Tag: Bronte Country
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Dawn walk from Stanbury to Ponden Kirk
For a long time now, I’ve been wanting to get up to Ponden Kirk, a rocky outcrop protruding high up on Stanbury Moor with spectacular views down the Worth Valley, to get some photos of the sunrise. The forecast looked promising on Saturday so, at 4:00am, I drove the couple of miles and parked at…
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A Short Walk Around Wycoller in Late Spring
Just over the Lancashire border, a few miles from Haworth, is the beautiful little hamlet of Wycoller, now a country park, which was often visited by the Brontë sisters. The now ruined Wycoller Hall is believed to have been Charlotte’s inspiration for Ferndean Manor in her masterpiece, Jane Eyre. SPOILER ALERT: In the book, Mr…
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Riding the Legend – A Trip on the Flying Scotsman
As part of its centenary celebrations, the world famous locomotive, the Flying Scotsman, has been guest of honour at the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway for the entire month of May. Because we live just up the hill from Oakworth Station, it would have been rude not to take the opportunity to take a ride…
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5.5 mile Wuthering Heights walk – Stanbury | Top Withens | Alcomden Stones | Ponden Kirk
A classic literary walk, taking in some key locations linked to Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights. The walk began at Bully Trees Farm, Stanbury and headed up the hill on the track past Lower Height Farm and Upper Heights Farm. Both are still inhabited but are no longer working farms. Below is the view looking back…
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3 mile circular walk from Bully Trees Farm to Top Withens
Starting from Bully Trees Farm, Back Lane, Stanbury, this is probably the second easiest and quickest way to get up to Top Withens. The easiest way is to follow the main track straight up past Upper Heights Farm (today’s return route – the upper one on the map above) and either way will give you…
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A frosty start at Haworth Brow Top
I’m very fortunate that my relatively long commute to work takes me through some incredible scenery and, particularly this time of year, I can experience all kinds of weather conditions early in the morning that make for some stunning photos. One day last week. there had been a hard overnight frost and a dusting of…
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Another snowy walk from Oakworth to Haworth (Part 4)
The final instalment takes us along the lane from the graveyard, up through Balcony Farm to Dimples Lane. From there, down Dimples Lane, via a 4×4 stuck in a snowdrift, back into Haworth on West Lane then down Mytholmes Lane, over Mytholmes Tunnel and home to Oakworth, about 4 miles in total. Click HERE to…
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Another snowy walk from Oakworth to Haworth (Part 3)
This third set of images covers the Brontë Parsonage Museum, St Michael and All Angels’ Church and the graveyard. Click HERE to view Part 1 (Oakworth to Haworth Station) Click HERE to view Part 2 (Haworth Main Street) Click HERE to view Part 4 (Dimples Lane and Mytholmes Lane) For more information about Haworth and Brontë Country, the Brontë…
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Another snowy walk from Oakworth to Haworth (Part 2)
Here we go with the second part of this beautiful winter wonderland walk. This time it’s Haworth’s Main Street. It’s been difficult to decide which shots to include because there are so many of them but I hope you approve of my choices. Click HERE to view Part 1 (Oakworth to Haworth Station) Click HERE…
Bronte Country Landscapes 