What to do in Pontefract
Experience Wakefield – What to see and do in the Wakefield District.
https://experiencewakefield.co.uk/
Friarwood Valley Gardens Pontefract
https://experiencewakefield.co.uk/venue/friarwood-valley-gardens/
Pontefract Races – Watch top horse racing on the longest flat racing course in Europe.
https://www.pontefract-races.co.uk/
Pontefract Castle
https://museumsandcastles.wakefield.gov.uk/visit/pontefract-castle/
Pontefract Museum
https://museumsandcastles.wakefield.gov.uk/visit/pontefract-museum/
Film Wakefield – Bringing the film industry to Wakefield District.
https://filmwakefield.co.uk/
Aspire@the Park – Sports Centre
https://www.wakefield.gov.uk/sport-and-leisure/leisure-centres-and-facilities/aspire-thepark
The Elizabeth Love Musem
https://www.elizabethlovemuseum.com/
Pontefract Squash & Leisure Club
https://www.pontesquash.com/
Pontefract Collieries Football Club
https://www.pontefractcollieries.com/
Experience Wakefield Essential Pontefract
https://experiencewakefield.co.uk/guide/essential-pontefract/
Pontefract Park
https://www.wakefield.gov.uk/parks-countryside-and-outdoor-spaces/parks/pontefract-park
Groups we belong to:
The Yorkshire Society
https://theyorkshiresociety.org/
National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO)
https://www.ncvo.org.uk/
NOVA (Wakefield)
https://www.nova-wd.org.uk/
Railfuture (Yorkshire Branch)
https://www.railfuture.org.uk/Yorkshire-Branch
Northern Rail Station Adopters
https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/about-us/our-communities/community-rail/station-adoption
Community Rail Network
https://communityrail.org.uk/
Yorkshire and Humber Association of Civic Societies
http://www.yhacs.org.uk/
Civic Voice, the national umbrella lobbying body for the civic movement
http://www.civicvoice.org.uk
The Ancient & Honourable Guild of Town Criers
https://ahgtc.org.uk/
Useful contacts
Wakefield First – WMDC Business Support
https://www.wakefieldfirst.com/
Wakefield Council Customer Services
https://www.wakefield.gov.uk/contact-wakefield-council/contact-us/
Wakefield Council – Reporting Potholes
https://www.wakefield.gov.uk/roads-and-travel/roads/highway-maintenance/potholes-and-damaged-pavements
Citizen Coin – A great way to volunteer and earn rewards
https://www.citizencoin.uk/
Heritage Open Days. A festival of Free Heritage events
https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/
Pontefract History Links
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontefract
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontefract_Castle
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontefract_Town_Hall
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontefract_Museum
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listed_buildings_in_Pontefract
https://theyorkshiresociety.org/pontefract-a-yorkshire-town-at-the-centre-of-northern-history/
https://justhistoryposts.com/2025/08/28/pontefract-castle-the-key-to-the-north/
https://www.exploringyorkshirebyrail.com/post/pontefract-trail
https://experiencewakefield.co.uk/locations/pontefract/
https://pontefractsandalcastles.org.uk/pontefract-castle-20th-century/
https://choosewhere.com/pontefract-visitor-guide
https://www.historyhit.com/locations/pontefract-castle/
https://great-castles.com/pontefract.html
https://earlofmanchesters.co.uk/besieged-the-battle-for-pontefract-castle-1644-5/
https://pontefractheritage.co.uk/history
https://pontefractheritage.co.uk/history-of-the-hermitage-and-oratory