Manchester Airport 47 min
Beaumont Park (26 min) Greenhead Park (20 min) Leafy park with sports courts, cafes, a mini steam train, landscaped gardens & seasonal paddle pond. Brontë Parsonage Museum (37 min) The Brontë family home, displaying personal items, manuscripts and letters by the literary sisters. Top Withins (41 min) Historic, isolated farmhouse said to have been the inspiration for Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights. Hollingworth Lake (24 min) 130-acre recreational lake for swimming, boating & fishing, with an educational visitor center. National Science and Media Museum (30 min) Modern museum of TV, radio, film and photography, with IMAX cinema, themed exhibitions and cafe-bar. Bronte Waterfall (40 min) Picturesque waterfall amidst greenery with a flow that varies depending on weather conditions. Keighley & Worth Valley Railway (34 min) Preserved railway station & train line offering a museum & rides on vintage steam locomotives. Shibden Hall (18 min) Timber-framed manor with period rooms, restored gardens, a mini-railway, a boating lake and woods. National Trust - Marsden Moor Estate (25 min) Trails across an expanse of moors & craggy peaks, home to birds like red grouse & golden plovers. Dovestone Reservoir (31 min) Hedged by verdant hills, this expansive reservoir features a jogging path & grassy picnic areas. Eureka! The National Children's Museum (17 min) Interactive museum for kids aged 0-11, offering learning through play, with a nursery and a cafe. Hardcastle Crags (27 min) Scenic woodland valley with 15 miles of paths and and a visitor centre in a 19th-century mill. Castle Hill (31 min) Hilltop Victorian tower built on an Iron Age fort site, open during weekends and school holidays. The Piece Hall Halifax (17 min) This sprawling 18th-century cloth hall now houses history exhibits, shops, bars & restaurants. |