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Top 10 things to do in West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire has the Brontë moors, industrial heritage, big city culture in Leeds and a string of mills turned museums.
- 1
Haworth and Brontë Parsonage
📍 HaworthLiterary, villageThe home of the Brontë family, set above a steep cobbled village.
- 2
Royal Armouries
📍 LeedsHistory, freeA free national museum of arms and armour, in Leeds.
- 3
Saltaire
📍 Saltaire, ShipleyHistory, villageA Victorian model village and mill, a World Heritage Site.
- 4
Yorkshire Sculpture Park
📍 Near WakefieldArt, walksA large outdoor gallery in parkland.
- 5
Harewood House
📍 Near LeedsHouse, gardensA grand house with Capability Brown landscape and a bird garden.
- 6
Leeds Industrial Museum at Armley Mills
📍 LeedsHistory, freeA mill museum with textiles, engineering and film history.
- 7
Piece Hall
📍 HalifaxHistory, freeA Georgian cloth hall around a huge courtyard, now with shops and cafés.
- 8
National Science and Media Museum
📍 BradfordFree, filmA free museum on photography, film and television.
- 9
Ilkley Moor
📍 IlkleyWalks, historyA famous moor with the Cow and Calf rocks and prehistoric carvings.
- 10
Hebden Bridge
📍 Hebden BridgeTown, walksA valley town of mills and canals, with good walking nearby.
Where to base yourself
Leeds suits city life. Haworth suits the Brontë villages. Saltaire suits a mill village. Hebden Bridge suits a quirky valley town.
Last checked: October 2026.