Holme Valley, Holmfirth

#3 among attractions in Holmfirth

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Holme Valley is a large civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. It has a population of 25,049, increasing to 34,680 for the two wards in the 2011 Census. Its administrative centre is in Holmfirth. Other sizeable settlements in the parish include, Brockholes, Honley and New Mill. It is named from the River Holme that runs through the parish. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 53°34'60"N, 1°48'0"W

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Holme Valley South (Upperthong)Holmfirth United Kingdom

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Holme Valley – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kingsgate Shopping Centre, Huddersfield Art Gallery, Wessenden Head Reservoir, Church of St Thomas.

4.4 miN
Shopping, Shopping centre
Kingsgate Shopping Centre, Huddersfield
113 min walk • The Kingsgate Shopping Centre is a shopping centre in Huddersfield located to the west of Shorehead Roundabout and East of the junction of King Street and Queen Street and Cross Church Street.
4.3 miN
Museum, Art museum
Huddersfield Art Gallery, Huddersfield
110 min walk • The Huddersfield Art Gallery is an art gallery in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, northern England. It is currently owned and operated by Kirklees Council.
4.1 miW
Lake
Wessenden Head Reservoir, Marsden
106 min walk • Wessenden Head Reservoir is the highest in a series of four reservoirs in the Wessenden Valley above the village of Marsden in West Yorkshire, at the northern end of the Peak District National Park.
2.1 miE
Church
Church of St Thomas
55 min walk • The Church of St Thomas, Thurstonland, West Yorkshire, England, is an Anglican church. It is an Arts and Crafts building in Gothic Revival style, designed by James Mallinson and William Swinden Barber, and completed in 1870.
2.9 miN
997-foot historic hilltop tower
Castle Hill, Huddersfield
75 min walk • Castle Hill is a scheduled ancient monument in Almondbury overlooking Huddersfield in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. The hilltop has been settled for at least 4,000 years.
4.2 miN
City hall
Huddersfield Town Hall, Huddersfield
109 min walk • Huddersfield Town Hall is a municipal facility in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom. It is a Grade II listed building.
4.4 miN
Theater, Concerts and shows, Cinema
Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield
111 min walk • The Lawrence Batley Theatre is a theatre in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England which offers drama, music, dance and comedy. The theatre is named after Lawrence Batley, a local entrepreneur and philanthropist, who founded a nationwide cash and carry chain.
1.1 miSE
Park
Pennine Cycleway, Holmfirth
28 min walk • The Pennine Cycleway is a Sustrans-sponsored route in the Pennines range in northern England, an area often called the "backbone of England".
3.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Myers Wood
98 min walk • Myers Wood is a wooded area in the village of Kirkburton, West Yorkshire, England. It forms part of a heavily forested area to the west of the village, occupying the rise in the valley leading up to Storthes Hall and beyond.
4.1 miN
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St Thomas's Church, Huddersfield
105 min walk • St Thomas's Church is a Church of England church in the Diocese of Leeds. It is situated in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England and is a Grade II* listed building. The church was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott and built between 1857 and 1859. It was consecrated in 1859 and celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2009.
0.7 miSE
Memorial
Holme Valley War Memorial, Holmfirth
19 min walk • Holme Valley War Memorial is a war memorial in the grounds of the Holme Valley Memorial Hospital Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, in England. It was unveiled in July 1921, by Colonel H. R. Headlam, who had previously commanded the 5th Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment.