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| Good Friday | Famous Pace Egg Play - Street Theatre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Easter Monday | Duck Race, Giant Egg Hunt - various street entertainment | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| The Gallery |
11-13 Market Street, Hebden
Bridge - Regular Exhibitions
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| Hardcastle Crags |
Wooded valley with deep
rocky ravines and tumbling streams, waymarked trails, Gibson Mill, discovery
walks and events. Information point Midgehole Road car park. Estate
open daily throughout the year. Protected by the National Trust.
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| Hebden Bridge Alternative Technology Centre |
Hebble End, Hebden Bridge.
A.T. Information Centre, shop and displays. Open: Monday 10:00 am -
5:00 pm Tuesday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Wednesday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Thursday
10:00 am - 5:00 pm Friday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Saturday 12 noon - 4:00
pm Sunday 12 noon - 4:00 pm (Check to confirm) Telephone 01422 842121.
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| Heptonstall Grammar School Museum |
Heptonstall, Near Hebden
Bridge. 17th century stone school building with old school furniture
and items of local, domestic, historic and agricultural interest. Open
between Easter and end-October: Weekends and Bank Holidays 11:00 pm
- 3:00 pm FREE. Telephone Robert Goulding on 01484 719222 for details.
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| Jerusalem Farm and Education Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Land Farm Garden and Gallery |
Colden, Nr. Hebden Bridge.
4 acre woodland garden featured on “Gardeners World”. Art Gallery. Open
from May - to the end of August: Weekends and Bank Holidays 10:00 am
- 5:00 pm Admission charge. Parties welcome after 6:00 pm during week.
Telephone 01422 842260 for details.
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| St. Thomas’s Church, Heptonstall |
Open daily throughout
the year. Light refreshments served in church 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm at Easter
and Bank Holidays and Sundays May to September. Second hand bookstall.
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| Slack Top Alpines |
1 Waterloo House, Slack
Top, Hebden Bridge HX7 7HA. Working nursery producing a huge range of
rockery and alpine plants. Large garden featuring well-planted rockeries
and other features. Magnificent views. Open March to October: Wednesday
10:00 am - 6:00 pm Thursday 10:00 am - 6:00 pm Friday 10:00 am - 6:00
pm Saturday 10:00 am - 6:00 pm Sunday 10:00 am - 6:00 pm Closed Monday
and Tuesday except Bank Holidays. Telephone 01422 845348.
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| Tourist Information Centre |
01422 843138
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| Bankfield Museum |
Akroyd Park, Boothtown
Road, Halifax HX3 6HG. Costume, textiles, toys, exhibitions. Duke of
Wellington Regimental Museum. The Marble Gallery - Exciting new contemporary
craft selling gallery. Open: Tuesday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Wednesday 10:00
am - 5:00 pm Thursday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Friday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Saturday
10:00 am - 5:00 pm Sunday 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Closed Monday except Bank
Holidays (10:00 am - 5:00 pm). Admission free. Telephone 01422 354823
/ 352334.
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| Dean Clough Galleries |
Dean Clough, Halifax.
A network of Galleries, including the Crossley Gallery. Located in Victorian
mills which once housed the world’s largest carpet factory. Centre for
Arts, Education and Enterprise. Open: Monday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Tuesday
10:00 am - 5:00 pm Wednesday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Thursday 10:00 am -
5:00 pm Friday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Saturday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Sunday
10:00 am - 5:00 pm (Check opening times in holiday periods) Closed Christmas
Day and Boxing Day. Admission Free. Telephone 01422 250250.
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| Dove Cottage Plants Specialist Nursery and Garden |
Choice and unusual herbaceous
perennials and display garden. 23 Shibden Hall Road Halifax (half a
mile from Shibden Hall). Open February-November: Tuesday 10:00 am to
dusk Wednesday 10:00 am to dusk Thursday 10:00 am to dusk Friday 10:00
am to dusk Saturday 10:00 am to dusk Sunday 10:00 am to dusk Telephone
01422 203553.
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| Eureka! the Museum for Children |
Discovery Road, Halifax.
Children visiting Eureka! can touch, smell and try out all the ‘exhibits’.
