Visitor attractions and information - Keighley
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Keighley & Worth Valley Railway, The Railway
Station, Haworth, KEIGHLEY BD22 8NJ Tel: 01535 645214 The line
runs 5 miles from Keighley to Oxenhope, the original terminus.
The beautifully preserved KWVR has featured in many TV and film
productions and was the setting for the well known "Railway
Children". www.kwvr.co.uk. On
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Bingley
Five Rise lock. The 5-rise is the steepest flight of lock in
the UK. When it opened on March 21 1774, a major feat of engineering
at the time, a crowd of 30,000 people turned out to celebrate
it. The flight is a major tourist attraction in the area. About 4 miles southeast of Keighley. |
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National Museum of Photography, Film &
Television, Bradford, West Yorkshire Tel: 01274 202030 The National
Museum of Photography, Film & Television was established
in 1983 and attracts over 750,000 visitors each year. The museum
has a collection of over three million items. www.nmpft.org.uk. About 14 miles southeast of Keighley
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Saltaire
is a purpose-built "model" Victorian industrial village,
built in the 19th century by the Victorian philanthropist Sir
Titus Salt to provide self-contained living space for the workers
at his woollen mills. Today Salt's Mill has been converted into
the "1853 Gallery" which houses a collection of the
works of the famous artist, David Hockney.
About 6 miles southeast
of Keighley. |
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Shipley Glen Cable Tramway, Baildon, Shipley,
West Yorkshire BD17 5BN Tel: 01274 589010 The Shipley Glen Cable
Tramway is the oldest working cable tramway in Great Britain
(cliff lifts excepted). Dating from 1895, the line was built
to serve the local beauty of Shipley Glen, near Saltaire in West
Yorkshire. At nearly a quarter-mile in length, the woodland ride
provides a pleasant alternative to the steep path. www.glentramway.co.uk.
About 6 miles east of
Keighley. |
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The
Bronte Parsonage Museum, Haworth, Keighley BD22 8DR Tel: 01535
642323 The Parsonage in Haworth is where the Bronte Sisters grew
up and wrote most of their famous novels, while their father
was incumbent at Haworth's adjacent church. It is now a museum
owned and maintained by the Bronte Society; lovingly preserved,
it is the principal attraction for Bronte enthusiasts visiting
Haworth. About 4 miles
south of Keighley. |
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