Wedding Host, Tracey: Haworth to Hebden Bridge. During the 2020 lockdown, Tracey vowed to make the most of the great outdoors, keep fit and keep her social media friends smiling with daily walks and selfies. Start and finish of the walk: “One of my favourite local towns is Haworth. For those travelling from Holdsworth House […]
Our Favourite Walks 2
General Manager Joseph: Harden Beck and Goitstock Waterfall. After a 20-minute drive from Holdsworth House, our general manager Joseph discovered a walk through the Harden Valley to Goitstock Waterfall. Set in Bronte Country, there are woodland and riverbanks teeming with wildlife. Start and finish of the walk: “We drove to the village of Harden near […]
Our Favourite Walks 1
Receptionist Kimberley: Gaddings Dam to Stoodley Pike. Holdsworth House receptionist Kimberley has a favourite walk that takes in two of Calderdale’s prominent sites and plenty of views. This walk is popular with visitors who come to sit on Gaddings Dam‘s beach, to wild swim or to trek across to the Stoodley Pike monument. Start and finish of […]
The Night The Beatles Stayed
Friday 9th October 2020 would have been John Lennon’s 80th birthday. 56 years ago, to the day, the Pearsons – owners of Holdsworth House – were preparing for the Fab Four’s arrival in complete secrecy. Even the Pearson’s teenage daughter, Gail and her eight-year-old sister Kim, weren’t told until the last minute. The late Freddie and Rita […]
10 PLACES TO VISIT ON A YORKSHIRE STAYCATION
Visit Yorkshire on a great British staycation. Here are our top ten places to visit whilst using Holdsworth House in Halifax as your holiday base. THE ‘ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL’ YORKSHIRE DALES Channel 5’s remake of the classic series All Creatures Great & Small has had excellent reviews and looks like yet another TV programme that […]
Dog-friendly attractions near Holdsworth House
Isn’t it wonderful that you can take a short break at Holdsworth House with your treasured pet dog? We love seeing our four-legged friends at the hotel; even Eric the cat likes to see who’s visiting (mostly from a distance). Our designated dog friendly bedrooms are on the ground floor corridor. We supply a blanket for […]
5 Yorkshire Gentleman Jack Film Locations
If you want to visit the film locations for Gentleman Jack, here’s a good place to start. You can visit many of the locations, using Holdsworth House has your base, with our Gentleman Jack break. Fans of Anne Lister will like our own House history and the connections our previous owner had to Lister and the […]
Who was Anne Lister aka ‘Gentleman Jack’?
Gentleman Jack was the nickname cruelly bestowed upon Anne Lister, who lived at and owned Shibden Hall in Halifax in the early 1800s. Lister’s ‘masculine appearance’ and interest in women didn’t go amiss at the time. But it was only after her secret diary entries were decoded, decades after her death, that the full extent […]
Anne Lister era, a unique part of our history
Holdsworth House in Halifax was built in 1633 but the period 1759-1837 is of particular interest. At this time Holdsworth House was owned by the Wadsworth family and from 1817 the daughter, Elizabeth Wadsworth, wrote a diary. It’s these volumes that have revealed links with Anne Lister of Shibden Hall and the Bronte family. Read the […]
Antiques Roadshow in Halifax
On Sunday 8 July 2018 the BBC descended on The Piece Hall in Halifax to film an exciting episode of The Antiques Roadshow. Since Holdsworth House dates from 1633 and is filled with antiques and curiosities, we knew we’d be in with a good chance of turning up with something of interest. THE WITCH’S CUPBOARD […]
