TIME FOR YOU Holmfirth and the Holme and Colne Valleys
Including hidden treasures in Marsden, Meltham, Honley, Golcar, Milnsbridge, Linthwaite and Slaithwaite
Welcome
Holmfirth Tourist Information Centre 49-51 Huddersfield Road, Holmfirth, HD9 3JP T: 01484 222444 E: holmfirth.tic@kirklees.gov.uk Marsden Library and Information Centre Marsden Mechanics Hall, Peel Street, Marsden, HD7 6BW T: 01484 222555 E: marsden.visitorinformation@kirklees.gov.uk
Accessibility
You may come across cobbled streets and quaint old buildings; contact attractions before you arrive to make sure you get the most out of your visit.
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To find accommodation or treat your family to souvenirs and postcards, visit:
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Visitor information and accommodation
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The Colne and Holme Valleys are full of places to entertain your family. Use this guide to inspire you; and the map to familiarise yourself with the area.
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A little time for you
Pure indulgence Main image: Titanic Spa
Be pampered Switch off and let someone else look after you at one of our top quality spas. Winner of Best UK Day Spa 2011 by Spa Traveller Awards, Titanic Spa, Linthwaite offers a truly luxurious experience. Offering the latest spa treatments and facilities, you will find complete relaxation and time out in this beautiful traditional textile mill set on the edge of the Pennines. The Old Coach House Healing Centre, Marsden offers a holistic spa experience for those looking for something different to indulge the mind, body and spirit. Choose from a range of treatments including healing therapies, massage and facials.
Old Coach House entrance
Find out more‌ Titanic Spa www.titanicspa.com Low Westwood Lane, Linthwaite, HD7 5UN T: 0845 4103333 The Old Coach House Healing Centre www.coachhousehealing.co.uk Cellars Clough, Marsden, HD7 6LY T: 01484 844467 Old Coach House Healing Centre
Titanic Spa
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Get creative
Develop a passion Our local artists and artisan food and drink producers offer an array of short workshops and courses. Go home with a new skill, passion or knowledge. Or buy beautiful art direct from local artists and take home a lifelong reminder of your break.
Relax on Ashley Jackson’s Paint Day with watercolour tuition up on the moor. Book a week long course at Booth House Gallery for your first taste of ceramics making or receive expert tuition to develop your skills. Local textile designer and felt maker, Sue Clay, local textile artist Dionne Swift
and internationally renowned hand knitting company Rowan Yarns all hold one day workshops in their Holmfirth studios covering felt making, printing, dying, stitching and knitting. For art and craft workshops with a vintage or eco-twist, call The Loft Space or Slaithwaite Emporium.
Booth House Gallery
Main image: Ashley Jackson
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Pure North Cider
At the award-winning, community Handmade Bakery in Slaithwaite learn to make traditionally crafted, slowly fermented bread. Enjoy award-winning English wine at Holmfirth Vineyard on a two hour tour and tasting event. If cider’s your tipple of choice, call award-winning Pure North Cider, Holmfirth for a tour and see traditional cider made from apples picked and pressed onsite by hand. At Edibles, Slaithwaite book a one day course and learn how to build your own wood-fired clay oven and make delicious bread and pizza to bake in it.
Handmade Bakery
Please call ahead and book on workshops or tours to make sure spaces are available.
Find out more‌ Arts and crafts Ashley Jackson Galleries and Paint Days www.ashley-jackson.co.uk 13/15 Huddersfield Road, Holmfirth, HD9 2JR T: 01484 686460
Handmade Bakery www.thehandmadebakery.coop Unit 6 Upper Mills, Canal Side, Slaithwaite, HD7 5HA T: 01484 842175
Booth House Gallery www.boothhousegallery.co.uk 3 Booth House Lane, Holmfirth, HD9 2QT. Please check website for directions as sat nav picks up the wrong area. T: 01484 685270
Holmfirth Vineyard www.holmfirthvineyard.com Woodhouse Farm, Woodhouse Lane, Holmfirth, HD9 2QR T: 01484 691861
Sue Clay www.feltconnection.co.uk Mytholmbridge, Holmfirth T: 01484 686642
Pure North Cider www.purenorthciderpress.com Deanhouse, Netherthong, Holmfirth, HD9 3TD T: 07720 398706
Dionne Swift www.dionneswift.co.uk 58 Huddersfield Road, Holmfirth, HD9 3AZ T: 07974 747080
Edibles www.edibles.org.uk The Barn, Paddock Farm, Park Gate Road, West Slaithwaite, HD7 5XA T: 07722 557701
The Loft Space at Standedge Tunnel and Visitor Centre www.greenfusions.co.uk Waters Road, Marsden HD7 6NQ T: 01484 844298
Slaithwaite Emporium Find us on Facebook
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Adrenaline rush
Take flight
Holme Valley 4x4
Break from the day to day, and take to the open road in style. For an unrivalled view, take to the sky from The Hunstman Inn, Holmfirth with Pennine Helis and enjoy the area’s beautiful scenery. Holme Valley 4x4 offers action lovers the chance to get off the beaten track with their challenging 4x4, quad biking, off road driving and clay pigeon shooting sessions.
