Enjoy The Anne Lister Birthday Festival throughout Halifax and Calderdale from Monday 27 March until Monday 3 April 2023 featuring 70+ events ranging from walks, talks and lectures to painting workshops. Her incredible life and legacy continues to inspire and fascinate people around the world in 2023, on the 232nd anniversary of her birth. Anne … Read more
The Victoria & Albert Museum has secured the 80,000-piece Bowie Archive for a special “David Bowie Museum London” to reveal the creative processes of one the most influential figures in the history of live and recorded music, film and fashion through the creation of The David Bowie Centre for the Study of Performing Arts, open … Read more
Calderdale’s Happy Valley Country Pubs: “There’s a real depth to the landscape – it’s so dramatic and awe-inspiring. Now I see Calderdale – Halifax, Hebden Bridge, Ripponden, Sowerby Bridge and Elland as really beautiful. That’s the area I think of as Happy Valley” – Sally Wainwright’s interview with the Guardian. Scroll below to learn more … Read more
Are you a fan of BBC’s hit series Happy Valley? Are you excited to explore the breathtaking Happy Valley Filming Locations? If yes, then you are in for a treat. Scroll below to use our interactive map to explore Happy Valley filming locations, including those around Hebden Bridge, Halifax, Wainstalls and Warley that Sally Wainright … Read more
Exploring the iconic Wainhouse Tower in Halifax is an unforgettable experience. Located in Halifax’s BBC Happy Valley, this imposing tower is a sight to behold. It stands a magnificent 253 feet (83m) tall and is one of Calderdale’s most recognizable landmarks. But what is the story behind Wainhouse Tower? Why was it built and how … Read more
If you’re having a trip to Hebden Bridge beer, bars and pubs will be on the agenda for many. So here’s our Hebden Bridge Ale Trail with our interactive map so you can tackle it in any order, or preferably make several separate visits to savour them and tick them off your Hebden Bridge beer … Read more
Brighouse Nature Reserve is 1.5 miles from Brighouse and 4.5 miles from the Piece Hall in Halifax, sandwiched between the River Calder and canal – Calder & Hebble Navigation. It is one of the richest areas in Calderdale for biodiversity, with over 130 species of plants, 200 species of birds, and large numbers of mammals, … Read more
With our online map, explore festive Yorkshire Christmas Markets in England’s largest county where there’s everything from rolling dales, lively towns and cities dramatic waterfalls, stunning castles to picturesque coastal towns. Yorkshire has a population of 5.3 million, larger than the population of Scotland and Yorkshire’s economy is around twice the size of Wales and larger than 11 EU countries. … Read more
Piece Hall Live line up 2023: See here who is playing summer of 2023 at The Piece Hall Live Halifax and when! Piece Hall Line Up List 2023 2023, the second year of music promoters Cuffe and Taylor’s 5-year deal with The Piece Hall Trust, sees more superstars at the historic venue playing in the … Read more
The Harry Potter Halifax Shop is in the historic Piece Hall, just a 3-minute walk from both Halifax railway station and Eureka! the award-winning Children’s interactive venue. Flock it and Broom, the Harry Potter Shop at the Piece Hall Halifax opened on 27 October 2022. Where is the Harry Potter Halifax Store in the Piece Hall? … Read more
