Step back in time when you board Brunel’s ss Great Britain. Discover the true stories behind the ship that changed the world. Experience the sights, sounds and smells of life on board for Victorian passengers and crew. Winner of Sandford Award 2008
Bruce Castle Museum
Bruce Castle is a Grade I listed 16th Century manor house in 20 acres of parkland. William Compton – a member of Henry VIII’s court, built the oldest surviving parts of the building which opened as a Museum in 1906 and now houses local history collections relating to the Borough of Haringey. Winner of Sandford […]
Keighley and Worth Valley Railway
Step back in time and enjoy a train ride through Brontë country. Most services are operated by steam trains, but the railway also serves the local community, with trains running between Oxenhope and Keighley so many people using the morning diesel railcar services to do their shopping. Step off the train at Haworth to visit […]
Brontë Parsonage Museum
Set in stunning countryside to the north of Halifax, a great way to visit the parsonage is as part of a trip on the KWVR. Quite a walk up the hill from the station but Haworth is amply supplied with tourist pubs and tea rooms. Winner of Sandford Award 1993, 2000, 2005.
Brodsworth Hall
At Brodsworth Hall and Gardens near Doncaster you’ll discover the story of a house and the memories of a home that evolved through the ages. Conserved as it was found in the 1980s, the Hall’s interior offers a time capsule of family life, from High Victoriana to the retro additions of the mid 20th-century. You […]