Guidebook for Hebden Bridge
Food Scene
Lovely friendly pub with smart restaurant upstairs. The food is always great, they have a seasonal menu with some pub classics. Its a great spot for a leisurely weekend breakfast, good coffee and fantastic eggs benedict.
15 locals recommend
Old Gate Bar & Restaurant
1-5 Old GateLovely friendly pub with smart restaurant upstairs. The food is always great, they have a seasonal menu with some pub classics. Its a great spot for a leisurely weekend breakfast, good coffee and fantastic eggs benedict.
Don't be put off by the outside! this is a fantastic pizza place run by a great Italian family. They serve fab pizza either whole or by the slice. It can get very busy and be slightly chaotic but that just adds to the charm. They don't stay open late and the opening times vary so it's worth checking online before you go. They also have a take-away service if they're not too busy!
22 locals recommend
Marco's Café
4 Valley RdDon't be put off by the outside! this is a fantastic pizza place run by a great Italian family. They serve fab pizza either whole or by the slice. It can get very busy and be slightly chaotic but that just adds to the charm. They don't stay open late and the opening times vary so it's worth checking online before you go. They also have a take-away service if they're not too busy!
Great cafe and sandwich shop. Lots of smoothies, salads and sandwiches, all made fresh. As well as great coffee. Friendly, busy and fun this a great place to pop into at lunchtime but be warned it get's busy!
6 locals recommend
Squeeze Food & Smoothie Bar
Great cafe and sandwich shop. Lots of smoothies, salads and sandwiches, all made fresh. As well as great coffee. Friendly, busy and fun this a great place to pop into at lunchtime but be warned it get's busy!
Great food and a great atmosphere. Great kebabs cooked on a charcoal grill, with lovely big salads and fresh breads. Booking pretty essential at the weekend.
12 locals recommend
Olive Branch
21 W EndGreat food and a great atmosphere. Great kebabs cooked on a charcoal grill, with lovely big salads and fresh breads. Booking pretty essential at the weekend.
Wonderful place to stop after a big walk or worth a big walk just to stop here! Serving homemade soup, pie's and quiche if you are there at lunchtime but the cake is worth the walk alone!
Towngate Tearoom & Bistro
34 Town GateWonderful place to stop after a big walk or worth a big walk just to stop here! Serving homemade soup, pie's and quiche if you are there at lunchtime but the cake is worth the walk alone!
Great coffee. Either take out or have in. Sit in the window and watch the world go by.
7 locals recommend
Cafe Solo
5 Market StGreat coffee. Either take out or have in. Sit in the window and watch the world go by.
Another good place for coffee and cake or a good lunch. They serve an ever changing selection of homemade cake (often gluten/dairy free) Really interesting lunch menu with a specials board that changes daily.
Organic House
2 Market StreetAnother good place for coffee and cake or a good lunch. They serve an ever changing selection of homemade cake (often gluten/dairy free) Really interesting lunch menu with a specials board that changes daily.
Great, fun place to eat. Really good platters and burgers. Very child friendly with lovely staff. Open all day and into the evening.
Chapter 17
17 Market StGreat, fun place to eat. Really good platters and burgers. Very child friendly with lovely staff. Open all day and into the evening.
Drinks & Nightlife
Fantastic bar and beer shop. Either choose a draught ale from the pump, these are changed frequently and are often local breweries. Or pick a can or bottle from the vast selection in the fromt of the shop. Just a few tables (with more upstairs) Drink! gets busy but it's well worth a visit.
8 locals recommend
Drink?
15 Market StFantastic bar and beer shop. Either choose a draught ale from the pump, these are changed frequently and are often local breweries. Or pick a can or bottle from the vast selection in the fromt of the shop. Just a few tables (with more upstairs) Drink! gets busy but it's well worth a visit.
The Trades Club is an iconic music venue, punching well above it's weight with the calabre of artists they manage to attract. Recently hosting the likes of Patti Smith, Martha Wainwright, Donovan and Mr Scruff. If you like live music it's worth a stay in Hebden Bridge just to visit the Trades. If you aren't lucky enough to get a ticket but fancy a late night they often have DJ on after the pubs close at the weekend, just check the website.
39 locals recommend
Trades Club
Holme StreetThe Trades Club is an iconic music venue, punching well above it's weight with the calabre of artists they manage to attract. Recently hosting the likes of Patti Smith, Martha Wainwright, Donovan and Mr Scruff. If you like live music it's worth a stay in Hebden Bridge just to visit the Trades. If you aren't lucky enough to get a ticket but fancy a late night they often have DJ on after the pubs close at the weekend, just check the website.
