Visit Greetland Places

Welcome to Visit Greetland Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Greetland

  

Greetland Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Greetland

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Greetland history

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A Roman altar stone dated to 208 AD was found in 1597 at Bank Top, Greetland. The village could have been the site of a Roman settlement named Cambodunum.

Greetland landmarks

Clay House

Clay House was built for John Clay and the Clay family around 1650 . The grounds of the house were opened as a park in 1924, and in 1929, a war memorial was built in the hall . Its impressive corridors and grand rooms are iconic in the area .

Calderdale Way

Greetland is the start of the Calderdale Way, a long-distance footpath that is popular with ramblers . The Calderdale way is also a popular route for ramblers and walkers .

Public Houses

Druids Arms is the oldest public house in Greetland, known locally as the “Rat”. The sign outside the pub was altered by the current landlord to reflect this .

Greetland geography / climate

Greetland is situated around Stainland, Saddleworth and Rochdale Roads. West Vale is a part of the village, and acts as the village centre. The name stems from being at the western end of Elland, although it is at the eastern end of Greetlands.

You can visit Greetland places with Walkfo Greetland to hear history at Greetland’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Greetland has 45 places to visit in our interactive Greetland 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 Greetland, 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 Greetland places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Greetland & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 45 audio facts unique to Greetland places in an interactive Greetland map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Greetland Places Map
45 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Greetland historic spots	Greetland tourist destinations	Greetland plaques	Greetland geographic features
Walkfo Greetland tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Greetland

  

Best Greetland places to visit

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

Eureka! (museum) Eureka! The National Children’s Museum is an interactive educational museum for children in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, with a focus on learning through play. It is run as an educational charity and not-for-profit organisation. Eureka! is based on the North American model of children’s museums, aimed at families with children aged 0–11 and encourages hands-on inter-generational learning.

King Cross King Cross is an ecclesiastical parish created in 1845 in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire. It is located along the top of a ridge above the town of Halifax. During the English Civil War, King Cross was a key outpost for the Parliamentarians.

Sowood, West Yorkshire Sowood is 2.3 miles (3.7 km) south-west of Elland, 4.1 miles (6.6 km) north of Huddersfield. The village falls within the Greetland and Stainland ward of Calderdale Council.

Slack Roman Fort Slack Roman Fort was a castellum near Outlane, to the west of Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, England. It lay alongside the Pennine section of the Roman road from Deva Victrix (Chester) to Eboracum (York) The fort may have been the Cambodunum mentioned as a station on this route in the Antonine Itinerary.

The Shay Halifax Town football and Halifax Panthers rugby league clubs both play home games at the Shay. The North and South stands were built in the mid-1990s. The Shay lies on the south side of Halifax, about a quarter of a mile from the town centre.

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