PONTEFRACT HISTORIC PONTEFRACT Pontefract is a quintessential Yorkshire market town, featuring 昀椀ne Georgian buildings, independent retailers and lots to see and do. Pontefract is a Yorkshire ruins and wide open market town with spaces are fantastic a dramatic history. for a family day out. Explore this for yourself Walk in the footsteps at Pontefract Museum, of kings, soldiers and housed in a stylish sweet makers as you Art Nouveau building. uncover the site’s Discover Pontefract’s history. Kids will love royal links, from the trying out the Civil Domesday Book to the War training activities Civil Wars, through to and creating their own its sweeter, more recent castle adventures in the history as the capital of playground. All that liquorice. Once you’ve history is bound to have learnt about the history left you hungry, but of the town, head to that’s not a problem in Pontefract Castle and Pontefract. The town see it for yourself! Once centre is packed with known as the Key to the independent cafés and North, Pontefract Castle tearooms, as well as was a fearsome fortress quirky pubs and bars for dominating Yorkshire those who would rather and beyond. Today, the enjoy something a bit 28 Wake昀椀eld Visitor Guide 2024