Haworth
Haworth is an atmospheric village on the Yorkshire moors. Visitors can explore the Brontë sisters' former home, now a museum, or wander the wild moorlands that inspired their novels. The village features a steep, cobbled Main Street with stone shops and tearooms, while the Keighley and Worth Valley steam railway offers a classic travel experience.
Escape to the Yorkshire moors on a coach holiday to Haworth, the atmospheric village where the Brontë sisters lived and worked. You can stroll up the steep, cobbled Main Street past charming stone shops and tearooms toward the parsonage, now a fascinating museum where Charlotte, Emily, and Anne penned their famous novels.
Whether you're wandering the wild moorlands that inspired Wuthering Heights, riding the Keighley and Worth Valley steam railway, or browsing the local independent cafés, you'll find literature and landscape at every turn. Take a look at our Haworth trips and leave the driving to us.
Places of Interest
Brontë Parsonage Museum
The Brontë Parsonage Museum is a Georgian house in Haworth where the Brontë sisters wrote literary masterpieces. Visitors can explore the family home filled with their furniture, manuscripts, and letters. The museum is situated next to the local church and the wild moors that inspired the sisters, with nearby village walks completing the experience.
The Brontë Parsonage Museum is located in the simple Georgian house in Haworth where the famous Brontë family once lived. Starting in 1820, Reverend Patrick Brontë served as the local curate, and it was in this home that his daughters—Charlotte, Emily, and Anne—grew up and wrote literary masterpieces like Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights. The house sits right next to the church and graveyard, with the wild moors that inspired the sisters stretching out into the distance.
Managed by the Brontë Society, the museum preserves the parsonage as it was during the family's time, filled with their own furniture and a significant collection of letters, manuscripts, and personal belongings. Visitors can stand in the dining room where the sisters wrote and imagine the creative spark of the family. Exploring the nearby village and hiking the moors makes the literary experience feel complete.
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- Haworth — (Photo by Joseph Mama on Unsplash )
- Brontë Parsonage Museum — (Photo by Hannah Smith on Unsplash )