Visitor attractions and information - Huddersfield
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 Last of the Summer Wines' Sids Cafe, Holmfirth.
One of the locations made famous by the longest-running British
television sitcom, featuring Compo, Nora Batty and the rest.
About 6 miles south of
Huddersfield. |
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Kirklees
Light Railway, Park Mill Way, Clayton West, Nr Huddersfield,
West Yorkshire, HD8 9XJ. Tel: 01484 865727. Our main station,
Clayton West, has a full range of amenities to entertain you
and your family while you wait for the train or after you return.
Clayton West Station is situated on the A636 Wakefield to Denby
Dale road, off Junction 38 or 39 of the M1 Motorway. www.kirkleeslightrailway.co.uk. About 8 miles south east of Huddersfield. |
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Colne Valley Museum, Cliffe Ash, Golcar, Huddersfield,
West Yorkshire, HD7 4PY. Tel : 01484 659762. Everyday life in
the 19th century housed in three former weavers' cottages. Loom
chamber, spinning room and gas-lit clogger's shop. On the outskirts of Huddersfield. |
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Huddersfield
Markets: The outdoor market is covered by a stylish Victorian
glass and cast iron structure. General market days are Monday,
Thursday and Saturday, or try the famous second-hand market on
Tuesday and Saturday where many interesting bargains can be found.
The indoor Queensgate Market Hall has over 150 stalls. In the centre of Huddersfield. |
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Tolson Museum, Ravensknowle, Wakefield Rd,
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD5 8DJ. Archaeology, Archives,
Coins and Medals, Costume and Textiles. In the centre of Huddersfield. |
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Piece Hall, Halifax HX1 1RE Tel: 01422 321002 The Piece Hall
is in the centre of Halifax and consists of a large courtyard,
surrounded by galleries in the classical style on three levels.
As a town square it compares well with any other in Europe and
is a monument to both the woollen textile and stone masonry industries.
Over the years it has become home to a wide range of speciality
shops. www.piecehall.
About 4 miles north of
Huddersfield. |
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Shibden Hall, Lister’s Road, Halifax
HX3 6XG Tel: 01422 352246 First built in about 1420, Shibden
Hall, a splendid half-timbered manor house, was the home of the
Lister family for over 300 hundred years. Each of the owners
have left their mark on the property with furniture, decoration
and personal belongings. The house is open to the public and
is set in beautiful landscaped gardens and parkland.
About 6 miles northeast
of Huddersfield. |
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Eureka!
The Museum for Children, Discovery Road, Halifax Tel: 01422 330012
Britain's first and only interactive museum designed especially
for children aged 3-12 years. More than 400 larger than life
exhibits and exciting activities. www.eureka.org.uk.
About 4 miles north of
Huddersfield. |
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Huddersfield lies in Yorkshire, the largest of all
England's counties. In the northwest of the county lies the Yorkshire
Dales National Park, a lovely patchwork of limestone hills, gentle
valleys and the high peaks of Whernside, Pen-y-ghent and Ingleborough.
The classical Yorkshire Dales spread to the north from the market
and spa towns of Settle, Skipton, Ilkley and Harrogate in North
Yorkshire, with most of the larger southern dales such as Ribblesdale,
Malhamdale and Airedale, Wharfedale and Nidderdale running roughly
parallel from north to south, and the more northerly dales including
Wensleydale, Swaledale and Teesdale running generally from west
to east. The North York Moors is the county's other national
park, with bleak upland moors and a magnificent rugged coastline.
To the southeast of the region lie the Yorkshire Wolds, formed
from chalk hills that arc from the Humber estuary west of Kingston
upon Hull up to the North Sea coast between Bridlington and Scarborough.
Photo left: Huddersfield.
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