Manchester Airport 50 min
Top Withins (39 min) Historic, isolated farmhouse said to have been the inspiration for Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights. Hollingworth Lake (28 min) 130-acre recreational lake for swimming, boating & fishing, with an educational visitor center. Keighley & Worth Valley Railway (33 min) Preserved railway station & train line offering a museum & rides on vintage steam locomotives. National Science and Media Museum (33 min) Modern museum of TV, radio, film and photography, with IMAX cinema, themed exhibitions and cafe-bar. Bingley Five-Rise Locks (44 min) 18th-century, canal lock staircase with 5 fixed chambers making a total rise of 18 metres. Beaumont Park (31 min) Bronte Waterfall (38 min) Picturesque waterfall amidst greenery with a flow that varies depending on weather conditions. Hardcastle Crags (25 min) Scenic woodland valley with 15 miles of paths and and a visitor centre in a 19th-century mill. National Trust - Marsden Moor Estate (30 min) Trails across an expanse of moors & craggy peaks, home to birds like red grouse & golden plovers. Brontë Parsonage Museum (35 min) The Brontë family home, displaying personal items, manuscripts and letters by the literary sisters. Dovestone Reservoir (35 min) Hedged by verdant hills, this expansive reservoir features a jogging path & grassy picnic areas. Salts Mill (41 min) Imposing and elegant former mill housing art galleries, select shopping outlets, a cafe and a diner. The Piece Hall Halifax (16 min) This sprawling 18th-century cloth hall now houses history exhibits, shops, bars & restaurants. Shibden Hall (16 min) Timber-framed manor with period rooms, restored gardens, a mini-railway, a boating lake and woods. 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. |