Huddersfield

Worth seeing in and around Huddersfield

10 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
   University of Huddersfield

   The University of Huddersfield is a public research university located in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. It has been a University since 1992, but has its origins in a series of institutions dating back to the 19th century.

   200 m · university in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Leeds Road

   Leeds Road was a football stadium in Huddersfield, England. It operated from its construction in 1908 until the Kirklees Stadium was opened nearby for the 1994–95 season.

   1.6 km · football stadium in Huddersfield, England · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Tolson Museum

   The Tolson Memorial Museum, also known as Tolson Museum, is housed in Ravensknowle Hall, a Victorian mansion in Ravensknowle Park on Wakefield Road in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. The museum was given to the town by Legh Tolson in memory of his two nephews who were killed in the First World War.

   1.6 km · Museum in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Church of the Holy Trinity

   Holy Trinity Church is a Church of England parish church in the town of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. It opened in 1819 and is a grade II* listed building.

   1 km · church in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Parish Church of St Peter

   St Peter's Church, also known as Huddersfield Parish Church, is a Church of England parish church in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. There has been a church on the site since the 11th century, but the current building dates from 1836.

   300 m · church in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Castle Hill

   Castle Hill is a scheduled ancient monument in Almondbury overlooking Huddersfield in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. The hilltop has been settled for at least 4,000 years.

   2.6 km · hill near Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Huddersfield Library and Art Gallery

   The Huddersfield Art Gallery is an art gallery in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, northern England. It is currently owned and operated by Kirklees Council.

   100 m · library and art gallery in Huddersfield, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Blakeborough's Bridge

   Blakeborough's Bridge crosses the River Calder in Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England. It was built in 1962 to link J. Blakeborough and Sons works and offices that were on different sides of the river.

   5.9 km · bridge in United Kingdom · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Colne Bridge

   Colne Bridge is an historic 18th-century bridge near Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. A Grade II listed stone-built arch bridge, it spans the River Colne between Bradley and Kirkheaton.

   4.7 km · grade II listed bridge in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Robin Hood's Grave

    Robin Hood's Grave is the name given to a monument in Kirklees Park Estate, West Yorkshire, England, near the now-ruined Kirklees Priory. It is alleged to be the burial place of English folk hero Robin Hood.

    5.7 km · monument in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Castle Hill

   From all around the area, Castle Hill can easily be picked out, crowned with the Victoria Tower, built to commemorate Queen Victoria's silver jubilee.

2. 02
   Tolson Memorial Museum

   Ravensknowle Park, Wakefield Rd HD5 8DJ,.

3. 03
   Colne Valley Museum

   Apr-Oct: Sat Sun 2-5PM; Nov-Mar: Sat Sun 1-4PM.

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Things to do

What's on? Listen to Pulse of West Yorkshire on 102.5FM or Pulse Classic Gold on 1530AM. Kite flying. Kite flying is practised extensively here with local council backing. The local electrical company, Northern Powergrid, has also moved power lines underground to prevent kites getting tangled up in cables. This has also encouraged the users of powered hang-gliders to also use the site as a take off point.

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Where to eat

The Huddersfield area has many restaurants of different types and costs. The following small selection are restaurants which have been visited and recommended by Wikivoyagers: Fenay Bridge, Penistone Road. This place can be excellent but sometimes awful. They have a 2-for-1 deal on all year which is a big serving. But sometimes the food can take a while and isn't up to scratch, but other times its top notch.

1. 01
   Three Acres Inn

   Upscale restaurant in the hills, also has 17 rooms.

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Getting to Huddersfield

Airports

Leeds Bradford (LBA), 26 km · Manchester (MAN), 47 km · Liverpool John Lennon (LPL), 79 km

Stations

Huddersfield railway station, 500 m · Brighouse railway station, 5.9 km · Crosland Moor Airfield, 4.3 km · Brockholes railway station, 5.4 km · Honley railway station, 4.1 km

• Manchester, Greater Manchester → Huddersfield

  35 km · quickest by road, 1h 4m · £4.5–6
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• Liverpool → Huddersfield

  83 km · quickest by road, 1h 46m · £8–11
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• Nottingham, Leicestershire → Huddersfield

  88 km · quickest by road, 2h 14m · £10–13
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