Saltaire - Victorian model village located in Shipley, City of Bradford Metropolitan District, West Yorkshire, England
Saltaire is in West Yorkshire, United Kingdom.
Get in
By train
Saltaire station 📍 is in the centre of the village, next door to the former mill. There are frequent services to Leeds (15 minutes), Bradford Forster Square and Skipton (for onward connections to Settle and the Yorkshire Dales National Park).
By bus
There are also frequent bus services to Bradford and Leeds (Keighley & District route 760).
See
- Salts Mill, Victoria Rd, Shipley, 53.8388°, -1.7879°, +44 1274 531163. a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a former mill village on the Leeds & Liverpool canal. 2016-04-23
Do
Today the mill contains a large collection of art by David Hockney, a small local history exhibition and a number of independent shops. You can walk or cycle on the canal towpath, part of the national cycle network. The annual Saltaire Festival is during September.
Buy
- Baildon Farmer's Market is held on the fourth Saturday of each month except January. It's in the central car park in Baildon.
Eat
- Saltaire Sandwiches. 2016-03-06
- Salts Village Bakery & Café, 8 Victoria Road, +44 1274 533505. 2016-03-09
Drink
- Don't Tell Titus. A wine bar named after Titus Salt.
- Fanny's Ale House. A real ale pub.
- The Cap and Collar, 4 Queens Rd BD18 4SJ. Small craft beer and real ale bar on a quiet road just off the high street. 2018-09-01
Sleep
- Hollins Hall Marriott Hotel & Country Club, Hollins Hill, Baildon, Shipley, 53.861968°, -1.737178°, +44 1274 530053. 2016-04-23
- The Abbey Lodge Hotel, 62 Kirkgate, BD18 3EL (300 m up from Shipley Town Hall.), +44 1274 583584. The Abbey lodge is 0.58 miles from Saltaire. Offers boutique rooms with HD LCD TVs, a 24-hour reception and free parking. 2020-01-22
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Related: UNESCO World Heritage List
Bradford
2nd-order administrative division
England
Primary administrative division