Halifax Borough Market, Halifax

Name: Halifax Borough Market
Address: Market St, Halifax, HX1 1DZ, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1422 359034

#1 among attractions in Halifax

Shopping, Flea market, Shopping centre, Market

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Facts and practical information

Borough Market is a Victorian covered market in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. The market occupies a town centre site between Southgate, Albion Street and Market Street. The glass and wrought iron covered marketplace, surrounded by stone built shops and accommodation, was built between 1891 and 1896 and opened by the future King George V and Queen Mary. The design included three public houses on the Market Street side and fishmongers' shops on Albion Street with the remaining exterior shops all being butchers' shops. The award-winning market is open six days a week with some 125 market stalls. ()

Coordinates: 53°43'21"N, 1°51'34"W

Address

Market StHalifax HX1 1DZ United Kingdom

Contact

+44 1422 359034

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Day trips

Halifax Borough Market – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Halifax Town Hall, Shibden Hall, Bankfield Museum, Halifax Minster.

~780 ftN
City hall, Architecture
Halifax Town Hall, Halifax
4 min walk • Halifax Town Hall is a grade II* listed, 19th century town hall in the town of Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. It is notable for its design and interiors by Charles Barry and his son, Edward Middleton Barry, and for its sculptures by John Thomas.
1 miNE
600-year-old medieval manor and grounds
Shibden Hall, Halifax
27 min walk • Shibden Hall is a Grade II* listed historic house located in a public park at Shibden, West Yorkshire, England. The building has been extensively modified from its original design by generations of residents, although its Tudor half-timbered frontage remains its most recognisable feature.
0.7 miN
Museum, History museum
Bankfield Museum, Halifax
19 min walk • Bankfield Museum is a grade II listed historic house museum, incorporating a regimental museum and textiles gallery in Boothtown, Halifax, England. It is notable for its past ownership and development by Colonel Edward Akroyd, MP, and its grand interior.
~1250 ftE
Gothic-style minster with pastoral care
Halifax Minster, Halifax
7 min walk • Halifax Minster is the minster church of Halifax, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England. The church is dedicated to St John the Baptist. Formerly the parish church of the town, it was granted minster status in 2009.
~560 ftE
Shops and cafes in a historic cloth hall
The Piece Hall, Halifax
3 min walk • The Piece Hall is a Grade I listed building in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. It was built as a cloth hall for handloom weavers to sell the woollen cloth "pieces" they had produced.
~620 ftSW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Victoria Theatre, Halifax
4 min walk • Victoria Theatre in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, is a large theatre that opened in 1901.
0.4 miN
Museum, Shopping, Office
Dean Clough, Halifax
11 min walk • Dean Clough in Halifax, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England, is a group of large factory buildings built in the 1840s–60s for Crossley's Carpets, becoming one of the world's largest carpet factories.
~1300 ftSE
Museum, Children's museum, Science museum
Eureka! Museum, Halifax
7 min walk • Eureka! The National Children's Museum is an interactive educational museum for children in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, with a focus on learning through play. It is run as an educational charity and not-for-profit organisation.
0.9 miNW
Park
Shroggs Park, Halifax
24 min walk • Shroggs Park is a park in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. It covers 9.7 hectares and is Grade II listed with Historic England.
1.2 miSW
Tower
Wainhouse Tower, Halifax
30 min walk • Wainhouse Tower is a folly in the parish of King Cross, on the south west side of Halifax, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, in England.
0.6 miN
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
All Souls' Church, Halifax
15 min walk • All Souls Church, Halifax, is a redundant Anglican church in Haley Hill, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. The church is open to visitors at limited times.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Halifax Borough Market?

Nearby attractions include The Piece Hall, Halifax (3 min walk), Victoria Theatre, Halifax (4 min walk), Calderdale Industrial Museum, Halifax (4 min walk), Halifax Town Hall, Halifax (4 min walk).

How to get to Halifax Borough Market by public transport?

The nearest stations to Halifax Borough Market:

Bus

Halifax Bus Station (5 min walk)

Train

Halifax (7 min walk)