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Things To Do Highlights

Brontë Parsonage Museum Garden (c) Bevan Cockerill
Bronte Parsonage Museum

The Brontës are the world's most famous literary family and Haworth Parsonage was their home from…

Eccleshill Railway Walk
Eccleshill Railway Walk

A gentle walk through beautiful woodlands and fields, partially following the route of the old…

The Length And Breadth Of Ilkley Moor
The Length And Breadth Of Ilkley Moor

An invigorating walk in the footsteps of the giant Rombald across Ilkley Moor.

South Square Centre
South Square Centre

South Square Centre is an arts led community centre in the heart of Thornton, Bradford. The centre…

City Hall, Bradford
Bradford City Centre Heritage Trail

Step back in time on the Bradford City Centre Heritage Trail. This self guided walk takes you on a…

The iconic Cow and Calf Rocks on Ilkley Moor.
Cow and Calf Rocks

High on Ilkley Moor the Cow and Calf Rocks are a large rock formation consisting of an outcrop and…

Little Germany
Little Germany

Bradford has a long and intriguing history dating from Saxon times. The city developed from a small…

Exterior of an old mill building
Bradford Industrial Museum

Bradford's Industrial Museum has permanent displays of textile machinery, steam power, engineering…

People looking at stained glass windows
Bolling Hall

A primarily 17th century mansion house, containing period furnished rooms as well as temporary…

Entrance to the Ilkley Toy Museum
Ilkley Toy Museum

The museum contains one of the finest private collections of toys in the Country.

Cliffe Castle Exterior © Phil Jackson
Cliffe Castle Museum and Park

A former mansion built 1875 - 1882, now the local museum in a park.

A picture of someone wearing walking boots
The Brontë Connection

A walk linking three important sites associated with “Wuthering Heights” around Stanbury.

Five Rise Locks
Bingley Five Rise Locks

An 18th century engineering masterpiece, the Five Rise Locks are one of the 'seven wonders of the…

Interior of Victorian police station.
Bradford Police Museum

Victorian cells, court and gallery telling the history policing, crime and punishment in Bradford…

Salts Mill Exterior
Salts Mill & 1853 Gallery

Four comprehensive art galleries featuring over 400 works by David Hockney. Grade II Listed…

East Riddlesden Hall exterior © National Trust Images Andrew Butler
East Riddlesden Hall

National Trust owned historic house, garden, shop and tearoom. This award winning attraction offers…

People looking into a pond outside a large manor house
Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

Built in 1904 in Baroque style as an art gallery. Permanent collection of 19th and 20th century…

A Cathedral
Bradford Cathedral

City Centre's hidden jewel set in attractive gardens. Visitors experience a warm welcome,…

Esholt Village
Four Pubs Walk

A gentle 4 mile walk around Esholt

City Park Fountains
City Park

City Park is a six-acre park in the heart of Bradford which contains the largest man-made water…

St. Ives Estate, Coppice Pond
Around St Ives Estate

A walk through the beautiful St Ives Estate

Impressions Gallery Centenary Square City Park Bradford courtesy Impressions Gallery
Impressions Gallery

Impressions Gallery is a charity that helps people to understand the world through photography and…

Ilkley Manor House Exterior
Ilkley Manor House

Situated within the beautiful surroundings of the Wharfe Valley, one of Ilkley's oldest buildings,…

Rail Story at Ingrow.
Rail Story

Visit Rail Story to learn more about the railways and the people who worked on them.

What's On Highlights

City of Culture 2025
UK City of Culture 2025

Bradford district’s year of culture is set to deliver more than 1,000 new performances and events…

Openings

Season

1st January 2025-31st December 2025
Lead image: © Aïda Muluneh
Nationhood: Memory and Hope | Aïda Muluneh

Portraits of our local heroes form the backbone of Aïda Muluneh’s major exhibition at Impressions…

Openings

Season

11th January 2025-26th April 2025
Image: Part 25 of a Qur'an in 30 parts, written in gold Muḥaqqaq script and dedicated to Sultan Öljaitü in 710 AH/1310 CE in Mosul, modern-day Iraq ©
Fighting to Be Heard | British Library

Boxing, calligraphy and the collections of the British Library at Cartwright Hall in Bradford.

