Heptonstall

Worth seeing in and around Heptonstall

3 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Hebden Bridge

   Hebden Bridge is a market town in the civil parish of Hebden Royd, in the Calderdale district of West Yorkshire, England. It is in the Upper Calder Valley, 8 miles west of Halifax and 14 miles north-east of Rochdale, at the confluence of the River Calder and Hebden Water.

   2.2 km · market town in Hebden Royd, West Yorkshire, England · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Hebden Bridge Picture House

   Hebden Bridge Picture House in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, is one of the last remaining council-owned cinemas in Britain. Together with the adjacent shops, it forms a Grade II listed building.

   2.1 km · cinema in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Lumb Bank

   Lumb Bank is a house near Heptonstall in West Yorkshire, England. It was the residence of the poet Ted Hughes.

   300 m · 18th-century house near Heptonstall, West Yorkshire · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Hardcastle Crags
2. 02
   Stoodley Pike

   Prominent hill-top monument with wide views.

3. 03
   Heptonstall Museum

   Church Yard Bottom, Heptonstall, info@heptonstallmuseumfriends.org.uk.

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Things to do

1. 01
   The Picture House

   "A thriving, independent, not-for-profit cinema operated by Hebden Royd Town Council" £7 film, £15 live performance (adult).

2. 02
   Trades Club

   Holme Street HX7 8EE, secretary@tradesclub.info.

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Where to eat

Excellent cafes are plentiful - some recommended ones include but are by no means limited to, Vocation, Tibetan Kitchen, Squeeze, the Trades Club Kitchen, Aya Sophia and Marcos. On market day, head to the car park near the square for cheeses, pastries, pies, pizza, Turkish food for snacks, Indian food for a meal or onion bhaji and much more depending on the week.

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Getting to Heptonstall

Airports

Leeds Bradford (LBA), 28 km · Manchester (MAN), 48 km · Liverpool John Lennon (LPL), 71 km

Stations

Hebden Bridge railway station, 2.5 km

• Manchester, Greater Manchester → Heptonstall

  33 km · quickest by road, 1h 21m · £4–5
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• Liverpool → Heptonstall

  74 km · quickest by road, 2h 3m · £8–11
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• Nottingham, Leicestershire → Heptonstall

  106 km · quickest by road, 2h 57m · £13–18
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