Welcome to Marsden Exhibition
Situated in the National Trust Estate Office adjacent to Marsden railway station, this series of display boards provides a wealth of fascinating information about the village and its immediate surrounds, covering both the natural environment and its industrial history. Free leaflets are available from the NT office with suggested walks. It also has the main car park for visitors to Marsden, and hence is a great starting place for a visit. For exhibition opening times please see the National Trust site
Tunnel End
Where the Huddersfield Narrow Canal enters the longest and highest canal
tunnel in the UK. Visitor centre offering special events throughout the year and short boat trips into the tunnel at weekends, bank holidays and some weekdays. Possibility of through trips (3 hours) by advance booking.
approx half a mile
Colne Valley Museum
Run privately by a group of local volunteers, this folk museum is set in a group of three former weavers cottages in the nearby
village of Golcar. It contains a wide variety of items of local interest and occasional live demonstrations eg clog making, spinning.
Open weekends only.
approx 4 miles
Uppermill village and Museum
A popular day trip destination for the people of Manchester, Uppermill is an attractive village with many interesting antique and craft
shops and a folk museum. The Huddersfield Narrow Canal flows alongside the museum, and there are narrow boat trips in the summer. The former
"Delph Donkey" railway line now makes a pleasant 2 mile track for walking, cycling or horse riding.
Can be very busy at weekends.
approx 7 miles
Holmfirth
A pretty village with stone houses seemingly built one upon the other on the steep hillsides. Somewhat overwhelmed by tourism since it became
known as the base for the TV series "Last of the Summer Wine". As well as numerous winding streets to explore there is a museum devoted to Bamforths
postcards (the traditional rude ones you find at the seaside) which were made here, and a memorial to the great flood of 1852 when a local reservoir burst. Plenty of
cafes etc, including "Sid's" as featured on TV and from which depart frequent coach tours of "Summer Wine Country"
approx 7 miles
National
Museum of Photography and Television - Bradford
This is one of the most popular visitor attractions in the North of England, and rightly so. There is literally something
for everyone. Interactive features include a television "studio" where you can operate the cameras, and an opportunity to "read the news" and
see the results. Frequently changing temporary exhibitions. The building also houses a giant 6 storey high "IMAX" cinema screen (must be seen to be believed!)
with daily film presentations, and there is the opportunity to go behind the scenes to the projection room and see the worlds largest film format in action.
Adjacent to the museum is the "pictureville" cinema with frequent showings of classic films, including the only regular UK showing of the famous "this is
Cinerama" in full 70mm format.
approx 21 miles
Eureka!Childrens Discovery Museum - Halifax
A unique and highly popular museum with a huge range of hands on discovery activities for children. Sections include my body, communications, shopping, making things
safety in the home, and recycling. Regular live participative shows. Adjacent to Halifax railway station
approx 14 miles
Salts Mill & Saltaire Village - Near Bradford
An entire community built by the philanthropist mill owner Sir Titus Salt in the mid 19th Century. The mill now houses a large art gallery dedicated to Bradford born artist David Hockney, an excellent cafe/restaurant and a variety of unusual shops. Much of the village remains as it was constructed with grand public buildings, workers housing of various degrees of comfort (depending on the relative position of the former occupier in the workforce)and public spaces bordering the River Aire and Leeds-Liverpool Canal. Whilst no longer in the countryside (it was built away from the smoke and overcrowding of contemporary Bradford) it remains a peaceful attractive community. Saltaire has its own restored railway station. approx 23 miles
Thackray Medical Museum - Leeds
Situated in the old Leeds workhouse adjacent to "Jimmy's" hospital. Includes a superb reconstruction of the slums and unsanitary conditions prevailing in early 19th Century Leeds, as well as tracing key developments in medecine from
their beginnings to present day. The reconstruction of a pre-anaesthetic amputation is not for the squeamish
approx 25 miles
Royal Armouries - Leeds
Created to house the collection of Royal Armour formerly housed at the tower of London. Includes live jousting and falconry demonstrations
I havent visited so can't comment
approx 25 miles
Butterfly World, Roundhay park - Leeds
A development of the traditional "hothouse". Contains a series of rooms featuring various climatic variations and their related animals and plants, for example a jungle area with waterfall, butterflies flying free and tortoises in the water,
A cactus house, an aquarium (with Piranhas) and various display cases featuring creatures you would prefer not to escape (big hairy spiders, snakes, tree frogs, etc).
Free admission
approx 27 miles
Page last updated 9 Jan 2007
