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Calderdale Heritage Walks, Halifax (2026)

26/01/2026

We have a walk round West Vale on Sunday 1st February. Meet Ian Philp in the car park off Rochdale Road by the traffic lights on the Stainland Road at 1.30. The walk is suitable for mobility scooters. Dogs on short leads are welcome.

The walk includes a stroll across the old railway viaduct. Though it is high, it is perfectly safe with parapets at least 4’ high and the path is 8 yards wide.

Anne Mealia is exploring Cornholme with its rich industrial heritage on 15th February. There is no need to book for either West Vale or Cornholme, just turn up and pay £4 to the guide.

The Dean Clough walk is fully booked.

22/01/2026

We have had a technical problem with the booking system for David Glover’s walk around Dean Clough on Sunday, 22nd February. It had been showing ‘sold out’ when it wasn’t. Hopefully it is corrected and there are places available and the system should be working.

https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/calderdale-heritage-walks
(for those who have booked, your bookings are OK.)

We have a walk round West Vale on Sunday 1st February. Meet Ian Philp in the car park off Rochdale Road by the traffic lights on the Stainland Road at 1.30. The walk is suitable for mobility scooters. Dogs on short leads are welcome. The walk includes a stroll across the old railway viaduct. Though it is high, it is perfectly safe with parapets at least 4’ high and the path is 8 yards wide.

Anne Mealia is exploring Cornholme with its rich industrial heritage on 15th February. There is no need to book for either West Vale or Cornholme, just turn up and pay £4 to the guide.

16/01/2026

On Sunday, 18th January, we have a stroll round the village of Mytholmroyd which your guide, David Cant, claims is the most mispronounced place in Yorkshire – folk from Slaithwaite might dispute this.

Meet David, at 1.30pm at St Michael’s Square, Mytholmroyd, HX7 5DS. Not suitable for mobility scooters. Dogs on leads.

Before each walk our guides check the route to see if there are any changes since the last time we took the walk. So sometime soon, I will be walking round West Vale to make sure paths are still open and no more buildings have disappeared.

This walk round the village looking to see how it developed over time is on Sunday 1st February. Meet Ian Philp in the car park off Rochdale Road by the traffic lights on the Stainland Road at 1.30.

The walk is suitable for mobility scooters. Dogs on short leads are welcome. The walk includes a stroll across the old railway viaduct. Though it is high, it is perfectly safe with parapets at least 4’ high and the path is 8 yards wide.

We then have 2 more walks in February. Anne Mealia is exploring Cornholme with its rich industrial heritage on 15th February and David Glover is at Dean Clough on 22nd February. This walk has to be booked and, as I write this, there are 2 places available. To book, please use this link:-
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/calderdale-heritage-walks

09/01/2026

On Sunday, 18th January, we have a stroll round the village of Mytholmroyd which your guide, David Cant, claims is the most mispronounced place in Yorkshire – folk from Slaithwaite might dispute this.

Meet David, at 1.30pm at St Michael’s Square, Mytholmroyd, HX7 5DS. Not suitable for mobility scooters. Dogs on leads.

Before each walk our guides check the route to see if there are any changes since the last time we took the walk. So sometime soon, I will be walking round West Vale to make sure paths are still open and no more buildings have disappeared.

This walk round the village looking to see how it developed over time is on Sunday 1st February.

Meet Ian Philp in the car park off Rochdale Road by the traffic lights on the Stainland Road at 1.30. The walk is suitable for mobility scooters. Dogs on short leads are welcome.

01/01/2026

The forecast looks good for this Sunday afternoon in Todmorden with sun, blue sky and little wind. Why not wrap up warmly and join Anne Mealia for a stroll round the town looking at the impact of the Fielden family?

Meet Anne Mealia at 1.30pm at the Town Hall, OL14 5AQ. This walk is not suitable for mobility scooters. Dogs on leads can come.

Looking well ahead, David Glover is taking a group round Dean Clough on Sunday, 22nd February. This was so popular the last time it was offered, places have to be booked for this walk. There are, on New Year’s Day, just 2 tickets available on https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/calderdale-heritage-walks

Our occasional newsletter is due out anytime soon. If you are not on our circular list and would like to be, contact us on cdaleheritagewks@gmail.com

29/12/2025

We wish all our walkers a Happy New Year and, in particular, a healthy 2026.

Our first walk of the year, on Sunday 4th January, is around Fieldentown where the Fielden family left their mark on Todmorden, including religion, work, education and leisure. The walk round the town explores where they lived and worked and many fine buildings that they left.

Meet Anne Mealia at 1.30pm at the Town Hall, OL14 5AQ. This walk is not suitable for mobility scooters. Dogs on leads can come.

On Sunday, 18th January, we have a stroll round the village of Mytholmroyd which your guide, David Cant, claims is the most mispronounced place in Yorkshire – folk from Slaithwaite might dispute this.

Meet David, at 1.30pm at St Michael’s Square, Mytholmroyd, HX7 5DS. Not suitable for mobility scooters. Dogs on leads.

There is a walk round West Vale on Sunday, 1st February looking at the development of the village over a 50 year period aided by improved transport links. We will look at mills, former churches and chapels and a view down on the village from the old railway line.

Meet Ian Philp at 1.30pm in the car park off Rochdale Road by the traffic lights on the Stainland Road. This walk is suitable for mobility scooters. Dogs on leads are welcome.

01/12/2025

On Sunday, December, on 7th, Anne Kirker will be exploring our Victorian heritage. We are so fortunate that so much of our Victorian heritage has survived. Anne will take you round some of these buildings explaining who was involved in them being built and the civic pride embodied in these buildings.

Meet Anne at 1.30 at the top corner of Northgate House by the Wade Street entrance to the new bus station which itself retains some of the town’s old buildings. HX1 1UR.
The walk is suitable for mobility scooters. Dogs on short leads are welcome.

Images in Halifax, Calderdale Council & Calderdale Companion.

Our winter programme is available at our usual outlets and the on-line version is available using this link:
https://calderdaleheritagewalks.org.uk/winter.html

And that's it until 2026, have a good Christmas and New Year break and we will be back in January looking at Fieldentown (Todmorden) and Mytholmroyd.

23/11/2025

On the last Sunday of the month, 30th, learn about Chaos in Shelf with Ben Stables. Whilst walking along Shelf’s main street learn about a murder, a missionary, Methodists who couldn’t get along amongst other things.

Meet Ben at 1.30 at the entrance to St Michael and All Angels Church (opposite to Lidl) on Halifax Road, Shelf. HX3 7RJ. The walk is not suitable for mobility scooters. Dogs on leads are welcome.

The following Sunday, December, on 7th, Anne Kirker will be exploring our Victorian heritage. We are so fortunate that so much of our Victorian heritage has survived. Anne will take you round some of these buildings explaining who was involved in them being built and the civic pride embodied in these buildings.

Meet Anne at 1.30 at the top corner of Northgate House by the Wade Street entrance to the new bus station which itself retains some of the town’s old buildings. HX1 1UR. The walk is suitable for mobility scooters. Dogs on short leads are welcome. Images in Halifax, Calderdale Council & Calderdale Companion.

Details are in the printed version of our winter programme which is available at our usual outlets and the on-line version is available using this link:
https://calderdaleheritagewalks.org.uk/winter.html

10/11/2025

On Sunday 16th November David Cant will be taking you round part of Sowerby Bridge looking at transport links in the town. Turnpikes, canals and railways crossing the Pennines and contributing to the development of the town.

Meet David outside the railway station refreshment rooms, at 1.30, HX6 3AB. The walk is suitable for dogs on leads. It is not suitable for mobility scooters.