Openings

Season

17th January 2025-27th April 2025
A poster advertising the event, showing people in Steampunk attire, standing next to a steam engine
Haworth Steampunk Weekend

Join the Haworth Steampunk Weekend in 2025 

Openings

Season

3rd May 2025-4th May 2025

Season

10th October 2025-12th October 2025
Super Soapbox Challenge poster
Super Soapbox Challenge

Come along to watch brave soapbox racers hurtle down a huge ramp on Kirkgate in Bradford.

Openings

Season

4th May 2025
Lead image: © DJ Q
Bassline Symphony

The sound of our city as you’ve never heard it before at St. George's Hall.

Openings

Season

9th May 2025
A picture of the characters Mary Poppins and the chimney sweep Bert
Mary Poppins

Mary Poppins comes to the Alhambra Theatre for a supercalifragilisticexpialidocious-ly good show.

Openings

Season

21st May 2025-29th June 2025
Taste:BD poster
Taste:BD

Bradford’s food and drink festival returns to City Park

Openings

Season

24th May 2025-25th May 2025
New Music Biennial 2025
New Music Biennial 2025

Explore the cutting edge of contemporary music at this free weekender.

Openings

Season

6th June 2025-8th June 2025
Close-up of a tennis racket and ball (© Canva).
Lexus Ilkley Open Tennis Tournament

Get ready for an exciting week of tennis at the Lexus Ilkley Trophy, hosted at the Ilkley Lawn…

Openings

Season

8th June 2025-15th June 2025
Ilkley Food & Drink Festival
Ilkley Food & Drink Festival

The Festival returns to East Holmes Fields for 2025

Openings

Season

14th June 2025-15th June 2025
Lead image: Mammoth spear thrower © 2024 The Trustees of the British Museum
Ice Age Art Now | British Museum

Travel back in time at this British Museum Partnership Exhibition at the Cliffe Castle Museum.

Openings

Season

21st June 2025-14th September 2025
Bradford Dragon Boat Festival
Dragon Boat Festival

Fun family festival, Adrenalin fuelled dragon boat racing on the water, and land side attractions…

Openings

Season

27th June 2025-29th June 2025
Bradford Literature Festival event at the Wool Exchange.
Bradford Literature Festival

Bradford Literature Festival is an annual festival and year-round cultural outreach programme.…

Openings

Season

27th June 2025-6th July 2025
Woman waving a red flag in front of a steam train, symbolising a scene from The Railway Children.
The Railway Children

The Railway Children return to the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway.

Openings

Season

16th July 2025-7th September 2025
Conductor leading the Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra with musicians playing string instruments; the backdrop is a colourful scene.
Yorkshire Calling

Celebrate Yorkshire Day in style with an unmissable event at Bradford Live on 1 August!

Openings

Season

1st August 2025
Heritage Open Days
Heritage Open Days

Every September, thousands of volunteers organise events across England to celebrate its rich…

Openings

Season

12th September 2025-21st September 2025
View of the river Aire at Roberts Park, Saltaire.
Saltaire Festival

The Saltaire Festival is held annually, a celebration of the arts, community and the village's…

Openings

Season

13th September 2025-21st September 2025
A poster advertising the production showing a multi-coloured lion's face
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Get ready for the adventure of a lifetime as the West End smash-hit production of The Lion, the…

Openings

Season

23rd September 2025-27th September 2025
Pictureville cinema auditorium view of seats.
Widescreen Weekend

Experience Widescreen Weekend, a festival celebrating large-screen formats and cinema technologies…

Openings

Season

25th September 2025-29th September 2025
Cartwright Hall historic building with a central tower, surrounded by lush gardens with vibrant red, yellow, and purple flowers under a cloudy sky. Se
Turner Prize 2025

The world’s most exciting visual arts prize, the Turner Prize, is coming to Cartwright Hall…

Openings

Season

27th September 2025-22nd February 2026
Ilkley Literature Festival Stage View at King's Hall.
Ilkley Literature Festival

The North’s liveliest, most prestigious Literature Festival.

