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Tong and Fulneck Valley

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"A little rural oasis between Leeds and Bradford, and some of the finest Georgian architecture in Yorkshire."
Walk directions

From the village hall, walk down past The Greyhound pub and turn left into Keeper Lane. Becoming a track beyond a gate, it wends downhill to a footbridge below a confluence of streams.

Cross and, ignoring the track ahead, swing left on the Leeds Country Way with the main beck on your left. Exiting a wood, keep ahead across a field. Leaving over a stile, turn sharp right up a path away from a bridge. Meeting a track, follow it right and later on, right again to come out on the bend of a lane opposite the Bankhouse Inn.
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Location
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Additional information
  Terrain  - Ancient causeways, hollow ways and field paths, many stiles
  Landscape  - Mostly wooded valleys
  Dog friendliness  - Keep on lead across golf course and by livestock
  Parking  - Lay-by in Tong village, near village hall, or on edge of village
  Toilets en route  - None on route
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About the walk
This walk takes you through two delightful valleys: Fulneck Valley and Cockers Dale. In these wooded dells, criss-crossed by ancient packhorse tracks and hollow ways, you feel a long way from the surrounding cities. On an attractive ridge between these valleys is the village of Tong (the name means...
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About the area
Everybody knows that Yorkshire has some special landscapes. The Dales and the Moors first spring to mind, but what about West Yorkshire? That’s Leeds and Bradford isn’t it? Back-to-back houses and blackened mills… Certainly if you had stood on any of the hills surrounding Hebden Bridge a hundred years ago, and gazed down into the valley, all you would have seen was the pall of smoke issuing from the chimneys of 33 textile mills.
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The Great Victoria Hotel
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"Large modern hotel ideal for exploring the largest city in West Yorkshire..."
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"Enjoy a memorable city break in this stunning Victorian hotel..."
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Shibden Mill Inn
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Prashad
   AA Rosette Award
Clayton Hotel Leeds
Chez Mal Brasserie and Bar
   AA Rosette Award
Shibden Mill Inn
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Briar Court Hotel and Venue
Thorpe Park Hotel & Spa
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The Lantern Room
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Route details
2hrs
Dog-friendly
Difficulty:
Easy

Gradient:
Gentle


Distance:
5 miles (8kms)

Ascent:
607ft (185m)

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Tong and Fulneck Valley

Recommended by
Our view
"A little rural oasis between Leeds and Bradford, and some of the finest Georgian architecture in Yorkshire."
Walk details
2hrs
Dog friendly
Difficulty:
Easy
Gradient:
Gentle
Distance:
5 miles (8kms)
Ascent:
607ft (185m)
Walk directions

From the village hall, walk down past The Greyhound pub and turn left into Keeper Lane. Becoming a track beyond a gate, it wends downhill to a footbridge below a confluence of streams.
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Cross and, ignoring the track ahead, swing left on the Leeds Country Way with the main beck on your left. Exiting a wood, keep ahead across a field. Leaving over a stile, turn sharp right up a path away from a bridge. Meeting a track, follow it right and later on, right again to come out on the bend of a lane opposite the Bankhouse Inn.
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Follow the road right past 20th-century housing into the Fulneck Moravian settlement, where the fine Georgian buildings command superb views across the valley. Just past No 54 Tearooms and Antiques turn right beside the main school building, following a sign to Fulneck Golf Course. Keep right again but, passing the corner of the Robinson Building, watch for a stepped path leaving on the left. It heralds a delightful sunken lane that drops steeply within a dense line of trees across the golf course. Emerging at the bottom, cross a fairway to rejoin Pudsey Beck. Follow it left.
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Leaving the golf course, keep going over stiles to a ruined mill. Dog-legging right and left, the path continues through a succession of fields and scrubland, straightening the course set by the accompanying squiggling beck. Finally, a walled path brings you out on to a lane.
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Go right, past a converted mill, to a T-junction. Cross the main road and take a waymarked footpath between gateposts into Sykes’ Wood. Immediately bear right, through a gap (signed ‘Leeds Country Way’). Follow the path downhill, soon with Tong Beck. After walking about 0.5 miles (800m) through woodland, take a footbridge over the beck and bear left by the boundary up to a kissing gate. Follow a path along the edge of a field, then through woodland. Keep left, when the path eventually forks to a gate. Ignoring side paths, remain on this bank of the stream until you reach a kissing gate.
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Through that, turn away from the river along a rising track, Springfield Lane. When you meet a road, go left past Goodalls of Tong to arrive back in Tong village.
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Location
Starting point
Nearest postcode:
Additional information
  Terrain - Ancient causeways, hollow ways and field paths, many stiles
  Landscape - Mostly wooded valleys
  Dog friendliness - Keep on lead across golf course and by livestock
  Parking - Lay-by in Tong village, near village hall, or on edge of village
  Toilets en route - None on route
Walks in West Yorkshire Dog-friendly walks in West Yorkshire
About the walk
This walk takes you through two delightful valleys: Fulneck Valley and Cockers Dale. In these wooded dells, criss-crossed by ancient packhorse tracks and hollow ways, you feel a long way from the surrounding cities. On an attractive ridge between these valleys is the village of Tong (the name means...
Read more
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About the area
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West Yorkshire
Everybody knows that Yorkshire has some special landscapes. The Dales and the Moors first spring to mind, but what about West Yorkshire? That’s Leeds and Bradford isn’t it? Back-to-back houses and blackened mills… Certainly if you had stood on any of the hills surrounding Hebden Bridge a hundred years ago, and gazed down into the valley, all you would have seen was the pall of smoke issuing from the chimneys of 33 textile mills.
Explore West Yorkshire

