Our first wedding open day of 2022 was a huge success. We had over 70 couples visit the hotel across the event, giving everyone space to view the rooms at their leisure. If you missed the event or wish to return for a no-obligation, one-to-one meeting, you can make your appointment online. Big thanks to […]
Cragg Vale Coiners and The Gallow’s Pole
A Walk Around Cragg Vale and Coiners’ Country: Shane Meadows’ period drama The Gallow’s Pole is the TV version of the Walter Scott prize-winning novel of the same name, by Benjamin Myers. The story is based on real-life events of the 18th century and tells of ‘The Coiners’ – a band of counterfeiters based across Cragg Vale – […]
History Series Part V: New Found Fame
Holdsworth House’s wealth of history and preserved architecture, its quirky corners and established gardens have all found a new audience through the camera lens. In the last ten years, our grand Jacobean manor has appeared in numerous prime time TV shows as well as featuring in over 1200 couples’ wedding albums. Jamie Oliver’s Great Britain In 2011, the biggest media whirlwind we’ve seen took […]
History Series Part IV: The Cavalier Country Club
After 330 years as a private residence, closed off to the world, Holdsworth House opened its doors to the public for the first time in spring 1963. It was the vision of one family, to build a successful business, that kicked off the most recent chapter in the house’s history. The Swinging Sixties Our story begins in 1962, […]
Top 10 places to go on a short break in West Yorkshire
PACK A BREAK INTO WEST YORKSHIRE West Yorkshire is an area encompassing dramatic scenery, story-telling history, world-renowned art and artists, countless TV appearances and inspiring cultural diversity. For just one corner of the UK’s largest county, there’s a whole lot you can pack into a luxury short break. Here are our top 10 TV and […]
History Series Part III: The Gardens
Boxing Clever and Time Capsules The one thing you probably love most about Holdsworth House is the formal garden. The south-facing lawn and sunken Parterre only make up around a quarter of the estate land, most of which is actually meadow or fields. We know a little of the garden’s history from the 19th […]
History Series Part II: Grand Designs
Moving Staircases and Witches’ Cupboards. We’re doubtful that J K Rowling took her inspiration for Hogwarts from the changing designs of Holdsworth House, but the story of how the layout of our manor has undergone radical transformations over the centuries is pretty curious. In Part I of our History of Holdsworth House series we revealed how, in 1633, Abraham Brigg replaced a […]
History Series Part I: Priest holes and V&A-inspired artwork
750 years give us plenty of intriguing history to delve into at Holdsworth House. Today, we’re very mindful of our place in this great house’s story – in preserving its past and protecting its future. Here we reveal the secrets of the Gazebo and its role as part of the Holdsworth estate. Medieval England Although the […]
Our Favourite Walks 3
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 woodlands and riverbanks teeming with wildlife. Start and finish of the walk: “We drove to the village of Harden near […]
