Polly Checkland Harding

Polly Checkland Harding

Written by Polly Checkland Harding

Hardcastle Crags
Hebden Bridge
Tourist Attraction
Hardcastle Crags

Hardcastle Crags is a spectacular wooded valley than incorporates a 19th century mill, just a 10 minute from Hebden Bridge.

Rhubarb Festival - Wakefield
FestivalsWakefield
Rhubarb Festival

This annual Wakefield festival is a real love letter to rhubarb – with special events, a traditional food and drink market, exhibitions, workshops and more. If you don’t know what the Rhubarb Festival is, then where the ‘eck have you been?

Free entry
Courtyard Mews
Wakefield
Hotel
Courtyard Mews

Courtyard Mews is a collection of stylish, modern, serviced apartments with private parking, just north of Wakefield city centre.

Hotel Aparts Wakefield by Sekhon Group
Wakefield
Hotel
Hotel Aparts Wakefield

Hotel Aparts Wakefield by Sekhon Group is a winning combination: modern, refurbished apartments in a beautiful Georgian building.

Gissing Centre, Wakefield
Wakefield
Museum
The Gissing Centre

The childhood home of renowned Victorian author George Gissing, whose popularity once rivaled that of Dickens.

Frank Bird
Wakefield
Shop
Frank Bird

With an elegant facade and a reputation for excellent customer service, Frank Bird offers premium menswear collections from around the world.

Hull Maritime Museum
Things to do in Hull

Our guide to Hull, a city on the rise, culturally, and whose extraordinary maritime history meets modern hospitality.

Things to do in Wakefield: Wakefield Cathedral
Things to do in Wakefield

As well as being a great starting point for exploring West Yorkshire, Wakefield city centre is a cultural hot spot in its own right.

Hull
Hotel
Kingston Theatre Hotel

Overlooking the quiet seclusion of Kingston Square Gardens, Kingston Theatre Hotel is a small family-run four-star Victorian hotel in the heart of Hull Old Town.

Hull
Hotel
Hideout Apartment Hotel

Independent and run by a small family team, Hideout Apartment Hotel offers 15 contemporary and stylish self-contained self-catering apartments in the heart of Hull Old Town.