Brontë Parsonage Museum
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"An intriguing museum on the lives and works of the Brontës"
Overview
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. This is the place where Charlotte Brontë wrote Jane Eyre, Emily Brontë wrote Wuthering Heights and Anne Brontë wrote The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. Today it houses the world’s largest collection of Brontë items and offers an inspirational and evocative experience for people of all ages. Items on display in the intimate historic rooms include letters, notebooks and household artefacts. Highlights include Emily’s paint box, Charlotte’s sewing box, pebbles collected by Anne, a comb used by Emily and the table where the sisters wrote their world-famous novels.
Ratings & awards
VisitEngland Quality Assessed
Features
- Children
- Suitable for children of all ages
- Facilities
- Parking nearby
- Opening Times
- Opening Times: From February 4 the Museum and shop will be open Wednesday - Monday, 10am - 5pm. Entry is not timed. The Museum opens at 10am and last entry is 4pm.
Key accessibility features
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Wheelchair-accessible toilet in public areas
A designated accessible toilet designed for wheelchair users, and others with visible and non-visible accessibility requirements, is available within the main public areas. -
Changing Places toilet
There is a Changing Places toilet, which includes an adult size changing bench, toilet, sink and hoist.
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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Higher Scholes Cottage
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Higher Scholes Cottage
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Upwood Holiday Park
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Shawclough Barn
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Shawclough Barn
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Ploughcroft Cottage
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