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Welcome to Bradford

Things To Do Highlights

River Wharfe

The River Wharfe is an ideal place for a walk or stroll and is popular for fly fishing. There are…

Brontë Parsonage Museum Garden (c) Bevan Cockerill

The Brontës are the world's most famous literary family and Haworth Parsonage was their home from…

External view of The Flying Duck, home of Wharfedale Brewery

Behind the Flying Duck pub is an old barn that has been restored into a micro-brewery and is home…

A man standing against a target

Imagine darts but with axes. Sounds a bit crazy but it’s an experience you won’t forget!

A crowded theatre

Step into the spotlight at Bradford Live—the city’s stunning new entertainment venue in the…

People looking into a pond outside a large manor house

Built in 1904 in Baroque style as an art gallery. Permanent collection of 19th and 20th century…

Person Climbing At The Climbing Hub

A climbing facility that is for everyone. Whether you are new to climbing or a seasoned pro.

The Length And Breadth Of Ilkley Moor

An invigorating walk in the footsteps of the giant Rombald across Ilkley Moor.

A river

The Tranquility Trail allows you take time to appreciate nature in Ilkley Town Centre..

Keighley Playhouse

We stage seven plays per season. Season tickets can be bought (7 for the price of 6) so you can be…

Riverside Parks

Riverside Gardens is a popular place for families to relax and enjoy the surroundings.

The sculpture is carved from sandstone blocks, it takes the form of a geometric seated figure in the process of rising to stand.

A self guided walk around some of Bradford’s sculptures. This trail takes you on a fascinating…

The iconic Cow and Calf Rocks on Ilkley Moor.

High on Ilkley Moor the Cow and Calf Rocks are a large rock formation consisting of an outcrop and…

Interior of Victorian police station.

Victorian cells, court and gallery telling the history policing, crime and punishment in Bradford…

Rail Story at Ingrow.

Visit Rail Story to learn more about the railways and the people who worked on them.

View from Ilkley Moor

Ilkley Moor is the perfect place not only to appreciate the panoramic views, but to also sample one…

Shipley Glen, Baildon.

A lovely sloped area of woodland, rocks and heather just outside Saltaire.

Lister park down by the boating pavilion.

Lister Park was crowned Britain's Best Park in 2006 and is also home to Cartwright Hall Art Gallery…

Window of Mrs Duttons

In Ilkley, Mrs Duttons Wondrous Workshops is a place to make and meet, with an exciting menu of…

Salts Mill Exterior

Four comprehensive art galleries featuring over 400 works by David Hockney. Grade II Listed…

Visit Bradford Activity

LaserZone is the ultimate laser tag game. Using state-of-the-art equipment, you score points by…

St. Ives Estate, Coppice Pond

A walk through the beautiful St Ives Estate

A woman holding a lamp

Take a costumed, guided tour of UNESCO World Heritage Village Saltaire

Here at the bottom of Ivegate were the headquarters of Sir Thomas Fairfax.

This trail marks key locations of the Bradford Civil War Siege.

What's On Highlights

A poster advertising the show

Introducing Live Forever –  a celebration of music from, and a tribute to, one of the greatest rock…

Openings

Season

17th February 2026
A poster advertising the show

Priscilla Queen of the Desert, based on the 1994 Oscar-winning film, is back with a dazzling UK and…

Openings

Season

6th July 2026-11th July 2026
Celebrating Eva poster

Black Dyke Mills celebrates the music of Eva Cassidy

Openings

Season

14th February 2026
Yellow brick road leading to the Emerald City with Dorothy’s ruby slippers in the foreground.

The Bradford Playhouse brings a magical, music‑filled panto twist on The Wizard of Oz for the whole…

Openings

Season

11th December 2026-30th December 2026
Nick Mohammed Is Mr Swallow: Show Pony poster

Bradford Live welcomes Nick Mohammed

Openings

Season

23rd May 2026
A poster advertising the show featuring cetlic-looking viking masks

Part myth, part muscle, total mayhem! Mythos: Ragnarök combines historic Viking storytelling with…

Openings

Season

8th April 2026
The Proclaimers poster

Bradford Live welcomes the Proclaimers

Openings

Season

17th October 2026
A poster advertising the show, featuring Fireman Sam and friends on a desert island

With clues, pirate songs and plenty of swashbuckling adventure, Fireman Sam's new live show is…

Openings

Season

29th July 2026
A poster advertising the show, featuring a picture of journalist and author Damien Lewis

Step into the hidden world of the SAS with Damien Lewis - award-winning war reporter and…

Openings

Season

29th April 2026
A man playing the guitar

The Live Room welcomes Rob McCabe

Openings

Season

27th February 2026
The Cavern Beatles

The Cavern Beatles are one of the country’s longest established tribute shows. This new tour will…

Openings

Season

1st October 2026
A picture of comedian Jack Carroll

Join BAFTA-Winning comedian Jack Carroll as he expertly examines subjects that can make us feel…

Openings

Season

13th February 2026
A poster advertising the concert

Keeping the Faith to the original sounds of the underground movement that started on the dance…

Openings

Season

4th April 2026
Alan Carr performing stand-up comedy for his show Have I Said Too Much.

Alan Carr is back with Have I Said Too Much? — a night of outrageous oversharing and laugh‑out‑loud…

Openings

Season

4th December 2027
Unicorn Live! poster featuring a unicorn jumping over a cloud and rainbow.

Unicorn Live! comes to Bradford Playhouse in 2026, a dazzling family show of song, dance, and…

Openings

Season

26th May 2026
Northern Soul Poster!

Napoleons Casinos, Bradford, hosts a Northern Soul night with classic tracks, dining, and…

Openings

Season

6th February 2026
Book open on the grass next to daisies (c) Canva images.

National Tell a Fairy Tale Day storytelling session at the Denso Marston Nature Reserve Education…

Openings

Season

26th February 2026
Wendy and Brian Froud together in a portrait-style image.

A magical afternoon at West Lane Baptist Chapel with Wendy and Brian Froud exploring…

Openings

Season

11th April 2026
Ultimate Leppard Poster!

A high‑energy tribute to Sheffield legends Def Leppard, performed by the UK’s number one Leppard…

Openings

Season

14th March 2026
A picture featuring stars of the original film

Say Shava Shava is a dazzling live music and dance experience that pays tribute to the legendary…

Openings

Season

18th April 2026
Brontë Parsonage Museum Garden (c) Bevan Cockerill

Haunt Me Then… and Now is an exhibition at the Brontë Parsonage Museum exploring a century of…

Openings

Season

4th February 2026-31st August 2026
Z Open Exhibition Art Work by Young Bradford Creatives.

Gen Z Open 2025 showcases 69 works by young Bradford artists at Bradford Industrial Museum.

Openings

Season

7th December 2025-8th March 2026
Laurel Canyon Union poster

Ilkley Playhouse welcomes Laurel Canyon Union

Openings

Season

11th July 2026
A picture of comedian Gary Delaney

Gary Delaney’s last UK tour ran for two and a half years across 378 dates. People laughed a lot and…

Openings

Season

23rd September 2026

Accommodation Highlights

Doorway

Yate Cottage is a Grade 2 listed 4 * Gold holiday cottage, in Oxenhope situated next to a small…

Stay & Explore

Royds Hall Cottage is the perfect location for anyone who loves the countryside, ideal for getting…

A kitchen

A mid-terrace Victorian cottage in Haworth and close The Dales. Perfect for families and couples…

A bedroom

A luxury first floor apartment on the edge of a national nature reserve

Stay & Explore

Budget accommodation for the business or leisure traveller. We guarantee good quality rooms,…

A wedding venue

Elegant hotel in its own mature grounds, overlooking the town and surrounding moorland.

Overlookers Cottage Lounge

Overlookers Cottage is a Grade II listed building situated in a quiet location in the World…

Exterior of Ann's Farmhouse

Family run establishment on a working farm in a quiet rural setting with safe parking for cars.

Stay & Explore

A beautiful 200 year old detached stone built Holiday barn set within a 5 acre smallholding located…

A bedroom

The Midland Hotel is a beautiful 3* City Centre Hotel, The Hotel was built between 1885 and 1890 by…

Stay & Explore

Beautiful restored pub serving local produce and drinks with 3 stunning en-suite rooms available…

Apothecary Guest House And Tea Rooms

Located at the top of the Main Street opposite the famous Bronte Church and 1 minute from the…

Wharfe View Cottage Bedroom

Wharfe View Cottage Ilkley is a holiday cottage sleeping six in three bedrooms.

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Innkeeper's Lodge stands on the top of Ilkley Moor in a superb location, with unrivalled views over…

A cabin

Clarion Lodge Campsite is a small family run campsite on Otley Chevin with spectacular views over…

Old White Lion

The 300 year old coaching inn is a family run inn where food and drink are taken seriously. The…

A sign on a building

Discover comfort and convenience at the Cambridge Hotel Bradford Central, nestled in the heart of…

Fleece Inn exterior

A former coaching inn situated in the heart of Bronte Country providing 7 high-quality en suite…

Travelodge Bradford Central

At our Bradford Central hotel you've got all the entertainment and culture the city has to offer…

A hotel building

Cedar Court is an ideally located hotel with good facilities from leisure club to…

An old mill building

Ideally placed in the heart of heritage rich Bronte Country, nestled deep within a tranquil and…

Stay & Explore

On a hillside by a stream with a wooded area upstream. Ponden House is off the Keighley/Colne…

Stay & Explore

Beautifully furnished olde worlde two bedroomed cottage, wood burning stove, garden and parking…

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Our Bradford North (Bingley) Premier Inn has everything you would expect, incredibly comfy beds and…

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