Openings

Season

3rd October 2025-19th October 2025
Image by Manuel Harlan
Matilda

Matilda arrives at the Alhambra Theatre

Openings

Season

30th October 2025-23rd November 2025
A man in theatrical costume
Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs

Pantomime will be making a magical return to the Alhambra Theatre this festive season.

Openings

Season

6th December 2025-18th January 2026

Accommodation Highlights

Hawksbridge Cottage Exterior
Hawksbridge Cottage

1830s semi detached cottage with breath taking views of surrounding countryside, near to moors,…

Bracken Hall House Exterior
Bracken Hall House B&B And Holiday Let

New luxury B&B overlooking Shipley Glen within walking distance of Saltaire. Perfect location for a…

Large hotel building and grounds
Hollins Hall Hotel & Country Club

Escape to the country at our sophisticated hotel. An unforgettable country getaway awaits you at…

Exterior of Ann's Farmhouse
Ann's Farmhouse

Family run establishment on a working farm in a quiet rural setting with safe parking for cars.

A wedding venue
The Best Western Craiglands Hotel

Elegant hotel in its own mature grounds, overlooking the town and surrounding moorland.

Hollies Cottage Lounge
Hollies Cottage

Hollies Cottage is a ground floor detatched cottage, set in beautiful countryside with private…

Wharfe View Cottage Bedroom
Wharfe View Cottage

Wharfe View Cottage Ilkley is a holiday cottage sleeping six in three bedrooms.

Higher Scholes Cottage Exterior
Higher Scholes Cottage

Set in the heart of Bronte Country this beamed cottage commands stunning views. Roll top bath,…

Faweather Grange
Faweather Grange

Luxury log houses specialising in romantic breaks for 2. Private outdoor hot tubs, jacuzzis,…

Mercure Bradford Bankfield Hotel Exterior
Mercure Bradford Bankfield Hotel

A Gothic mansion set in its own grounds on the banks of the River Aire. Ideal for visiting the…

A bedroom
Midland Hotel

The Midland Hotel is a beautiful 3* City Centre Hotel, The Hotel was built between 1885 and 1890 by…

Highfield Hotel Exterior
The Highfield Hotel, Restaurant, Bar & Leisure Club

This welcoming family run and owned hotel is the ideal base for social, leisure and business…

Ibis Bradford Exterior
Ibis Bradford Shipley

Modern 78 bedroom hotel. Free parking. Closest hotel to Salts Mill, Saltaire, UNESCO World…

Exterior of One Tivoli Place
One Tivoli Place Guest House

One Tivoli Place is a Victorian Terrace property in a quiet location, within easy walking distance…

Abbey Lodge Hotel Exterior
Abbey Lodge

A boutique style hotel located in the market town of Shipley, less than one mile from Saltaire,…

Bradford Digs Bedroom
Bradford Digs

Wonderful houses to rent less than 2 miles from the city centre.

A double bed
Dalesgate Hotel

The 2* AA rated Dalesgate Hotel is located in the village of Utley 2 miles north of Keighley, the…

Great Victoria Hotel Exterior
Great Victoria Hotel

Built in 1867 and originally a grand railway hotel, the hotel is a landmark Victorian building,…

Daisy Cottage Exterior
Daisy Cottage

The Cottage is a recent barn conversion situated in the tiny hamlet of Buckley Green. In an…

Apothecary Guest House And Tea Rooms
The Apothecary Guest House

Located at the top of the Main Street opposite the famous Bronte Church and 1 minute from the…

Best Western Guide Post Hotel Exterior
Best Western Bradford Guide Post Hotel

Offering Free High speed Wi-Fi Internet Access and Free Car Parking facilities, The Best Western…

Rose Cottage Bedroom
Rose Cottage

Pretty whitewashed cottage, fabulous views and location. Oak beams and open fires. South facing…

Overlookers Cottage Lounge
Overlookers Cottage

Overlookers Cottage is a Grade II listed building situated in a quiet location in the World…

Double bedroom
Weavers of Haworth - Guesthouse and Cottages

Weavers Guesthouse offers luxury guest accommodation in the heart of the picturesque village of…

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