Days Out on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway

Keighley, Oxenhope, Haworth by Steam Train Itinerary

Morning

Keighley

Start your day in Keighley and visit Cliffe Castle, a free museum with furnished Edwardian rooms, exhibitions and family activities. Cliffe Castle is a 15 minute walk from the train station.

Or why not visit East Riddlesden Hall (National Trust), a 17th century manor house with gardens, tearoom and shop.  Get the 662 bus from Keighley Bus Station.

Depart Keighley for Oxenhope 

Oxenhope is a Victorian mill village surrounded by beautiful countryside.  Get off the train and explore Oxenhope and follow the Oxenhope village trail.

Afternoon

Lunch

There are several lunch options in Oxenhope including The Bay Horse Inn, a short walk from the train station. After lunch you can either get the train back to Keighley or Haworth or why not walk to Haworth.  Enjoy the beautiful countryside and see some of the locations used in the 1970s film The Railway Children.

Depart Oxenhope for Haworth

Spend the rest of your afternoon in Haworth with a stroll up Main Street, a browse in the shops and a visit to the Brontë Parsonage Museum. 

Please see the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway website for the latest train timetables. 

Film and TV Itinerary

Morning

Starting in Haworth

Brontë Country is famous as the location for the 1970s classic film The Railway Children. The main location used for the film was in and around Oakworth but there were many locations used across Brontë Country. 

There are two ways to see the Railway Children locations.

1. Railway Children Walk  

The first way is to follow the self-guided Railway Children Walk a 6 mile walk to Oxenhope and Oakworth starting in Haworth. If this is too much there is a shorter walk of 2 miles to Oakworth. Download the Railway Children Walk or pick up a copy at Haworth Station. 

2. Take the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway

Depart Haworth for Oxenhope. 

Take time to explore Haworth, in particular Main Street where you will see several locations used in the film.  You can then take the train to Oxenhope.  Here you can see Bents House (The Three Chimneys) and Perks stile.

Why not have lunch in Oxenhope or take time to stroll round the village.

Depart Oxenhope for Oakworth

Oakworth Station was seen throughout the film and and was the workplace of 'Perks' the station porter. Located across the level crossing from Oakworth Station was the home of 'Mr Perks'.  Nearby is Mytholmes Tunnel and Embankment where the children waved their red petticoats at the train driver to warn of danger.

Depart Oakworth for Haworth

or Ingrow West for the Ingrow Museum of Rail Travel and Ingrow Loco

Ingrow West is home to two award-winning transport museums; Ingrow Museum of Rail Travel and the Ingrow Loco Museum. Free entry to both museums with Day Rover tickets.  Over 60 film and TV productions have used carriages from the Museum of Rail Travel, which is the home to five of the carriages used in the 1970 film, "The Railway Children". The museum includes a filming display. Sit in the carriages or find out more about steam locomotives at the Ingrow Loco Museum.

See the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway website for the latest train timetables. 

Brontës, Houses and Gardens Itinerary

Morning

Haworth

Haworth is famous for its former residents the Brontë sisters who wrote some of the world's most loved books including Wuthering Heights. Visit Haworth and explore the places they visited and their home which is now the Brontë Parsonage Museum. Download the Brontë Trail, a self-guided trail to the places the Brontës visited and the inspirations for their work.

A good way to learn more about the Brontës is on a Brontë guided walk. 

Lunch

Main Street is full of independent shops, cafes, pubs and restaurants.  Enjoy lunch in one of Haworth's pubs or why not visit one of the cafes on Main Street like Cobbles and Clay or Gascogines.

Afternoon

Depart Haworth for Keighley

Visit Cliffe Castle, a free museum with furnished Edwardian rooms, exhibitions and family activities. You can walk to Cliffe Castle or get the 21, 22, 66, 70, 78A, 765 bus from the bus station.

Or why not visit East Riddlesden Hall (National Trust), a 17th century manor house with gardens, tearoom and shop. Get the 662 bus from Keighley Bus Station.

Please see the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway's website for the latest train timetables.