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Postal address: Shire Cruisers, The Wharf, Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire HX6 2AG*, England We're usually open 9.30 to 5.00 Monday to Friday, 11.00 to 3.00 Saturday and 12.00 to 2.00 Sunday (in the season only). Our yard at Sowerby Bridge
is easy to get to:
Sowerby Bridge
is a small town on the A58 halfway between Manchester and Leeds.
Our base is just off the main street. Turn off the A58 opposite
the Java Restaurant, just at the bottom of
the long, steep hill from Halifax at the eastern end of the town
centre. Look for brown signs ‘Sowerby Bridge Wharf’ and a
sculpture of a lock
keeper.
Having turned off the main road, go down a slope and straight on
with the canal basin and The Moorings pub on your left. Follow
the road round to your left and go through the arch. Our office
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| National Express coaches go from London Victoria to Halifax (click 'can't find your destination?' and type Halifax!). Buses from Halifax (10 mins) stop in Wharf Street. | ||||||||
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Sowerby
Bridge station on the Leeds-Manchester line is under 10 minutes
walk away. Trains run about every ½ hour. To walk from the
station, go down the ramp and steps to the north side of the
station, cross the road and go up the path across the river to
the main road. Turn right, then follow the towpath. From London Kings Cross, take National Express train to Leeds, about 2 ¼ hours. Change at Leeds to Northern for Sowerby Bridge (trains are mostly headed for Manchester Victoria), about 40 minutes. Kings Cross is a short walk from St Pancras (Eurostar). One way trip train information is in the Information Pack. Stations are Rose Grove for Burnley (via Manchester Victoria or Preston) and Guide Bridge for Ashton (via Manchester Piccadilly). We will meet anyone coming on a long journey if we know which train. For all train times, fares and booking see www.thetrainline.com. |
The Dene,
Triangle,
SOWERBY BRIDGE
HX6 3EA +44 (0) 1422 823562 Georgian mill owner's house in a charming settlement a short way from Sowerby Bridge. Three en-suite rooms. Available from September. knoble@uk2.net |
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Angeldale Guest House,
Hangingroyd Lane, HEBDEN BRIDGE HX7 7DD +44 (0) 1422 847321 Handsome mill owner's house in a quiet corner of Hebden Bridge. |
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The Alma
Inn, Cottonstones, SOWERBY BRIDGE HX6 4NS +44 (0) 1422 823334 Pennine views, five comfortable rooms and good food. |
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The Hobbit Hotel,
Hob Lane, Norland,
SOWERBY BRIDGE
HX6 3QL +44 (0) 1422 832202 |
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| Calderdale Tourism has a searchable list of all the tourist-board assessed places to stay in the area - and lots of other information. | ||||||||
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The nearest international airport is
Leeds-Bradford, with mostly European services, about
45 minute taxi, or bus shuttle into Leeds then 40 minute train to Sowerby Bridge. There are many more services to Manchester, direct train from airport to Huddersfield then 20 minute taxi, or fiddly journey by rail, to Sowerby Bridge. Or taxi from the airport: ask us for contacts. If you fly to London, then from Heathrow, take Piccadilly Line tube direct to Kings Cross; from Gatwick take fast shuttle train to Victoria then Victoria Line tube to Kings Cross; or from Stansted take Central Trains to Peterborough: then National Express to Leeds. For travel from overseas, try www.travel-places.com |
Shire Cruisers, The Wharf, Sowerby Bridge, West
Yorkshire HX6 2AG, England
tel: 01422 832712 - Overseas tel: + 44
1422 832712 fax: 01422 839565 email:
info@shirecruisers.co.uk
