Halifax is well-known as a centre of England’s woollen manufacture from the 15th century onward, originally dealing through the Halifax Piece Hall. Halifax is internationally famous for its Mackintosh chocolate and toffee (now owned by Nestlé), the Halifax Bank (formerly Halifax Building Society), and the nearby Shibden Hall.

Shibden Hall was recently used by the BBC for their passionate new drama The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister staring Maxine Peake and due to be broadcast on BBC Two in the spring. Janice Hadlow, Controller of BBC Two, says: “This is the world of the Brontes, with an unexpected twist.

Situated close to Yorkshire’s many attractions, you are sure to find something to entertain you…

Galleries & Museums

There are many exciting galleries, including Dean Clough Art Galleries, which also feature the Henry Moore Studio; the Piece Hall Art Gallery; and a new Marble Gallery selling crafts at Bankfield Museum. There are also many private galleries in and around the town.

Eureka!

If you are one of our younger visitors you may want to take a trip to The Museum for Children, which is the first and foremost hands-on children’s museum in the UK and is designed especially for 0-11 year olds.

National Media Museum

The National Media Museum in Bradford is devoted to film, photography, television, radio and the web.

Check out the films playing on our five-storey IMAX screen. Discover what’s on in our gallery spaces and exhibitions. Catch up with our annual film festivals. There’s so much to do you’ll simply have to come back more than once.

Haworth

Situated above the Worth Valley amid the bleak Pennine moors, Haworth is internationally famous for its connection with the Bronte sisters, who were born in Thornton (near Bradford), but who wrote most of their famous works while living at the Haworth Parsonage (which is now a museum owned and maintained by the Bronte Society), while their father was parson at the adjacent Haworth church.

Holmfirth

Best known for its Last of the Summer Wine connections, there is far more to discover in the Holme Valley. Quiet villages sit in this picturesque valley, which cuts deep into the heather moorland of the Peak District.