On the last Sunday of the month, 30th, learn about Chaos in Shelf with Ben Stables. Whilst walking along Shelf’s main street learn about a murder, a missionary, Methodists who couldn’t get along amongst other things.

Meet Ben at 1.30 at the entrance to St Michael and All Angels Church (opposite to Lidl) on Halifax Road, Shelf. HX3 7RJ. The walk is not suitable for mobility scooters. Dogs on leads are welcome.

We have just one walk in December, on 7th, when Anne Kirker will be exploring our Victorian heritage. Details are in the printed version of our winter programme which is available at our usual outlets and the on-line version is available using this link:
https://calderdaleheritagewalks.org.uk/winter.html

28/10/2025

Welcome to our winter programme! The first thing to note is that our walks now start at 1.30pm as it begins to get dark earlier.

On 2nd November, our walk is ‘23 women, 2 ghosts and a ducking stool’ with David Glover. A stroll round Halifax with stories about an Italian organ-player, Lily Fogg, Monica Clay, Elsie Whitely, Helena Whitbread and others. And, at the end, a cruel punishment for females only. The walk is suitable for well behaved dogs on leads. The walk is on footpaths, so suitable for mobility scooters.

Meet David at 1.30 at the Halifax Cenotaph, lower car park off King Street. HX1 1SR.

Two weeks later, on Sunday 16th November David Cant will be taking you round part of Sowerby Bridge looking at transport links in the town. Turnpikes, canals and railways crossing the Pennines and contributing to the development of the town.

Meet David outside the railway station refreshment rooms, at 1.30, HX6 3AB. The walk is suitable for dogs on leads. It is not suitable for mobility scooters.

On the last Sunday of the month, 30th, learn about Chaos in Shelf with Ben Stables. Whilst walking along Shelf’s main street learn about a murder, a missionary, Methodists who couldn’t get along amongst other things.

Meet Ben at 1.30 at the entrance to St Michael and All Angels Church (opposite to Lidl) on Halifax Road, Shelf. HX3 7RJ. The walk is not suitable for mobility scooters. Dogs on leads are welcome.

The printed version of our winter programme is available at our usual outlets and the on-line version is available using this link:
https://calderdaleheritagewalks.org.uk/winter.html

21/10/2025

The last walk of our summer programme focuses on talented people in the Todmorden area - scientists, inventors, musicians, artists and an award-winning nurse.

Meet Anne Mealia at 2pm in Fielden Square, Todmorden, OL14 6LZ.

Here are the November walk titles & guides. 2nd November, ‘23 women, 2 ghosts and a ducking stool’ with David Glover; 16th November, ‘Transport links in Sowerby Bridge’ with David Cant and 30th November, ‘Chaos in Shelf’ with Ben Stables.

The printed version of our winter programme is available at our usual outlets and the on-line version is available using this link:
https://calderdaleheritagewalks.org.uk/winter.html

08/10/2025

On Sunday 12th, take a walk round part of the township of Skircoat on a new walk with Anne Kirker. It stretches from Manor Heath to Free School Lane and shows how Halifax expanded in this direction in the later 19th century. The walk takes in grand mansions, charity homes and health care buildings. The walk is suitable for mobility scooters. Dogs on leads.

Meet Anne at 2pm at the upper entrance to Manor Heath Park off Manor Heath Rd., HX3 0EB.

The last walk of our summer programme focuses on talented people in the Todmorden area - scientists, inventors, musicians, artists and an award-winning nurse. The walk is suitable for mobility scooters. Dogs on leads.

Meet Anne Mealia at 2pm in Fielden Square, Todmorden, OL14 6LZ.

The winter programme is becoming available in the usual places such as libraries and will be on our website within a few days.

As there is a slight technical delay setting up the webpage, here are the November walk titles & guides.

2nd November, ‘23 women, 2 ghosts and a ducking stool’ with David Glover; 16th November, ‘Transport links in Sowerby Bridge’ with David Cant and 30th November, ‘Chaos in Shelf’ with Ben Stables.

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