Manchester Airport 46 min
Hollingworth Lake (23 min) 130-acre recreational lake for swimming, boating & fishing, with an educational visitor center. Dovestone Reservoir (30 min) Hedged by verdant hills, this expansive reservoir features a jogging path & grassy picnic areas. Beaumont Park (26 min) Keighley & Worth Valley Railway (34 min) Preserved railway station & train line offering a museum & rides on vintage steam locomotives. The Piece Hall Halifax (17 min) This sprawling 18th-century cloth hall now houses history exhibits, shops, bars & restaurants. National Science and Media Museum (33 min) Modern museum of TV, radio, film and photography, with IMAX cinema, themed exhibitions and cafe-bar. Hardcastle Crags (26 min) Scenic woodland valley with 15 miles of paths and and a visitor centre in a 19th-century mill. Brontë Parsonage Museum (36 min) The Brontë family home, displaying personal items, manuscripts and letters by the literary sisters. Greenhead Park (20 min) Leafy park with sports courts, cafes, a mini steam train, landscaped gardens & seasonal paddle pond. Top Withins (40 min) Historic, isolated farmhouse said to have been the inspiration for Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights. Bronte Waterfall (39 min) Picturesque waterfall amidst greenery with a flow that varies depending on weather conditions. Shibden Hall (17 min) Timber-framed manor with period rooms, restored gardens, a mini-railway, a boating lake and woods. Castle Hill (31 min) Hilltop Victorian tower built on an Iron Age fort site, open during weekends and school holidays. 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. National Trust - Marsden Moor Estate (25 min) Trails across an expanse of moors & craggy peaks, home to birds like red grouse & golden plovers. |