Manchester Airport 46 min
National Science and Media Museum (33 min) Modern museum of TV, radio, film and photography, with IMAX cinema, themed exhibitions and cafe-bar. Keighley & Worth Valley Railway (33 min) Preserved railway station & train line offering a museum & rides on vintage steam locomotives. Brontë Parsonage Museum (36 min) The Brontë family home, displaying personal items, manuscripts and letters by the literary sisters. Castle Hill (32 min) Hilltop Victorian tower built on an Iron Age fort site, open during weekends and school holidays. Hollingworth Lake (24 min) 130-acre recreational lake for swimming, boating & fishing, with an educational visitor center. National Trust - Marsden Moor Estate (26 min) Trails across an expanse of moors & craggy peaks, home to birds like red grouse & golden plovers. Hardcastle Crags (25 min) Scenic woodland valley with 15 miles of paths and and a visitor centre in a 19th-century mill. Dovestone Reservoir (31 min) Hedged by verdant hills, this expansive reservoir features a jogging path & grassy picnic areas. Bronte Waterfall (38 min) Picturesque waterfall amidst greenery with a flow that varies depending on weather conditions. Top Withins (39 min) Historic, isolated farmhouse said to have been the inspiration for Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights. The Piece Hall Halifax (16 min) This sprawling 18th-century cloth hall now houses history exhibits, shops, bars & restaurants. Shibden Hall (17 min) Timber-framed manor with period rooms, restored gardens, a mini-railway, a boating lake and woods. Beaumont Park (27 min) Greenhead Park (21 min) Leafy park with sports courts, cafes, a mini steam train, landscaped gardens & seasonal paddle pond. 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. |