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West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county of dramatic contrasts, where the wild moorland landscapes that inspired the Brontës drop into the deep mill valleys of the Calder, Aire and Colne, and two of the north’s most dynamic and culturally vibrant cities sit within easy reach of some of the most elemental and romantic countryside in England.
Leeds is the county’s largest city and one of the most significant in the north, a place that has reinvented itself over recent decades with considerable style and ambition. The city centre combines magnificent Victorian civic architecture — the Town Hall, the Corn Exchange and the great covered markets among the finest examples in the country — with a contemporary food, retail and cultural scene that makes it one of the most rewarding city break destinations in the north of England. The Royal Armouries Museum, housing one of the world’s greatest collections of arms and armour, is among the finest free museums in the country.
Bradford, to the west, has a proud and fascinating story to tell. Its extraordinary Victorian architecture, built on the wealth of the wool trade, gives the city a grandeur that surprises many first time visitors, while its cultural diversity has made it one of the most interesting food destinations in the north, with a reputation for outstanding South Asian cuisine that draws visitors from across the region. Saltaire, the model village built by the industrialist Titus Salt on the banks of the River Aire, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site of remarkable completeness and ambition.
The moorland landscapes above the mill towns are as compelling as anything in the county’s urban centres. Haworth, home of the Brontë family and their parsonage, sits on the edge of a vast expanse of moorland that feels little changed from the landscapes that shaped some of the most powerful novels in the English language. The Pennine Way begins here, heading north across some of the wildest and most demanding walking country in England.
Whether you are looking for a city break in Leeds or Bradford, a literary pilgrimage to Haworth, a walk across the Pennine moorland or a stay in one of the mill towns of the Calder Valley, West Yorkshire is a county of powerful landscapes, remarkable heritage and a vitality that is entirely its own.
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