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UPCOMING EVENTS IN PENNINE YORKSHIRE

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Hebden Bridge Visitor & Canal Centre

The Hebden Bridge visitor centre is open throughout the year, offering friendly help and advice to visitors and local residents. They can provide ideas on what to do, where to go and where to stay along with up to date information about the numerous events that take place in the area through the year.
contact 01422 843831
email hebdenbridge@tbtic.co.uk

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Jan-Dec	Trades Club Live Music & Dance	Hebden Bridge . Holme Street
Good Friday	Pace Egg Plays	Hebden Bridge and Heptonstall
April	World Dock Pudding Championships	Mytholmroyd Community Centre
May	South Pennine Challenge	Calderdale, various locations
May/June	Pennine Spring Music Festival	Heptonstall, various locations
June	Fete de al Musique	Luddenden
June	Agricultural Show	Todmorden
June	Brass Band Heritage Weekend	Hebden Bridge , various locations
July	Hebden Arts Festival	Hebden Bridge , various locations
July	Mytholmroyd Gala	Mytholmroyd, Burnley Road
Mid July	World on Your Door	Hebden Bridge , Calder Holmes Park
Early August	Agricultural Show	Halifax , Saville Park
Early August	Vintage Car Weekend	Hebden Bridge , Calder Holmes Park
September	Scarecrow Trail	Norland, various locations
September	Rushbearing	Sowerby Bridge , various locations
September	Blackshawhead Fete	Blackshawhead
September	South Pennine Walk & Ride Heritage Festival	Various locations
October	Ted Hughes Festival	Mytholmroyd, Calder Holmes Park
November	Bonfire/Fireworks Display	Hebden Bridge , Calder Holmes Park
December	Christmas Eve Carol Service	Hebden Bridge , St. George’s Square

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Walkers are Welcome Weekend (September)

A weekend of guided walks, led walks and events for walkers of all ages, organised by the Hebden Bridge Walker’s Action. Choose from 30 walks, from one-hour town centre strolls to all day hikes. There are pre-breakfast, late night walks, local history walks, environmental walks, architectural walks, children’s walks and French and Spanish-speaking walks. Events on Saturday evening at the Hole in’t Wall pub include John Manning (Walking the Pacific Crest Trail), Kate Ashbrook (a welcome to Walkers are Welcome) and a special walkers’ pub quiz.

Calderdale Reader’s and Writers’ Festival October (August / October)

A month of exciting events for both readers and writers. This includes author events, workshops, bookswaps, quizzes and more. There are lots going on for both children and adults at locations all over Calderdale including Hebden Bridge and Mytholmroyd.

Hebden Bridge Picture House

Hebden Bridge Picture House provides a mix of arthouse and mainstream cinema, as well as a variety of live events each year, including concerts and theatre. It’s a refreshing alternative to the multiplexes found in most towns, as friendly staff serve delicious hot drinks in china mugs and homemade cakes from the kiosk.

Hardcastle Crags and Gibson Mill

Hardcastle Crags and Gibson Mill Hebden Bridge is a beautifully wooded valley consisting of 400 acres of unspoilt woodland. In the heart of this is Gibson Mill a 19th Century cotton mill which has been restored and redeveloped to provided visitors with an interactive experience. It is also a flagship example of sustainable tourism. Numerous events take place during the year a great family day out.

Stubbing Wharf Cruises

Stubbing Wharf Cruises Hebden Bridge. Enjoy an enchanting cruise with Gracie on Yorkshire’s most picturesque canal (Rochdale Canal). Departing from Stubbing Wharf there is a delightful range of cruises to enjoy from’Crocodile’ Cruises, Sunday lunches and afternoon teas to pirate parties. Trips run most days during summer and there is something for everyone.

Heptonstall Museum

Heptonstall Museum, Hebden Bridge, is housed in the old village grammar school. A permanent exhibition explores the changing importance of the area from prehistoric times to the present day. The new community space offers a look at the area using oral histories and photographs. There is also the ruined 13th Century Church of St. Thomas a Becket and the Octagonal Chapel the oldest Methodist Chapel still in us today.