Nearby places to stay

View all (8)
Hotel
The Great Victoria Hotel
★★★★
award
"Luxury and elegance for the modern guest...."
  • Family rooms: 6
  • Free TV
  • WiFi available
  • Lift available
Hotel
Clayton Hotel Leeds
★★★★
awardawardaward
"Large modern hotel ideal for exploring the largest city in West Yorkshire..."
  • En-suite rooms:
  • Family rooms:
Hotel
Quebecs
★★★★
awardawardaward
"Enjoy a memorable city break in this stunning Victorian hotel..."
  • En-suite rooms:
  • Family rooms:
Nearby places to stay
The Great Victoria Hotel
The Great Victoria Hotel was built in 1867 as a Railway Hotel. Centrally located opposite Bradford Interchange, this majestic hotel as been a focal point for Bradford ever since the Vic...
★★★★    Rating
Clayton Hotel Leeds
Clayton Hotel is on the South Bank of Leeds city centre within easy walking distance of the shops, restaurants and tourist attractions. The hotel has hundreds of comfy bedrooms, a popul...
★★★★    Rating
Quebecs
Quebecs was built in 1891 as the local Liberal Party Club, and remains a stunning Grade II-listed building with remarkable terracotta brickwork. Truly a Leeds landmark. It still retains...
★★★★    Rating
The Tops
The Tops Self Catering has been established since 1980 and provides 4 separate apartments only 2 miles from Leeds City Centre. They range from 1 to 4 bedrooms and they are all graded 3*...
★★★    Rating
Quebecs Luxury Apartments
In the Grade II-listed old Post Office on City Square right in the centre of Leeds, Quebecs Luxury Apartments offer award-winning, personalised living spaces in the perfect position for...
★★★★★    Rating
Park Plaza Leeds
Park Plaza Leeds benefits from a prime location in the bustling city centre, close to the train station, shops and First Direct Arena. It is a modern city hotel with a wide range of bed...
★★★★    Rating
Malmaison Leeds
Malmaison Leeds is a modern and stylish hotel which offers striking bedrooms with air conditioning and all other extras needed for a comfortable stay. The popular Chez Mal Brasserie & B...
★★★★    Rating
Mirfield Monastery B&B
This quiet haven is set within the walls of Mirfield Monastery in beautiful gardens tended by the resident monks. Bedrooms are modestly appointed and decorated in calming neutral tones....
★★★    Rating
View all (8)
Places to eat nearby View all
Prashad
   AA Rosette Award
Clayton Hotel Leeds
Chez Mal Brasserie and Bar
   AA Rosette Award
Shibden Mill Inn
Places to eat nearby
Prashad
   AA Rosette Award
Clayton Hotel Leeds
Chez Mal Brasserie and Bar
   AA Rosette Award
Shibden Mill Inn
Shibden Mill Inn
   AA Rosette Award
Briar Court Hotel and Venue
Thorpe Park Hotel & Spa
   AA Rosette Award
The Lantern Room
   AA Rosette Award
View all
Stay in the area  
Eat or drink nearby