The Libertene is about a mile from Hebden Bridge. They are just open from Thursday to Sunday nights. Serving an ever changing menu of local ale as well as a great selection of spirits. They have a street food vendor outside, this changes every week, and if your lucky a 'cocktail caravan'! They often have either live music or a DJ. It's a great bar with a brilliant atmosphere, although it can get chilly in the winter so wrap up!
The Libertine
19 Burnley RdThe Libertene is about a mile from Hebden Bridge. They are just open from Thursday to Sunday nights. Serving an ever changing menu of local ale as well as a great selection of spirits. They have a street food vendor outside, this changes every week, and if your lucky a 'cocktail caravan'! They often have either live music or a DJ. It's a great bar with a brilliant atmosphere, although it can get chilly in the winter so wrap up!
Friendly, modern pub in the centre of town. Good food, either big sharing platters or a choice of pie and mash!
6 locals recommend
The Albert
456 Wilmslow RdFriendly, modern pub in the centre of town. Good food, either big sharing platters or a choice of pie and mash!
Modern bar serving Vocation ales. Great selection of their own beers that change regularly. Large bar with plenty of bench seating and tables outside.
13 locals recommend
Vocation & Co.
10 New RdModern bar serving Vocation ales. Great selection of their own beers that change regularly. Large bar with plenty of bench seating and tables outside.
Quirky bar, open during the day for coffee and at night for fantastic cocktails. It's small inside but great fun with lots of books lining the walls. Plenty of seating outside for warmer days.
The Page
Quirky bar, open during the day for coffee and at night for fantastic cocktails. It's small inside but great fun with lots of books lining the walls. Plenty of seating outside for warmer days.
Parks & Nature
Beautiful family friendly spot for walking. It's National Trust so you pay to park, or you can walk from the apartment, it's about a mile and a half. Once your there you have plenty of trails to choose from, most of which pass the mill. There is a good cafe and a toilet at the mill and they have lot's of kids activities during the school holidays. A great place for a couple of hours or a whole day.
102 locals recommend
Hardcastle Crags
Midgehole RoadBeautiful family friendly spot for walking. It's National Trust so you pay to park, or you can walk from the apartment, it's about a mile and a half. Once your there you have plenty of trails to choose from, most of which pass the mill. There is a good cafe and a toilet at the mill and they have lot's of kids activities during the school holidays. A great place for a couple of hours or a whole day.
An endless amount of walks are on our doorstep. Walking straight from the apartment you can be in lush wooded valleys or up on the heather covered moors. Lots of maps and guides are left in the apartment.
Pennine Way
Pennine WayAn endless amount of walks are on our doorstep. Walking straight from the apartment you can be in lush wooded valleys or up on the heather covered moors. Lots of maps and guides are left in the apartment.
Sightseeing
One of the most historic villages in the Pennines. Wander round it's pretty cobbled streets or visit Sylvia Plaths grave in the local churchyard. Truly staggering views down over Hebden Bridge. It's a great walk straight from the apartment up 'The Buttress' which was the site of a battle during the Civil war.
44 locals recommend
Heptonstall
One of the most historic villages in the Pennines. Wander round it's pretty cobbled streets or visit Sylvia Plaths grave in the local churchyard. Truly staggering views down over Hebden Bridge. It's a great walk straight from the apartment up 'The Buttress' which was the site of a battle during the Civil war.
The Piece Hall has recently undergone an enormous re-generation. It reopened on Yorkshire day in August 2017 and is well worth a visit. The oldest surviving Cloth Hall in the country the Piece Hall now houses a range of shops, cafe's, bars and restaurants and runs a host of events, lots of them free. Halifax is also home to the Square Chapel, again recently re-generated. Hosting theatre, comedy and music but worth a visit to the cafe just to take a look at the building.
25 locals recommend
Halifax
The Piece Hall has recently undergone an enormous re-generation. It reopened on Yorkshire day in August 2017 and is well worth a visit. The oldest surviving Cloth Hall in the country the Piece Hall now houses a range of shops, cafe's, bars and restaurants and runs a host of events, lots of them free. Halifax is also home to the Square Chapel, again recently re-generated. Hosting theatre, comedy and music but worth a visit to the cafe just to take a look at the building.