Find out more‌ Pennine Helis www.penninehelis.co.uk Oakdene Farm, Saddleworth, OL3 5LU T: 01457 877833 Holme Valley 4x4 www.hv4x4.co.uk The Gables, 8 New Mill Road, Honley, HD9 6PL T: 01484 661000
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Not on the High Street
Go shopping
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Discover independent boutiques and specialist stores stocking locally made products you won’t find on the high street. Here’s a selection to whet your appetite. For literary lovers, lose track of time in Daisy Lane Book Shop, Holmfirth, a quality second hand bookshop in one of Holmfirth’s most historic buildings.
Marsden is home to local textile designer, Sarah Foster. In her boutique shop, Roobarb Gifts, Marsden you’ll find gifts and home accessories made by Sarah and other local designers. Just down the road, an eclectic mix of gifts and beautifully selected clothing awaits you at Cubecure. For vintage lovers, Slaithwaite Emporium and The Carding Shed in Hepworth, are must-sees. Find antique and vintage furniture at Cobweb, Slaithwaite, alongside beautiful soft furnishings, irresistible home accessories and gifts. Daisy Lane Book Shop
Find original gifts and locally made jewellery at Zebra Jewellery, Honley; choose your perfect piece handmade by their local onsite goldsmith, or commission a bespoke design. Visit the Silver Dream Studio, Holmfirth for more unique, handcrafted contemporary jewellery made onsite by local silversmith Jacqui Laithwaite-Rawes. Discover a beautiful collection of locally renovated furniture and handmade pieces at Lost and Found, Holmfirth. Lick your lips at The Chocolate Box, Holmfirth. With over 150 jars of favourite sweets and a packed chocolate counter, you are sure to find something to indulge your sweet tooth.
Lost and Found
Award-winning Holmfirth Fair Trade Shop, Holmfirth, offers unusual, ethically sourced products for you, your home and garden from local and international suppliers. www.visitholmfirth.co.uk
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Daisy Lane Book Shop Towngate, Upperthong, Holmfirth, HD9 1HA T: 01484 688409
Cubecure www.cubecure.co.uk 16 Peel Street, Marsden HD7 6BW T: 01484 842305
Zebra Jewellery www.zebrajewellery.com 25 Westgate, Honley, HD9 6AA T: 01484 661007
Rowan Up Country and Rowan Yarns www.rowan-upcountry.com 58 Huddersfield Rd, Holmfirth, HD9 3AZ T: 01484 687803
Silver Dream Studio www.silverdreamstudio.co.uk 7 Hollowgate, Holmfirth, HD9 2DG T: 01484 680063
Holmfirth Fair Trade Shop www.thefairtraderscooperative.co.uk 32-34 Huddersfield Rd, Holmfirth, HD9 2JS T: 01484 690515
Lost and Found Norridge Bottom, Holmfirth T: 07841 989083
Cobweb www.cobweb-slaithwaite.co.uk 21B Carr Lane, Slaithwaite, HD7 5AN T: 01484 842426
The Chocolate Box www.chocolateboxholmfirth.com Hollowgate, Holmfirth, HD9 2DG T: 01484 688222 Roobarb Gifts www.roobarbgifts.co.uk 1 Peel Street, Marsden, HD7 6BR T: 01484 846226
Slathwaite Emporium Find us on Facebook Britannia Road, Slathwaite, HD7 5HE The Carding Shed Find us on Facebook Dobroyd Mills, Hepworth, HD9 1AF T: 01484 680400
Silver Dream Studio
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The information in this guide is believed to be correct at the time of going to press. Kirklees Council cannot be held responsible for any errors.