Halifax

Halifax is the major town in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale (pop 193,000) and ideally located between Manchester and Leeds, with access to all the major road, rail and airport services in the North of England. A historic industrial town with a significant architectural heritage, it is nonetheless located in the heart of the Yorkshire Pennines with easy access to the Lake District, the Yorkshire and Derbyshire Dales and attracts a substantial degree of tourism.

Transportation

By Road

Halifax is approximately 6 miles from the M62, from Manchester and Leeds exit 24 via A629

The M62 links Hull and Liverpool and provides direct access to the M1, A1 (M) and M6

Driving distances to/from major UK Cities:

Rail

Halifax station is 10 minutes walk from Dean Clough. Trains run every 15 minutes to/from Leeds and every 30 minutes to/from Manchester. The journey time to London is approximately 2½ hours.

Halifax is within easy reach of Leeds with its many international financial links, while Wakefield Europort (30 minutes on the M62) offers an International Intermodal rail Freight Terminal with direct rail links to mainland Europe via the Channel Tunnel.

Bus and Coach Services

Halifax Bus Station is 5 minutes walk from Dean Clough and offers full services to all the residential and urban centres in the region. National Express Coach services operate to London, Birmingham, Manchester etc.

Air/Sea

Leeds/Bradford Airport 35 minutes
Manchester Airport 40 minutes

Flight times to/from major European cities:

North Sea Ferry

Hull Ferries via M62: 60 minutes

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Tourism and Leisure

Calderdale has close links with the Brontës, while Eureka! The Museum for Children attracts 250,000 visitors a year. Halifax's Markets and Museums, including the 18th century Piece Hall, are nationally renowned.

The Borough has one of the UK's most extensive rights-of-way networks and it excels in outdoor leisure opportunities. There are two ski/mountain boarding centres, ten golf courses and seven horse riding clubs, while other supported activities include abseiling, hang-gliding and white water canoeing.

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