Where to start! Hebden Bridge is a quirky, creative and very friendly town nestled in the stunning and sometimes brutal countryside of the South Pennines. Hebden Bridge has an abundance of independent shops, pubs, bars and restaurants. Voted one of the 'funkiest places to live in the world' and known locally as 'Festival Town' Hebden Bridge is very proud of it's mix of industrial roots and artistic heritage. We have lots of festivals to suit all tastes, The Arts Festival, Piano Festival, Classic car and Steampunk weekend to name a few. The Pennine Way is on our doorstep as are endless walks and mountain bike trails, lush wooded valleys and stark moors.
139 locals recommend
Hebden Bridge
Where to start! Hebden Bridge is a quirky, creative and very friendly town nestled in the stunning and sometimes brutal countryside of the South Pennines. Hebden Bridge has an abundance of independent shops, pubs, bars and restaurants. Voted one of the 'funkiest places to live in the world' and known locally as 'Festival Town' Hebden Bridge is very proud of it's mix of industrial roots and artistic heritage. We have lots of festivals to suit all tastes, The Arts Festival, Piano Festival, Classic car and Steampunk weekend to name a few. The Pennine Way is on our doorstep as are endless walks and mountain bike trails, lush wooded valleys and stark moors.
Shopping
Established by local designer Hannah Nunn, selling beautiful lampshades and lamps as well as lovely gifts.
Radiance
26 Market StEstablished by local designer Hannah Nunn, selling beautiful lampshades and lamps as well as lovely gifts.
Fantastic shop selling ethically sourced products. Everything from chocolate to tea-cups to clothing. A wonderful range of things beautifully displayed.
6 locals recommend
Spirals
11-13 Market StFantastic shop selling ethically sourced products. Everything from chocolate to tea-cups to clothing. A wonderful range of things beautifully displayed.
Run by a woman passionate about what she does. Constantly changing work by artists and makers. Jewellery, artwork, pottery and textiles all displayed in a beautiful setting.
Heart Gallery
Run by a woman passionate about what she does. Constantly changing work by artists and makers. Jewellery, artwork, pottery and textiles all displayed in a beautiful setting.
Fabulous shop with a wonderful window display. An aladin's cave of soap and scented toiletries. You'll know where to find it, just follow the trail of bubbles through town!
The Yorkshire Soap Company - Hebden Bridge
6 Market StFabulous shop with a wonderful window display. An aladin's cave of soap and scented toiletries. You'll know where to find it, just follow the trail of bubbles through town!
Element has jewellery from independant makers based all over the country. They have truly beautiful pieces.
Element Jewellery
25 Market StElement has jewellery from independant makers based all over the country. They have truly beautiful pieces.
Our local independant book shop. They carry a fantastic range of books as well as a good selection of walking guides and local history.
The Book Case
29 Market StOur local independant book shop. They carry a fantastic range of books as well as a good selection of walking guides and local history.
Their shop is a showroom for their amazing bespoke kitchens and furniture. They also stunning have homeware and kitchenware if you can't quite stretch to one!
Wood & Wire
9 Market StTheir shop is a showroom for their amazing bespoke kitchens and furniture. They also stunning have homeware and kitchenware if you can't quite stretch to one!
Brilliant food shop full of organic and wholefoods, run by a localworkers co-op.
8 locals recommend
Valley Organics Workers Co-op
16-18 Market StBrilliant food shop full of organic and wholefoods, run by a localworkers co-op.
Watch your step, it's a small shop full of cookware and kitchen ware. Jules changes her stock frequently and there are plenty of bargains to be had.
Jules
2 Garden StWatch your step, it's a small shop full of cookware and kitchen ware. Jules changes her stock frequently and there are plenty of bargains to be had.
Essentials
Our local tourist information is great. Staffed by a team who love the area and are extremely knowledgable. You can pick up local maps and guides as well as lots of advice for days out. They also sell local souvineers and have gifts made by local makers.
Hebden Bridge Tourist
New RoadOur local tourist information is great. Staffed by a team who love the area and are extremely knowledgable. You can pick up local maps and guides as well as lots of advice for days out. They also sell local souvineers and have gifts made by local makers.
Entertainment & Activities
Our Art Deco cinema is beautiful. It can also boast being one of the last civic owned cinemas in Britain. Comfy seats, lots of legroom and a cup of Yorkshire tea.
39 locals recommend
Hebden Bridge Picture House
New RoadOur Art Deco cinema is beautiful. It can also boast being one of the last civic owned cinemas in Britain. Comfy seats, lots of legroom and a cup of Yorkshire tea.