Suzanne’s Haworth guidebook
Sightseeing
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Bronte Parsonage Museum
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Keighley og Worth Valley Railway
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Just shy of three miles from Haworth there’s a picturesque waterfall in a small rocky dale, best visited after a spell of heavy rain when, as Charlotte Brontë described in 1854, there’s a “…perfect torrent racing over the rocks.”
The waterfall was a favourite with all three sisters and at its foot is the Brontë Bridge, a historic stone crossing on South Dean Beck that was damaged by flooding in 1989 but quickly rebuilt.
The valley floor is littered with rocks, one of which is shaped like a chair and thought to have been used by the Brontës to tell stories.
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Bronte-fossen
Haworth MoorJust shy of three miles from Haworth there’s a picturesque waterfall in a small rocky dale, best visited after a spell of heavy rain when, as Charlotte Brontë described in 1854, there’s a “…perfect torrent racing over the rocks.”
The waterfall was a favourite with all three sisters and at its foot is the Brontë Bridge, a historic stone crossing on South Dean Beck that was damaged by flooding in 1989 but quickly rebuilt.
The valley floor is littered with rocks, one of which is shaped like a chair and thought to have been used by the Brontës to tell stories.
Above Haworth, a little way up the Brontë Way from the waterfall stands the desolate ruin of an old farmhouse.
Modern visitors often wonder if this brooding ruin inspired the Earnshaw residence, Wuthering Heights in Emily Brontë’s novel.
While this is unlikely, as the house would have had a completely different appearance 170 years ago, the windswept moorland scene at least captures the spirit of Wuthering Heights.
To answer the many questions asked by visitors, a plaque was placed here by the Brontë Society in 1964, denying any direct links to the book, but musing that the moors here may have been in her mind when she chose a location for the Heights.
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Top Withens
Above Haworth, a little way up the Brontë Way from the waterfall stands the desolate ruin of an old farmhouse.
Modern visitors often wonder if this brooding ruin inspired the Earnshaw residence, Wuthering Heights in Emily Brontë’s novel.
While this is unlikely, as the house would have had a completely different appearance 170 years ago, the windswept moorland scene at least captures the spirit of Wuthering Heights.
To answer the many questions asked by visitors, a plaque was placed here by the Brontë Society in 1964, denying any direct links to the book, but musing that the moors here may have been in her mind when she chose a location for the Heights.
Spacious park with Bandstand, bowls, play ground, etc. Walk through to the top to get to the main street
Central Park
Spacious park with Bandstand, bowls, play ground, etc. Walk through to the top to get to the main street
This estate five miles east of Haworth became a country park when it was taken over by Bingley Urban District Council.
The mature trees growing in these 550 acres were planted by the Ferrands, who lived here from the 17th to the 20th century.
On the southern edge is the Druid’s Altar, a rocky outcrop high above the Aire Valley.
The man-made Coppice Pond has Medieval roots and was reworked by Walker Ferrand in the 19th century.
Come to feed the ducks but use oats instead of bread! Another Ferrand, Lady Blantyre would spend a lot of time at an overhanging rock on the estate, and this has been named in her honour, with a memorial stone erected by her son in law.
Take a while to wander the venerable ash, oak, pine and larch woods, and if golf is your game, the 18-hole Bingley St Ives Course is also on the estate.
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Bingley St Ives
Saint Ives GroveThis estate five miles east of Haworth became a country park when it was taken over by Bingley Urban District Council.
The mature trees growing in these 550 acres were planted by the Ferrands, who lived here from the 17th to the 20th century.
On the southern edge is the Druid’s Altar, a rocky outcrop high above the Aire Valley.
The man-made Coppice Pond has Medieval roots and was reworked by Walker Ferrand in the 19th century.
Come to feed the ducks but use oats instead of bread! Another Ferrand, Lady Blantyre would spend a lot of time at an overhanging rock on the estate, and this has been named in her honour, with a memorial stone erected by her son in law.
Take a while to wander the venerable ash, oak, pine and larch woods, and if golf is your game, the 18-hole Bingley St Ives Course is also on the estate.
Food scene
Cobbles & Clay
70 Main St