Our Local Area
 Cherry Tree House and Cottages are located close to a quiet rural Calderdale village, in the heart of Pennine Yorkshire. We are in a country location within 15 minutes of Halifax and Huddersfield town centres, and ideally situated for exploring Bronte Country and the historic towns and moorland scenery of the South Pennines.

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Nearest towns

 Barkisland village : 1 mile : Local post office and shop : excellent quality Barsey farm shop 

 Ripponden : 2 miles : Villa Marguerita restaurant, delicatessen, Tapas restaurant, pharmacy, Co-op Supermarket, Medical Centre, late-night store

 Halifax : 4 miles : Major stores, modern swimming pool and leisure centre, Piece Hall, Eureka Children's Museum, Victoria Theatre, indoor market.

 Hebden Bridge : 5 miles : Attractive Pennine mill town, with good variety of antiques and craft shops and canal-side walk

 Huddersfield : 5 miles : University town , quality high street shopping, with many events and festivals.  Home to the Galpharm Stadium


Nearest places 
to eat and relax

 
The Spring Rock Inn is within walking distance, (500 metres), and has an excellent reputatation for serving good food and for welcoming visitors, especially those from overseas.

The Villa Marguerita  restaurant in Ripponden serves good Italian food in a friendly atmosphere. Well established restaurant, popular with locals. 

The Bridge Inn, Ripponden offers a traditional menu of quality food.  Good lunch-time menu.  Said to be one of the oldest Inns in Yorkshire. Pleasant surroundings, tucked away in the conservation area. Sit outside if weather is good.

The El Gato Negro restaurant, Ripponden is an award winning tapas restaurant. Friendly and informal, a good place to relax and enjoy a meal with friends. 

Nearest airports


Manchester International Airport : 35 miles. About one hour via M62/M60/M56 motorways, depending on traffic. About the same, using the direct express rail link to Huddersfield from the airport.

 Leeds/Bradford Airport : 15 miles. Allow one hour, since the journey is on normal trunk roads.
 

Nearest motorway


Calderdale is close to the M62 cross Pennine motorway and is well served by local trunk roads. Cherry Tree House is equidistant (only 10 minutes) from Junction 24 of the M62, (for travellers from the Leeds direction and the North Sea Ferries terminal at Hull) and Junction 22 (for travellers from the Manchester direction).




Nearest railway


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Trains linking Calderdale with the Intercity network are available from Manchester, Leeds, York and Preston. We recommend using the Metro trains from Sowerby Bridge for journeys to Leeds and York. The station is only 10 minutes down-hill from the cottage and car parking is free.

The express Trans-Pennine and Airport trains call at Huddersfield, which is 20 minutes from the cottage. We can arrange to meet you from the train.


CHERRY TREE COTTAGES
Wall Nook, Barkisland, 
West Yorkshire UK.

  

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Link to Cherry Tree Cottages home pageLast updated:  Sep 2008