parking is complimentary. breakfast is available for a surcharge. other amenities include a traditional restaurant and a lounge/bar, as well as guest laundry facilities and 2 meeting spaces. the warm, relaxed rooms have complimentary wi-fi and flat-screen tvs, plus tea and coffeemaking equipment. there's no lift. check-in time: 11:00 amcheck-out time: 1:00 pm. in a residential and industrial area, this casual hotel is 3 miles from the national science and media museum, and 7 miles from shopping and dining at salts mill Manchester Airport 58 min
Brontë Parsonage Museum (32 min) The Brontë family home, displaying personal items, manuscripts and letters by the literary sisters. Keighley & Worth Valley Railway (30 min) Preserved railway station & train line offering a museum & rides on vintage steam locomotives. The Piece Hall Halifax (19 min) This sprawling 18th-century cloth hall now houses history exhibits, shops, bars & restaurants. Kirkstall Abbey (25 min) Atmospheric, well preserved 12th-century abbey ruins with a visitor centre and tree-filled parkland. The Hepworth Wakefield (29 min) Innovative and spacious modern gallery with 6 contemporary art exhibition rooms, a shop and a cafe. Tropical World (29 min) Greenhouses filled with UK's largest tropical plant and animal collections outside of Kew Gardens. Hardcastle Crags (40 min) Scenic woodland valley with 15 miles of paths and and a visitor centre in a 19th-century mill. Royal Armouries Museum (21 min) Modern building for displays including Henry VIII's armour, war histories and experimental weaponry. National Coal Mining Museum for England (26 min) Coal mining museum with a restored colliery, underground tours, pit ponies, a cafe and gift shop. Ilkley Moor (39 min) Upland moorland & conservation area with a notable bird population, walking trails & tranquil views. Eureka! The National Children's Museum (18 min) Interactive museum for kids aged 0-11, offering learning through play, with a nursery and a cafe. Salts Mill (23 min) Imposing and elegant former mill housing art galleries, select shopping outlets, a cafe and a diner. Leeds City Museum (22 min) Imposing home for natural and community history and the city collection of archeological items. Leeds Art Gallery (20 min) Large collection of 20th-century art with Craft Centre and Design Gallery for mixed media displays. National Science and Media Museum (9 min) Modern museum of TV, radio, film and photography, with IMAX cinema, themed exhibitions and cafe-bar. |