The Red Lion Inn
                 A home-from-home experience with old-fashioned hospitality
LAST OF THE SUMMER WINE       

                    So many places to visit within easy reach of the Red Lion Inn

Wish you were here don't you?
The great outdoors - a view over the Holme Valley

Mention Holmfirth to anyone in Britain and they will talk about 'Last of the Summer Wine, Nora Batty, Foggy, Cleg, Sid's cafe and Compo.

 Holmfirth isn't just about this hugely popular TV series which attracts visitors from around the world, this Pennine market town has many other attractions including art and craft galleries and a farmers market .

The area around Holmfirth is rich in beautiful scenery and historic sites, so there is something for everyone here. If you are feeling energetic you can walk, cycle, abseil, paraglide, go rock-climb or orienteering.
There is also plenty do for those looking for a relaxing break, Holmfirth is on the edge of the Peak District National Park and the cities of Leeds and York are a short drive away.

  
PLACES TO VISIT IN AND AROUND HOLMFIRTH

 


the official web site of the Summer Wine Appreciation Society


Sid's Cafe - Take the tour.
 

 


Homefirth's entertainment centre


Holmfirth Festival, 
the Pennine Festival of Music and Dance.

  
 


Holmfirth Shooting School


Last of the Summer Wine Exhibition

  
 


The Wrinkled Stocking Tea Room


At Standedge Visitor Centre in Marsden you can travel into the highest, longest, deepest canal tunnel in Britain!

  
 


North Light Gallery in Huddersfield
Contemporary art exhibition.

Huddersfield Art Gallery

  
 


Pennine Waterways guide to canals in the area.


The Kirklees Light Railway railway is open every weekend throughout the year, every day from Spring Bank to 1st September, and most school holidays

  
 


Information on climbing in Kirklees

More local attractions coming soon

 
 
PLACES TO VISIT IN THE SURROUNDING AREA

     
 


The National Coal Mining Museum
in nearby Wakefield


Yorkshire Sculpture Park
in Wakefield

 
 


The Royal Armouries in Leeds is the home of the UK's FREE National Museum of arms & armour.


Sheffield Industrial Museums Trust operates three important museums dedicated to the Industrial and Social History of Sheffield, the City of Steel.

 
 


Meadowhall shopping centre in Sheffield
270 shops under one roof, now that's retail therapy.


Renishaw Hall and gardens near Sheffield.

 
 


The Earth Centre is an environmental project situated between Rotherham and Doncaster, a great experience, shame about the web site.


Sheffield Botanical Gardens.

 
 


Eureka Children's Museum in Halifax


The National Museum of Photography, Film and Television in Bradford.