Hebden Bridge Alternative Technology Centre

Hebden Bridge Alternative Technology Centre in on the banks of the Rochdale Canal and aims to make sustainable lifestyle a reality by providing inspiration, advice, demos and workshops. Visit the One Planet exhibition, the Energy Room, energy audit house, green shop, cyclerecycle and more.

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Hardcastle Crags, Pennine Yorkshire

Over 400 acres of un-spoilt woodland and guided walks, it’s a paradise for families and walkers alike. You will find the Crags offer difference experiences from icicles of midwinter to the carpet of bluebells in the spring. Gibson Mill, a 19^th Century former cotton mill, is at the heart of the property and the Muddy Boots Café provides a welcome rest.
contact 01422 8441518
email hardcastlecrags@nationaltrust.org.uk
web www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Heptonstall & Museum

The medieval town of Heptonstall sits on the hill above Hebden Bridge only ¾ of a mile walk up the cobbled Buttress which was part of the pack-horse route to Burnley or maybe take a bus ride up for those less energetic. There are two churches built on the same site with stunning views from both the Octagonal Church and the remains of the 13^th century Cluniac Priory. The poetess Syliva Platt and David Harley, the infamous leader of the Cragg Vale Coiners are buried in Heptonstall. The Museum is housed in the old Grammer School - open weekends - you can walk taking the scenic route down through Eaves Woods back to Hebden Bridge .
contact 01422 843738
email musems-arts@calderdale.gov.uk

The Picture House

Croft Mill has an art house cinema across the road. Check web for listing.
contact 01422 824807
web www.hebdenbridge-picturehouse.co.uk

Hebden Bridge Little Theatre

Refurbished in an Art Deco influenced style, thus keeping with the period in which the Hebden Bridge Little Theatre first came into being. Check web for performances.
web www.hebdenbridgelittletheatre.co.uk

Hebden Bridge Train Station

All trains stop here and within 35 minutes you can be in Manchester with its excellent shopping, ranging from markets to high street shops. There are 2 direct trains every hour. The centre of Leeds is 45 minutes away with its museums, Corn Exchange and the Victoria Arcade with everything for the discerning shopper. There are 3 direct trains every hour.
contact 0845 000 0125 for train times

Stubbing Wharf Cruises

Regular canal cruises along the Rochdale canal from Hebden Bridge depart from Stubbing Wharf . There are many special cruises to choose from like the crocodile cruises to Sunday roast cruises with most cruises lasting 30 minutes, no booking necessary just turn up. Further details:-
contact 07966 808717
web www.stubbingwharf.com/cruises

The Pennine and Calderdale Way

The town of Hebden Bridge is renowned for its walks and is the first town in the UK to acknowledge this by “Walkers are Welcome”. The Calderdale Way is approx. 50 miles and is a circular walk round the Borough of Calderdale.
web www.calderdale.gov.uk
The Pennine Way is 268 miles of chasing the Pennine Mountain tops along the rugged backbone of England from the Peak District, Yorkshire Dales over Hadrians Wall to the Cheviots. Amongst the finest upland walks in England

Bronte Parsonage Museum & Haworth

Take the scenic drive from Hebden Bridge to the nearby town of Haworth a former wool manufacturing village. The main street has changed little over the years and offers an interesting variety of shops, tearooms and public houses once frequented by Branwell Bronte. The Brontes are perhaps the most famous literary family and the Haworth Parsonage was their home from 1820-1861, now the Bronte Parsonage Museum . This is a must see for fans of Wuthering Heights and you will not be disappointed.
contact 01535 642323
www.bronte.org.uk

Keighley & Worth Valley Railway

It’s just a short drive over the tops to Oxenhope where you can take a steam train ride to Keighley. Special events are held during the year - Steam Gala Weekends, Day out with Thomas etc. A great family day out whatever the weather. Further details
contact 01535 645214
web www.kwvr.co.uk

