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There are p h t l ~ at the TRADES CLUB voted one of the best small music o e Manchester Main Hebden Bridge websites n y cafes, restaurants and pubs galore, little independent THE VISITOR CENTRE 2016 Award-winner and the best s Selected road and rail lines only t venues in the North www.thetradesclub.com ~ or at the a R Not to scale l V l shops, art galleries ~ in the evening our historic Picture ic o to place for information and recommendations about where to H r a ia d hebdenbridge.org LITTLE THEATRE http://hblt.co.uk R e b R House and the famous Trades Club music venue ~ wavy o d go and what’s on whilst you’re here. Plenty of walking and e o a n a d d W heartofthepennines.org.uk steps onto the Hebden Water where you can feed the cycling leaflets. Open every day 10am-5pm Winner of the Best Small Outdoor Market award a 01422 843831 MARKETS: ter ducks, opportunities for many walks and bike rides, and [email protected]. in 2015; located next to St George’s Square 4 days a week: food/ bit.ly/2FR3ly9 on ‘Visit Calderdale’ hundreds of quirky stone steps - where do they lead? general market - Thursday; bric-a-brac - Friday; local produce Search Instagram @hellohebdenbridge TOWN CENTRE TRAIL. Wander back in time around the town, ~ HEBDEN BRIDGE ~ NO.7 (WITH WEST YORKSHIRE) Arts Festival St Georges Square and arts & crafts - Saturday; local foods – Sundays ~ CALDER with historic and present day views of Hebden Bridge side- to the Moors Search Twitter HebdenbridgeOrg IN NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC’S COOL LIST OF HOLMES PARK Popular Skateboard Park, superb children’s ate G by-side. 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Next to the bridge are the where you valley with deep ravines and tumbling streams, an easy S V e WAVY STEPS t P e bit.ly/2CoFana on ‘Visit Calderdale’ G K Find out what’s on when Go straight to the Town e e can feed the ducks ~ and across it lies a steep 45 minute walk from the town centre. Gibson Mill former cotton o THE BUTTRESS r i d l oa Hall g for community events R e c hebdenbridge.co.uk/events you’re coming ~ Check Visitor Centre (see map) l St ’ cobbled old packhorse trail to Lancashire goes via Heptonstall. mill restored as an interpretation centre & café. to Todmorden tal s h ns c o r Handmade Parade Underneath the Bridge t 4 i online: all the links are in 01422 843831 and Burnley ep to download list of all this year’s festivals B bit.ly/2Ih20TW Climb up part of the way for fabulous views. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/hardcastlecrags A6 H St George’s P 46 oad Sq our Online! panel ~ Starting hebdenbridge@ytbtic. R yd te ro a t & events B ng S C with the visually stunning co.uk HX7 8AD In St George’s Square you’ll find ourFUSTIAN KNIFE sculpture HEPTONSTALL Delightful historic village full of interest ri gi G o Lane dg an e m orth e H g n Wadsw d w Library m commemorating the fustian industry which the town was including the world’s oldest octagonal Methodist chapel. L W P i o hebdenbridge.org an et e r r P e e ket Stre s B C A r s Mar t t c Eat & Drink 5 E S l i internationally famous for. It’s also a giant sundial set just Museum open weekends April-October. Poet Sylvia Plath is nd b a d e e l n t p r 1 t Hebden Bridge o Locks E S S to ‘Hebden Bridge’ time ~ next to it WATER POWER OLD & buried in new graveyard. Delicious tea room. 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You can even stay in the house to Stoodley Pike er ROCHDALE CANAL Watch boats at the marina (the former d a where he was born: www.theelmettrust.org/teds-house o P R B canal basin, next to the Visitor Centre) or going through the u Accommodation n rn o l ti e lock on the aqueduct crossing the River Calder; look over the Newly restored architectural jewel, this a y HALIFAX PIECE HALL P t al S R side for the curious carved head ~ Or take a boat trip on the ac o sole-surviving 18h century cloth hall is a now a wonderful piazza Pedestrian zone e a hebdenbridge.co.uk/accommodation 1 Antiques Centre H d Path ou Canal from Stubbing Wharf Pub a few minutes walk away. with a full programme of events www.thepiecehall.co.uk 2 Hebden Bridge hostel se P R bit.ly/2CoHzyc Steps 3 Croft Mill oa www.hebdenbridgecruises.com Advance booking only Calderdale Industrial Museum and Square Chapel Arts Centre d A to Mytholmroyd 4 Shoulder of Mutton Hebden Bridge 6 metres Station 46 and Halifax hebdenbridge.org/accomodation 07966 808717. are next door. 5 Book Case 0 50 100 150 N For more about Calderdale: www.visitcalderdale.com trains to Halifax, Bradford and Leeds Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown Copyright and database right 2014 Festivals and Events Croft Mill Serviced Apartments Eat well, drink well Getting here Phone 01422 846 836 email [email protected] Walkers and cyclists welcome to TRAIN: Excellent rail services from Manchester, Leeds, Bradford, Hebden Bridge is a town jam-packed with festivals and events Hebden Bridge supports more cafes, pubs, and Burnley make this the best way to get to Hebden Bridge. Station throughout the year ~ The Hebden Bridge Arts Festival and are welcome in restaurants than many other much larger places – fully accessible with new passenger lift (after Easter). Handmade Parade at the end of June, and Vintage Car Rally in another ingredient for a great day out. And they’re August are very wellknown, but there’s so much more to experience Hebden Bridge independent. No Starbucks, No Costa… just friendly BUS: From the station our network of little buses gets you easily hebden ~ To find out everything that’s on when you’re planning to visit local proprietors serving good coffee, tea, cakes, up to the hilltop settlements and the moors; the 500 service takes check online at hebdenbridge.org/events and hebdenbridge.org/ breakfasts, snack lunches and more.