Discover 7 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Castleford (United Kingdom). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Tickle Cock Bridge, Trinity Methodist Church, and Lagentium. Also, be sure to include Smawthorne Welfare Action Team in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Castleford (England).
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Tickle Cock Bridge
Bridge. Tickle Cock Bridge is a pedestrian underpass in Castleford, England, under a railway line originally built by the York and North Midland Railway between York and Normanton. Built in 1890, the thoroughfare now connects the town's main residential area with the Carlton Lanes Shopping Centre, and is used by 50,000 pedestrians each week. The original Victorian structure, described by the shopping centre's manager as "small, narrow, very low and gloomy" and "frightening to walk through", was replaced in 2008 as part of an urban regeneration scheme.
The replacement bridge was initially renamed Tittle Cott. After a protest organised by a local over-50s group, Wakefield Council reversed its decision and a plaque bearing the original name, Tickle Cock, was installed.[1]
Trinity Methodist Church
Church in Castleford, England. Trinity Methodist Church, Castleford is located in Castleford, Wakefield District, West Yorkshire, England.
The church is part of the Aire and Calder Methodist Circuit in the Yorkshire West District.
The current Johannus Sweelinck 30 3-manual digital organ was installed in the church in the year 2000. The original organ was built by Nelson & Co. based in Durham.
The church has been re-roofed. The Castleford Male Voice Choir meet in the church hall next to the church on a weekly basis.[2]
Lagentium
Lagentium or Legiolum was the Roman name for the fort and surrounding civilian settlement which was built around the year 74 by the Roman Empire. The English town of Castleford, West Yorkshire, is now built on what was the fort.[3]
Smawthorne Welfare Action Team
Park, Relax in park
The Jungle
Stadium in Castleford, England. Wheldon Road is the home ground of Castleford Tigers Rugby league Club in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England. It is on Wheldon Road, just outside Castleford town centre. The record attendance of 25,449 was for a Challenge Cup match in 1935.[4]
Address: The Jungle Wheldon Road, WF10 2SD Castleford
Five Towns Stadium
Stadium in the United Kingdom. The Five Towns Stadium also known as Axiom is a future rugby league stadium in Glasshoughton, Castleford, West Yorkshire, England. The stadium is intended to have a capacity of 13,300 spectators, it will replace Wheldon Road which has been home to Castleford Tigers since 1926.[5]
Glasshoughton
Glasshoughton is a neighbourhood of Castleford in West Yorkshire, England, that borders on Pontefract. The appropriate Wakefield ward is called Castleford Central and Glasshoughton. It is home to the Xscape leisure centre and ski slope, the Junction 32 Outlet Shopping Village, a B&Q, a hotel, several pubs and a number of fast food restaurants, which were built on the site of the former Glasshoughton Colliery and coke coking plant. This area also contains the Glasshoughton Wheel of Light, a former pit winding wheel now made into a sculpture as a memorial to the miners of Glasshoughton.
The area is next to Junction 32 of the M62 motorway and the Glasshoughton railway station.
There are several pubs, takeaways, a parade of shops, and a Asda superstore. Next to Asda, on part of the colliery site, is the Castleford Campus of Wakefield College.
The local football team is Glasshoughton Welfare F.C. for whom former Liverpool F.C. goalkeeper, Bruce Grobbelaar made one fund-raising appearance in 2007.[6]