Hotel Rooms for Events at Halifax Piece Hall 2025 Hotel rooms in Halifax for The Piece Hall Concerts HOTEL IN HALIFAX NEAR THE PIECE HALL FROM £149 PER ROOM The summer of 2025 at The Piece Hall in Halifax promises to offer a fantastic collection of global superstar musicians, artists and bands. Visit Halifax Piece […]
A Handyman with Honours!
From Naval Ship Diver to Ace with a Screwdriver: Meet Mark Pugh, veteran submariner and Holdsworth House handyman. There’s an exciting life story lurking beneath the tool-laden vest of Mark Pugh, handyman of Holdsworth House Hotel. Monday to Friday, Mark can be found fixing and repairing, straightening and DIY-ing so that Holdsworth House remains shipshape. […]
From Toy Story to Love Story: An Autumnal Wedding
Real weddings are a great way to gain a true insight into a wedding at Holdsworth House. Here we introduce Alexia and Elliot, who were married at the hotel in 2023. It is with their kind permission, and that of their photographer David Charles Photography and AV, that we share their story with you. From […]
Visit Halifax Piece Hall – Stay at Holdsworth House
The Piece Hall Halifax – “The best dressed market in the land” Book a Room at Holdsworth House Hotel & Restaurant, just 3 miles from the Halifax Piece Hall. What is ‘The Piece Hall’ in Halifax In 1633, when Holdsworth House was built, Halifax was already the biggest producer of cloth in West Yorkshire. It produced 4 […]
The Beauty of a Small, Intimate Wedding
In a society often dazzled by the grandeur of Oscar-style events, a small, intimate wedding can be a breath of fresh air. What do we mean by small? Anything from 10-40 guests is considered small at Holdsworth House Hotel. Our large weddings tend to be around 60-150 guests and usually take place on a Friday […]
Ted Hughes’ Mytholmroyd, West Yorkshire
Fans of literature and poetry can discover the birthplace of writer Ted Hughes (1930-1998) on a hotel break at Holdsworth House. Ted (Edward) Hughes is often considered the greatest British poet laureate of all time. He was born in Mytholmroyd in West Yorkshire in 1930 and he lived in the village until he was seven. Undoubtedly, […]
2023 Marks the hotel’s 60th anniversary
2023 marks 60 years since Holdsworth House Hotel & Restaurant in Halifax first opened its doors to the public, after 330 years as a private residence. Help us celebrate with a host of offers, events and activities: Diamond Anniversary Afternoon Tea avalable until 10th June 2023 Coming Soon… Art Competition with guest judge Sally Wainwright […]
Weeping Ash Trees reach 200-year milestone
In the autumn of 1822, just as the ground had become ripe for tree planting, wealthy spinster Miss Elizabeth Wadsworth instructed her handyman, Samuel, to set out for Hipperholme and “fetch three little ash trees” for the gardens of her country manor, Holdsworth House. The journey by horse and cart would have taken Samuel an hour or […]
Gentleman Jack Is Back
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 Mark a birthday, anniversary, baby shower, graduation (or any other cause for celebration) at Holdsworth House. Email us about holding your party or event at Holdsworth House or call 01422 240024 As an historic private country house dating from 1633, the parlours that once served as bedrooms overlooking the gardens, […]
