Visit Holmfirth Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Holmfirth

  

Holmfirth Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Holmfirth

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Holmfirth history

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The name Holmfirth derives from Old English holegn (‘holly’) in the name of Holme, West Yorkshire. The town originally grew up around a corn mill and bridge in the 13th century. The present parish church was built in 1778 after the church built in 1476 was swept away in a flood.

Bamforth & Co

Bamforth & Co Ltd were well known for their cheeky seaside postcards. The printing works on Station Road has now been converted into residential flats. Bamforth’s company were early pioneers of film-making, before they abandoned the business in favour of postcards in the early 1900s.

Flooding

The earliest recorded Holmfirth flood was in 1738 and the most recent was 1944. The most severe flood occurred early on the morning of 5 February 1852, when the embankment of the Bilberry Reservoir collapsed causing the deaths of 81 people.

Holmfirth culture & places

Holmfirth Choral Society

Holmfirth Choral Society hold regular classical choral music concerts. Holme Valley Orchestra plays throughout the year. Film Festival and Festival of Folk are held every May and Arts Festival takes place in June.

Film festival

Adam Ant, Bad Manners, Buzzcocks, Evile, Fish, Half Man Half Biscuit, Hawkwind, Ocean Colour Scene, the Red Hot Chilli Pipers, Ron Sexsmith, Saxon, Suzi Quatro and the Beat have performed.

Art week

Holmfirth Art Week, with its July exhibition in the Civic Hall, raises money for Macmillan Cancer Relief. The event, which takes place in July, will raise money for the charity.

Holmfirth Festival of Folk

Holmfirth Festival of Folk features a wide selection of folk music and Folk Dance acts from around the UK. Performances take place in a variety of indoor and outdoor venues throughout the town.

Holmfirth Arts Festival

Holmfirth Arts Festival is a multi-arts festival which celebrates Creativity, Ideas, People and Landscape. Its ticketed, community engagement, outdoor arts and arts in the landscape programmes take place throughout the year.

Brass bands

The Holme Valley Brass Band Contest takes place each year at the civic hall. The band contest takes place at the Civic Hall each year.

You can visit Holmfirth places with Walkfo Holmfirth to hear history at Holmfirth’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Holmfirth has 33 places to visit in our interactive Holmfirth map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Holmfirth, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Holmfirth places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Holmfirth & the surrounding areas.

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33 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Holmfirth tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Holmfirth

  

Best Holmfirth places to visit

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Holmfirth has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Holmfirth’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Holmfirth’s information audio spots:

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