As it was a Bank Holiday and the weather forecast was favourable we decided to take a trip to Haworth, home of the Bronte sisters and only about an hour away from where we live.
I had never thought of going to Haworth until it popped up on the Instagram page of someone I followed and I was intrigued and wanted to find out more. I knew it was where the Bronte sisters had lived but I hadn't realised it was so pretty.
When we arrived we parked in the Bronte Parsonage museum car park as it was recommended for being good value for money. (We paid £4.50 for over 3 hours). We did not go into the museum as due to Covid restrictions you had to book in advance and the boys would not have been interested anyway.
We left the car park and walked to the main street which you see in most photos. It wasn't too busy and it was full of some very interesting independent shops as we walked down.
One of my favourites were The Cabinet of Curiosities which was fascinating to go inside and look around. The design is based on an old apothecary shop with lots of drawers and things on display. It smelt heavenly inside. The shop sells lotions and body washes, candles, wax melts, notebooks and books relating to wicca and witchcraft. Because of the lotions and candles for some reason it reminded my of 'Rose Apothecary' David's shop in Schitts Creek even though it did not look anything like it. In fact I found out that the Cabinet of Curiosities used to be called Rose & Co Apothecary.
A bit further down is 'The Souk' which sells vintage clothing, accessories and books. It was absolutely packed with items. I would have liked more time to browse but I was conscious of the fact everybody else was waiting for me outside.
At the bottom of the hill is Central Park which is the council park. It was very pretty and peaceful to walk around but thankfully nowhere near as large as it's name sake in New York.
We heard the sound of a steam engine from the park, but unfortunately by the time we had reached the station the train had already left. For the film buffs you might recognise the station from 'The Railway Children'. You could not go onto the platform without a ticket so taking a photo from the bridge was the closest I could get.
There are plenty of places to eat in Haworth and this tea room is one place I would have loved to go but unfortunately there was 5 of us and no tables free. Maybe if Craig and I come back on our own then we can go in.
At the top of the main street I could not resist getting a picture of Penny outside this shop.
Close to Haworth is a walk to the Bronte Waterfall. You can walk to the start of it from Haworth but we decided to drive as it was getting on a bit. The car park at Penistone Hill country park was free and only a short walk down the hill to the actual start of the walk. Although the walk is easy it is not suitable for pushchairs as the ground underfoot did get a bit uneven. Also we had to keep Penny on the lead as it takes you across open fields where sheep were roaming and there was the possibility of ground nesting birds. The views were amazing. These photos do not do them justice.
The waterfall isn't the most spectacular but it is still pretty and there was an area at the bottom where you could have a picnic or wade in the stream. It only took about 1/2 an hour to get there so it isn't long if you decide to take a picnic.
You have the option to do a circular walk or just there and back which is what we decided to do this time as it was after 6.00pm and we still had to drive back. If we had been earlier then we would have done the circular route.
I admit I am not a fan of the Bronte sisters but I did buy a copy of Wuthering Heights whilst I was in Haworth and will hopefully get to read it soon.
Haworth is a place I would recommend visiting unless you have issues walking then the steep cobbled hill will not be suitable.
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