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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Hebden Bridge

  

Hebden Bridge Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Hebden Bridge

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Hebden Bridge history

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The name Hebden comes from the Anglo-Saxon Heopa Denu, ‘Bramble (or possibly Wild Rose) Valley’ The original settlement was the hilltop village of Heptonstall. Steep hills with fast-flowing streams meant that Hebden Bridge was ideal for water-powered weaving mills. At one time Hebden was known as “Trouser Town” because of the large amount of clothing manufacturing.

Hebden Bridge culture & places

The midsummer Hebden Bridge Handmade Parade is a vivid, non-commercial variation on the small town parade. Sylvia Plath is buried here in the secondary graveyard of St. Thomas the Apostle Church. The band The Dream Academy filmed the first video for their hit single “Life in a Northern Town” in 1984. Happy Valley, written by Halifax-born Sally Wainwright, was filmed and set in and around the town.

Music

The Trades Club is a nationally recognised music venue and Socialist members club. In the 1980s and 90s, the club became a renowned World Music destination for touring bands from Africa and elsewhere, including Thomas Mapfumo, Ali Farka Touré, and John Chibadura. Patti Smith, Laura Marling, The Fall, Teenage Fanclub, Damo Suzuki, Steve Tilston and Nico.

Hebden Bridge geography / climate

Hebden Bridge lies close to the Pennine Way and Hardcastle Crags. It lies on the Rochdale Canal – a through route across the Pennines. The town is on the route of the Calderdale Way, a circular walk of about 50 miles (80 km)

Flooding

The town’s location in the valley causes problems with flooding particularly between Hebden Water and the cinema on New Road, Brearley Fields in Mytholmroyd, and further up the valley at Callis Bridge. The level of the River Calder has been lowered and special perforated kerbstones fitted so that water can drain back into the river.

You can visit Hebden Bridge places with Walkfo Hebden Bridge to hear history at Hebden Bridge’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Hebden Bridge has 22 places to visit in our interactive Hebden Bridge 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 Hebden Bridge, 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 Hebden Bridge places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Hebden Bridge & the surrounding areas.

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22 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Hebden Bridge places to visit

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

Hebden Bridge Picture House Hebden Bridge Picture House is one of the last remaining council-owned cinemas in Britain. The Picture House, built between 1919-1921, is an independent cinema with daily evening screenings, weekend matinees and tea time screenings. It also screens live broadcasts of theatre, opera, ballet, music and arts documentaries via satellite.

Mytholmroyd Mytholmroyd is a large village in the Upper Calder Valley in West Yorkshire. It lies 10 miles (16 km) east of Burnley and 7 miles (11 km) west of Halifax. The village has business parks and a high street in the centre with many independent shops.

Hardcastle Crags Hardcastle Crags is a wooded Pennine valley in West Yorkshire, England, owned by the National Trust. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it lies approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Hebden Bridge and 10 miles (16 km) west of Halifax.

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