BOOK A GENTLEMAN JACK HOTEL BREAK In April 2022, Gentleman Jack returns to our screens. The hit BBC/HBO show is written by Sally Wainwright and produced by Lookout Point TV: “Yorkshire, 1834. All eyes are on Anne Lister and Ann Walker as they set up home together at Shibden Hall as wife and wife, determined […]
Private Dining for birthdays, baby showers and big anniversaries
Email us about your party Covid put so many restrictions in place that a huge number of special events were delayed, underwhelmed or simply slipped by, silently. Whilst some people are understandably cautious of celebrating with the masses, there is a way of marking a birthday, anniversary, baby shower, graduation – or any other cause […]
Gentleman Jack-Inspired Wedding
When the BBC/HBO series Gentleman Jack first aired on British television in 2019, only a few people had heard of the 19th century Halifax-born diarist Anne Lister. Certainly, no-one could have predicted the seismic effect the TV show would have on many women across the world. But as we sat down to watch with peaked […]
Rising star joins chef team
It’s mutually beneficial when young talent joins our thriving kitchen and restaurant team. They get to train with the best chefs and we get to nurture raw talent. It’s exciting for both parties. Ellie began working at Holdsworth House as a Kitchen Porter a little over a year ago. Whilst initially she’d never considered a career in […]
A career mapped out at Holdsworth House for chef George
At the end of 2021, after five years at Holdsworth House, George Crossley has made it into an elite club – that of Employee of the Year. George is the hotel’s newly-appointed Junior Sous Chef. His role is key in helping to deliver the wow factor through beautifully presented food, imaginative flavours and quality ingredients. It’s a […]
Family devotes 70 years to Holdsworth House
After 45 years, Rose finally cuts her apron ties Like mother like daughter, Rosemary Kendell of Halifax has devoted her life to independently owned hotel and restaurant, Holdsworth House. As a young girl growing up, Rose watched her mother Maureen work at Holdsworth House in Holmfield as the hotel’s kitchen porter. A loyal employee, Maureen […]
Traditional afternoon tea hits the sweet spot
Afternoon Tea is one of the most popular ways to spend time at Holdsworth House in Halifax, West Yorkshire. Over the course of a normal year, we welcome over 3000 guests through the doors for a traditional afternoon tea. That’s over 6000 homemade scones, 9000 sweet patisserie treats, and 12,000 crusts-off sandwiches, carefully prepared by […]
Wedding Open Day January 2022
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 […]
