England · United Kingdom
Where to stay in Wakefield
Wakefield is a city in England, United Kingdom, home to about 99,000 people. This guide covers 1 hotel in Wakefield, with about 56 rooms between them. Every one carries a published guest score, and the list below is ordered by it.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Best months
- June to September
- Nearest airport
- LBA23 km · Leeds Bradford Airport
- Currency
- GBPpound sterling
- Time zone
- Europe/London
- Language
- Cornish, English, Irish
About
About Wakefield
Wakefield is a cathedral city in West Yorkshire, England, located on the River Calder. The city had a population of 109,766 in the 2021 census, up from 99,251 in the 2011 census.
Wakefield was historically the county town of West Riding, and later of West Yorkshire. It grew rapidly in the 19th and early 20th centuries through textiles, coal mining and related industries: each small town had its own colliery and its own Rugby League team, with fierce local rivalry. The pits have all closed and their sites have been landscaped, and Wakefield has diversified into mixed manufacturing, retail and distribution, as well as public sector employment. It’s also a commuter town for Leeds.
Wikipedia and Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Things to do
What to see and do in Wakefield
See
- Wakefield Cathedral
- Wakefield Museum
- Hepworth Gallery
- Sandal Castle
- Nostell Priory
- National Mining Museum for England
- Yorkshire Sculpture Park
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Where to stay
The best-rated places to stay in Wakefield
Ordered by guest score as each operator publishes it, weighted by the number of reviews so a handful of perfect scores does not outrank thousands of very good ones. Scores are shown on their own scale.
| # | Place to stay | Rooms | Guest score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Travelodge Wakefield Woolley Edge M1 Northbound hotel | 56 | 4.2/5 379 reviews |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
Where to stay
More hotels in Wakefield
9 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Walton Hall | 5.5 km | |
| Midland Hotel | 5.4 km | |
| The Dam Inn | 4.9 km | |
| The Three Houses Inn | 3.2 km | |
| York House | 0.4 km | |
| 61–63 Westgate | 0.3 km | |
| Citilodge Wakefield | 0.2 km | |
| Oulton Hall Hotel, Spa & Golf Resort | 1991 | 7.4 km |
| The Grange | 5.8 km |
All 10 hotels in Wakefield, with their history and operators
When to go
The best time to visit Wakefield
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Wakefield are June to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 21 °C; August is the wettest, with about 65 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Wakefield: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA), about 23 km from the city centre in a straight line; Manchester Airport (MAN, 64 km) and Humberside Airport (HUY, 77 km) are also within reach.
Getting around
Local buses are run by Arriva and (for points south) by Stagecoach. They're designed for commuters and shoppers so they're frequent Monday to Saturday till 6PM, but sparse thereafter. So bus is generally best for points within Wakefield district and for Leeds; for further afield take the train. Some routes are round-about so always check that you’re taking a reasonably direct service. Arriva Bus 110 runs to Leeds every 15 min, taking 45 min via Outwood. Don't take the 244 / 246. Bus 148 / 149 runs every 30 min to Featherstone, Pontefract and Knottingley. Don't take the 146 / 147.
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LBA · Leeds Bradford Airport
MAN · Manchester Airport
HUY · Humberside Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Wakefield
Drink
Wakefield used to be renowned for the Westgate Run, the pub crawl down the strip of pubs, clubs and fast food joints from the centre past the station. Coach parties came from afar to get ratted, but like the English pub scene in general, it's withered.
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Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in Wakefield
How many places to stay in this guide offer each, in their operators' own words.
of 1 place
of 1 place
Questions
Wakefield: questions travellers ask
What are the best-rated hotels in Wakefield?
By published guest score: Travelodge Wakefield Woolley Edge M1 Northbound (4.2 / 5 · 379 reviews · www.travelodge.co.uk (operator's own guest score)).
When is the best time to visit Wakefield?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Wakefield are June to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 21 °C; August is the wettest, with about 65 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Wakefield?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA), about 23 km from the city centre in a straight line; Manchester Airport (MAN, 64 km) and Humberside Airport (HUY, 77 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Wakefield?
pound sterling (GBP).
Nearby
Destinations near Wakefield
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.