mainly 3 star/budget with little available north of Barnsley, Wake昀椀eld is easily accessed a signi昀椀cant tourism o昀昀ering: in Wake昀椀eld city centre. This lack of supply by the M1 and M62 motorways. may be sti昀氀ing holidays to the district and Castleford - once a Roman settlement and now Wake昀椀eld city is the primary tourist contributing to the lower than average home to some of the district’s most family- destination within the district. Located on the numbers of domestic overnight holidaymakers friendly attractions such as Diggerland and River Calder, it has a rich history dating back to mentioned previously. Xscape Yorkshire. It has an indoor market, the medieval period and is home to two major museum, independent co昀昀ee shops, and the There is, however, a good quality supply of cultural attractions, the Hepworth Wake昀椀eld self-catering properties across the district with and Yorkshire Sculpture Park, just outside of clusters in Wake昀椀eld, Pontefract, Castleford the city, as well as the impressive cathedral. and Normanton but very few camping, It is also home to a number of independent glamping or quirky self-catering options. restaurants and a varied live music scene.