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Visit Brontë Parsonage Museum car-free
Travel a greener way for £3 off.
It’s easy to visit the Brontë Parsonage Museum car-free.
Buses and heritage trains from Keighley take about 20 minutes. Trains run to Keighley from Bradford and Leeds.
Buses from Hebden Bridge take about 30 minutes. Trains run to Hebden Bridge from Manchester, Bradford and Leeds.
Check out our recommended route (below) and then use our journey planner (above) for door-to-door train, bus and walking routes.
Discount: Enjoy £3 off standard tickets with a valid train ticket or bus ticket.
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When you travel by train, a Keighley PlusBus ticket gives you unlimited bus travel across West Yorkshire. Also check the Keighley Bus Company ticket prices.
Relive the novels as you ride across poetic moors on the iconic Brontë buses from Keighley or Hebden Bridge to Haworth – but without experiencing the wuthering weather.
Venture like a Victorian on a Keighley & Worth Valley Railway steam (or diesel) train from Keighley to Haworth.
View The Pennines, Yorkshire Dales and Forest of Bowland on the Betham Line from Morecambe Bay, via Carnforth and Salts Mill to Keighley.
A kids’ story can be downloaded for your journey. The museum has interactive exhibits and events for children.
Cycle from Denholm or plan your cycle route here. Bike racks are situated at the Haworth Medical Practice car-park, Main Street & Butt Street intersection and the entrance to Central Park. You can hire e-bikes for delivery to Hebden Bridge.
Local footpaths are recommended on the website. Other walks include the Brontë Connection (Stanbury Moor), Emily Brontë Walk (a circular walk via Oxenhope), The Brontë Way (between Burnley and Bately), or from Hebden Bridge and back. See the local OS Map.
Taxis need to be booked in advance from Keighley. Metro – 01274 733 733 is based in Bradford. In Haworth, the taxi company is of course named Brontë – 01535 644442.
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Getting to Brontë Parsonage Museum car-free
Here's our recommended route to Brontë Parsonage Museum. To get bus and train times and walking routes use our journey planner.
By train and bus via Keighley
There are direct trains to Keighley from:
- – The Bentham Line + app: Bradford Forster Square (20 mins), Bingley (5 mins), Carnforth (75 mins), Crossflatts (5 mins), Frizinghall (20 mins), Hellifield (30 mins), Lancaster (90 mins), Leeds (25 mins), Saltaire (10 mins), Settle (40 mins), Shipley (15 mins), Skipton (10 mins).
- – Settle to Carlisle Line: Appleby (95 mins), Carlisle (2.5 hrs) and Kirkby Stephen (85 mins).
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Change for either the bus or heritage train – see below.
By heritage train
First, check the trains are running.
From Keighley train station: Trains leave from the same Keighley train station where standard trains arrive. Just cross to Platforms 3 and 4. The journey takes about 20 minutes. It’s then a 10-minute walk. Follow the boardwalk up-hill. Turn Right onto the cobbled Butt Lane. Once you’ve climbed your way to the Main Street, turn Right and keep climbing. Turn Left at the Kings Arms, following sign-posts along the narrow Church Street.
By scenic bus route from Keighley
From Keighley train station, it’s a 5-10 minute walk to Keighley bus station (Stand K). Cross the railway bridge and keep going along Bradford Road. Turn Right onto Cavendish Street.
Scenic Brontë Buses B1, B2 & B3 run frequently to Haworth (less on Sunday). The journey takes about 20 minutes.
10-minute walk through town: Hop off at either Central Park (bus 1 or bus 2 – bus shelter on return) nearby Sun Street End (bus 3). Walk along either Main Street, a pedestrianised, narrow hill. Turn Left at the Kings Arms, following sign-posts along the narrow Church Street.
3-minute walk: Hop off (bus 1 or 2) at Primary School. It’s then a 3- minute walk . There are bus shelters for the return journey. Cross the Medical Practice car-park and find the narrow staircase. At the top, turn Left, up-hill on Changegate. Cross Main Street. Following sign-posts along the narrow Church Street, beside the Kings Arms.
By train and bus via Hebden Bridge
There are direct trains to Hebden Bridge from:
- – Calder Valley Line: Halifax (10 mins) and Todmorden (5 mins).
- – Other: Blackburn (35 mins), Bradford Interchange (20 mins), Burnley (20 mins), Leeds (45 mins), Manchester Victoria (30 mins) and New Pudsey (30 mins).
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Bus B3 stops nearby. Buses leave from Hebden Bridge train station (1) regularly (less on Sundays). The journey takes about 30 minutes.
Hop off at Sun Street End.
It’s then about a 10-minute walk. Start up along Main Street, a pedestrianised, narrow hill. Turn Left at the Kings Arms, following sign-posts along the narrow Church Street.
About Brontë Parsonage Museum
Set in the picturesque village of Haworth on the outskirts of Bradford, Haworth Parsonage was the home of the Brontë family from 1820 to 1861 and the place where Charlotte Brontë wrote Jane Eyre, Emily Brontë wrote Wuthering Heights and Anne Brontë wrote The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. Now the Brontë Parsonage Museum, it houses the world’s largest collection of Brontë items and offers an inspirational and evocative experience for people of all ages.
For any queries about visiting contact Brontë Parsonage Museum on 01535 642323 or [email protected]
Address: Church Street Haworth West Yorkshire United Kingdom BD22 8DR. Visit Website