Guided Walks Haworth, Saltaire, Bradford
Haworth Walks
Ghost and Graveyard Tours
Join our guide for a ghost tour around old Haworth, set in the heart of Bronte Country - your chance to explore the village and share Haworth's history. Dare you join us and explore the cobbled streets and graveyard believed to house almost 40,000 souls. Listen to the spooky dark tales and strange goings including the secrets of Haworth gone by.
Our tours begin in March 2012 to December 2012, Friday and Saturday evenings. Please contact 01535 642329 to book your tour with us.
The Passionate Brontës
The Passionate Brontes is an entertaining guided walk that offers an introduction to the lives and times of the extraordinary Bronte family and the Brontë Parsonage Museum. The walk is gentle and suitable for young and old and lasts between 50mins - 1hour.
The route follows the top of the village and weaves it's way around some of the key sights. Through the Brontes poems, stories and letters we lay some of their passions and achievements before you.
Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday 10.30am and 1.30pm. April 29th to October 2nd, 2011.
How to Book: Bookings can be made at Haworth Visitor Information Centre at the top of Main Street.
Tel: 01535 642329
Email: haworth.vic@bradford.gov.uk
Tickets can be purchased on the day but advance booking is required during Halloween weekend.
Prices: Various prices see website www.haworthghosttours.co.uk or www.brontewalks.co.uk. for more details
Saltaire Guided Walks
Salts Walks
Salts Walks are led by knowledgeable guides around the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Saltaire and the walks are great fun. You'll be given a bookmark with details of an actual person who once lived and worked in the Village - and for a little while, you'll "become" them. You'll be able to track down which house you lived in and find out what work you did.
How to Book: Everyone welcome. Meet every Saturday and Sunday at 2pm outside Saltaire Visitor Information Centre, Victoria Road, next to Pace. Group bookings taken for anytime.
Tel: 01274 599887 www.saltairevillage.info
Prices : Adults £3.50 and children £2.50
Bradford Guided Walks
Yarn Spinners Tours
We specialise in interesting, informative, fun tours of Bradford and the surrounding Yorkshire cities, towns and countryside. We run a wide range of memorable tours of varying durations and can accommodate individuals, groups and even host corporate events for businesses that want to stand out from the crowd.
Discover Victorian Bradford
Journey back in time to experience life in Victorian Bradford. Walk through the City Centre, with our costumed guide, and follow in the footsteps of Victorians as they went about their daily lives, gaining a real insight into the conditions they endured. Learn of the illustrious characters that lived in and visited the town, as well as how Bradford became the most important industrial town in the British Empire.
Ghosts and Grisly Tales Tours
Be spirited away around Victorian Bradford to hear stories of Victorian Bradford´s dark and murky past. Go back in time roaming the streets to hear macabre ghoulish tales from the 19th Century. Who was Chains Charlie? Who has haunted the Midland Hotel for 100 years? Join in Bradford´s unique experience, be entertained, be fascinated and maybe be a little scared too!
Essence of Asia
Join us on our new and captivating cultural tours! The tour includes a visit to a Mosque, a Hindu Temple and a Sikh Gurdwara so that you can learn about the cultures of these ethnic groups. And there is more -a trip to the UK´s largest Asian Department store. Just for you we have organised a sari wearing demonstration, and an introduction into the history of the fabrics and a show round of the store.
How to book : See website for more details, prices and online booking. www.yarnspinnerstours.co.uk
Other walk information
Why not visit the Countryside and Rights or Way Service website? www.bradford.gov.uk/countryside Choose from a selection of self-guided walks with maps and easy to follow route information to enable you to explore the Bradford District and your own pace.
For more walk information why not visit the Walk 4 Life website?
http://www.walk4life.info/find-a-walk
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