Heritage Walks in Calderdale

Well researched guided walks aim to explain the history and fascinating features of local towns and villages. Walks are 2 hours or just over and are fairly easy walking unless otherwise stated. The walks are not suitable for those under 13 years. The summer programme is underway and the winter programme is available in September. For almost all walks booking is not essential just turn up and pay a small fee on the day. Guides can be booked for private groups for further details:
contact CdaleHeritageWks@aol.com

Jerusalem Farm

Situated in the heart of the picturesque Luddenden Valley is between Halifax and Hebden Bridge , Jerusalem Farm offers a safe haven for woodpeckers, herons, deer and profusions of insects. Special packages can be provided to suit many groups which include guided walks, orienteering and other environmental workshop-type activities.
contact 01422 883246
email countryside@calderdale.gov.uk
web www.calderdale.gov.uk

Eureka Halifax

Britain’s award winning ‘first and foremost’ hands on museum for children boasts 400 must-touch exhibits such as ‘Me and my Body’, ‘Sounds Space’, ‘Our Global Garden’. It’s all in a days play at Eureka . There is an admission charge. The museum, shop and café are open from 10am to 5pm everyday except 24-26 December.
contact 01422 330069
web www.eureka.org.uk

Shibden Hall Halifax & Park

Shibden Hall & Park has been a family home until quite recently and over the centuries expanded with its different owners and reflects the changes in taste and need. At the back is The Folk Museum which features a 17^th century aisled barn with a collection of horse-drawn vehicles and displays showing the interior of blacksmith, wheelwright’s and cooper and many more conserving examples of the traditional trades and crafts of the area. There is a wide range of programmes held during the year. Also there is a café selling snacks. There is a charge into the Hall.
contact 01422 352246
The grounds of Shibden Hall is now a public park with boating lake, pitch and putt, miniature railway and play area for children. The park is free.

Ogden Water Local Nature Reserve

Located outside Halifax on the A629 is a designated local nature reserve Ogden Water which comprises a 34 acre reservoir surrounded by over a 100 acres of woodland. A perfect area to have a picnic and nature activities are organized by the staff throughout the year. Most of the activities are free for further details:-
contact www.ogdenwater.org.uk

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The Pennine Bridleway National Trail was planned and designed specifically for horse riders, cyclists and walkers.

The Mary Towneley Loop opened in 2002.
web www.nationaltrail.co.uk/penninebridleway

Calderdale Cycling Events & Ride Guide
contact 01422 392103
www.halifaxctc.org.uk www.calderdale.gov.uk

Walkley Clog Factory – Mytholmroyd
UK ’s major manufacture of Clogs and the only place in the world where the Great British Clog is manufactured in its entirety web www.clogs.co.uk

The Hebden Bridge Star (106km)
email winstonplowes@googlemail.com

West Yorkshire Cycle Routes
web www.ctc.org.uk www.bcf.uk.com www.sustrans.org.uk

Hebden Bridge Equestrian Centre
contact 01422 844021
web www.hebdenbridgeequestriancentre.co.uk

Royal Armouries Museum – Leeds (free)
contact 08700344344
web www.royalarmouries.org

Eden Camp (Malton) – Modern History Theme Museum
web www.edencamp.co.uk

Yorkshire Air Museum – York
contact 01904 608246
web www.yorkshiremuseum.co.uk

The Deep – The World’s Only Submarium
web www.thedeep.co.uk

Bradford Gallery of Photography (free)
The UK ’s independent leading venue for photography
web www.impressions-gallery.com

Ponderosa – Huddersfield
Rural therapeutic centre and rare breeds farm
web www.ponderosa-centre.org

Hesketh Farm Park – (near Skipton)
A 600 acre working farm situated on the Bolton Abbey Estate.
web www.heskethfarmpark.co.uk

Yorkshire’s Great Houses, Castles & Gardens
web www.castlesandgardens.co.uk

Halifax Hotels iknow-yorkshire.co.uk
web www.iknow-yorkshire.co.uk

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