The four main exhibition areas help children to learn about how their
body works, about society and the world of work. Eureka! has been designed
specifically for children aged 3 to 12, but provides facilities for
all the family, including a special play area for the under-5’s. Open:
Monday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Tuesday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Wednesday 10:00
am - 5:00 pm Thursday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Friday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Saturday
10:00 am - 5:00 pm Sunday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Closed 24th, 25th and 26th
December. For bookings telephone 01422 330012. All visitors admitted
for half price from 3:00 pm on Monday to Friday during Eureka! term
time. Telephone 01426 983191 or 01422 330069 for term dates and school
holidays.
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| Glendale Studio |
189 King Cross Road,
Halifax. Original watercolours and oils. Prints both limited and unlimited.
Framing service and sculptures. Open: Monday 9:30 am - 5:00 pm Tuesday
9:30 am - 5:00 pm Wednesday 9:30 am - 5:00 pm Thursday 9:30 am - 5:00
pm Friday 9:30 am - 5:00 pm Saturday 9:30 am - 5:00 pm Telephone 01422
321506.
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| Halifax Parish Church |
Visit Halifax’s ancient
and beautiful Parish Church of St. John the Baptist. Mid-15th century
(part 11th century) - Unique Commonwealth glass windows - Chapel of
Duke of Wellington’s Regiment - Old Tristram. Stay a While - Pray a
While. Open daily 12 noon to 4:00 pm all year. Pre-booked parties, school
bookings etc.
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| Manor Heath Demonstration Garden |
Skircoat Moor, Halifax.
The Jungle Experience, park, demonstration gardens, events and courses.
Open daily: Open daily: Summer Winter 10:00 am - 4:30 pm 10:00 am -
3:30 pm Telephone 01422 365631.
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| Ogden Water Visitor and Interpretation Centre | off Keighley Road, Ogden, Halifax. Waterside and Woodland Walks, Reservoir. Picnic areas. Orienteering. Toilets. Parking. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Piece Hall, Halifax |
18th century cloth hall
with over 40 art, craft and antique shops, restaurant, cafe, open air
market on Saturday. Regular events. Tourist Information Centre. Open
daily (please ring for various opening times). Entrance free (except
on certain special events). Telephone 01422 358087.
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| Piece Hall Art Gallery |
Contemporary Art Gallery,
Piece Hall, Halifax. Changing programme of arts/crafts exhibitions/activities.
Open: Tuesday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Wednesday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Thursday
10:00 am - 5:00 pm Friday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Saturday 10:00 am - 5:00
pm Sunday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Closed Monday except Bank Holidays. Telephone
01422 358087.
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| Shibden Hall, Halifax |
Wonderful 15th century
half-timbered house with atmospheric room settings plus West Yorkshire’s
finest Folklife Museum, set in parkland. Open: March - November Monday
-Saturday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Sunday 12 noon - 5:00 pm December - February
Monday - Saturday 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Sunday 12 noon - 4:00 pm Admission:
Adults £1.90, Concessions £1.00. Family Ticket £5.00. A great day out
for all the family. Telephone 01422 352246. Also Shibden Miniature Railway
- 10 1/4" gauge steam and diesel trains. Open school holidays and weekends
all year, and summer weekends - weather permitting.Party rates available.
Telephone 01422 367268.
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| Old Lindley Holywell Green |
Old Lindley, Holywell
Green, Nr. Halifax. Open daily: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm. Telephone 01422
374388. Tourist Information Centre Piece Hall, Halifax.
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| Wainhouse Tower |
King Cross, Halifax.
Open: Easter Day, Easter Monday, May Day, Spring Bank Holiday Sunday
and Monday, Fathers Day, last Sunday in July, August Bank Holiday Sunday
and Monday, 2nd Sunday in September. Open for group visits - maximum
50. Contact Wellesley Park, on 01422 359454 for further details and
bookings. Admission charge. Wainhouse Trail Guided Tour also available.
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| World Dock Pudding Championship | Mytholmroyd Community Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pace Egg Plays | Various venues in the Upper Calder Valley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sowerby Bridge Town and Canal Festival | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Easter Monday, Hebden Bridge | Duck
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| Hebden Bridge Brass Band Festival Green Festival | June | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Norland Scarecrow Festival | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Todmorden Agricultural Show | Centre Vale Park | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Irish Festival | Piece Hall, Halifax | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| People's Park Festival | People's Park, Halifax | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Vintage Weekend | Calder Holmes Park, Hebden Bridge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Halifax Agricultural Show | Savile Park, Halifax | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sowerby Bridge Rush-bearing Festival | September | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hebden Bridge Giant Bonfire | November | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hebden Bridge Carol Service | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ALL DETAILS FOR THE
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