Taking its name from the 500 year old bridge that straddles the central canal, Hebden Bridge is a former textile town nestled in the Pennine Mountains. The overgrown ruins of old mills dot the valleys and add diversity to this now-modern area. While its roots are in trade and industry, Hebden Bridge is now home to a growing artistic community, organic cafes and over 100 shops. Hotels line the city streets and cater to guests of this "funky" British town.
Housed in an old Victorian building, the Bar Place is a small, centrally located hotel. Each of the hotel's eight guest rooms includes an LCD TV with CD and DVD player and complementary wireless Internet access, while each of the four themed rooms includes additional amenities like a chaise lounge, floor-to-ceiling mirrors and remote-controlled dimmer lighting. A full English breakfast is included in the rate for every room. The Bar Place restaurant prepares tapas-style dishes and English specialties like fish and chips, while the bar serves a wide range of coffee and tea, mixed drinks, wine, ales and beer in a lively, contemporary setting. Less than two miles from Hebden Bridge is the village of Heptonstall, where visitors can tour the Grammar School Museum and the remains of the 13th-century "old" church or visit the grave of poet Sylvia Plath.
Bar Place Hotel
Crown Street
Hebden Bridge
West Yorkshire, HX7 8AH
011-44-01422-842-814
barplace.co.uk
This hotel is located in the heart of Hebden Bridge. Croft Mill offers holiday apartments for both short and extended stays within walking distance of many of the town's nearly 130 independently owned shops. Four accommodation options are available including studio, standard, superior and penthouse apartments, all of which provide televisions, Wi-Fi Internet access and a continental breakfast pack. Oak furnishings and leather sofas, hardwood floors, tiled bathrooms and open floor plans complement each accommodation. Some also include a balcony overlooking the town center. The Croft Mill Hotel is about a mile and a half from Hardcastle Crags and its 400 acres of unspoiled woodlands. The Crags offers over 30 miles of footpaths, a 19th-century former cotton mill, waterfalls and streams.
Croft Mill Apartment Hotel
Croft Mill Yard
Hebden Bridge
West Yorkshire, HX7 8AB
011-44-01422-846-836
croftmill.com
Situated just a two-minute walk from both the Hebden Bridge Little Theatre and the canal, the Moyles is a privately owned hotel in the center of town. The accommodation provides 12 guest rooms, including five themed signature rooms. All include amenities like flat-screen televisions and Internet access. Premier and signature rooms provide additional luxuries that may include bathrobes, sofas and views of the marina. The Moyles AA Rosette-awarded restaurant serves a selection of seasonal dishes using locally sourced ingredients and the bar pours pints of cask ales and beer into the evening. The Moyles Hotel is nine miles from the Brontë Parsonage Museum, long-time home of the famous Brontë sisters, in nearby Haworth Village. The parsonage offers an in-depth look into the home where Charlotte, Anne and Emily grew up and wrote their popular works of fiction.
Moyles Hotel
New Road
Hebden Bridge
West Yorkshire, HX7 8AD
011-44-01422-845-272
moyles.com
