Keighley – as Cichhelai – is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, when it was a tiny rural settlement (the very name meant Cyhha’s Farmstead). These days the town is reinventing itself, its heyday as a textile manufacturing town and centre for heavy engineering now the past. But there is plenty of material to work with for the future: the remaining Victorian architecture of the centre; the miles of waterside available along the Aire, the Leeds-Liverpool Canal and the Worth; and the lovely surrounding countryside including the sometimes brooding Rombald’s Moor – this is the edge of Bronte Country after all . One attraction in the town that is pleased to look backwards is the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, a little gem with just five miles of line but a long track record in the movies and TV that includes The Railway Children (“Daddy, my Daddy”), Poirot, and Last of the Summer Wine. For many residents Keighley is a dormitory town looking south to Bradford, but visitors are just as likely to be directing their attention to the countryside north of the town. Whichever way they are facing, they shouldn’t miss out on the excellent local beer – Timothy Taylor’s Landlord is rightly famed, but the town has some thriving micro-brewers too.
Attraction
Bronte Parsonage Museum
Cliffe Castle Museum
East Riddlesden Hall
Keighley and Worth Valley Railway
Vintage Carriages Trust Museum of Rail Travel
Budget
Innkeepers Lodge *book online*
Premier Inn Bradford North *book online*
Camping
Care Home
Gyllside Care Home
Townend Close
Cinema
Classes
Sheila Murray Yoga
Yoga - Iyengar
Dentist
Earl Royd Dental Centre
Harker and Associates
Estate Agent
Dacre Son & Hartley
Inman Residential
McManus & Poole
Reeds Rains Estate Agents
The Green Partnership
Golf Club
Market
Pub and Bar
Boltmakers Arms
Braithwaite Tavern
Cricketers Arms
Flappit
Grapes
Grinning Rat
Kings Arms
Marquis Of Granby
New Inn
Quarry House Inn
Red Pig
Waggon & Horses
Restaurant
Bella Napoli
Harlequin Restaurant
Marquis Of Granby
Maxi's
New Inn
Victoria Restaurant
Villa Fiori
Waggon & Horses
School
Solicitor
Armstrong Wood & Bridgman
John Holden
Taxi
Aireside Taxis
Arrows
Central Taxis
Crown Taxis
Galaxy Taxis
Keighley Taxis
Oxford Taxis
Theatre
Vet
Sports Clubs
Aire Valley Racing Team (Cycling)
Airedale (Men's Hockey)
Airedale (Women's Hockey)
Silsden CC (Cricket)
Shops
Millers Book Exchange
Merry Melon
Boots
Cavendish Galleries
A1 Vision
Green Syke Nursery
Offshoots
Ego
Aireworth Chemist
M J Leaver
David Petyt Ltd
Taylors Ltd
Halfords
Cavendish Galleries
The Brent Gallery
Art
Moldai Studios
H Samuel
B&Q
Picture Perfect Photography
Antiques
Revival Antiques
Purto Oro Italian Jewellery
Activities
Keighley RC(Cycling)
Places to Stay near Keighley
Innkeepers Lodge (0.66 miles)
visitors to Innkeepers Lodge Keighley can enjoy a trip to the bronte parsonage-museum dedicated to the legendary bronte sisters or to keep the children amused why not take a trip ... More
Dalesgate Hotel (1.23 miles)
The Dalesgate Hotel is a friendly, family-run 2-star hotel on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales and 'Bronte Country'. Holistic therapies are on offer. This charming 20-bedroom hotel is just 1.5 miles ... More
Premier Inn Bradford North (2.10 miles)
Ashmount Country House (2.78 miles)
Bridge House B&B (3.03 miles)
We are a grade II listed georgian house close to the centre of Haworth, famous for its association with the Bronte sisters. We offer contemporary and comfortable en-suite accomodation; guests ... More
Weavers Bar (3.05 miles)
Set on the historic cobbles, just in front of the bronte parsonage museum, in the heart of the village, this eccentric eclectic, stylish place has evolved over three decades from ... More
Woodlands Grange Private Hotel (3.06 miles)
Secluded detached residence in the Bronte village of Haworth.We are located 500 yards from the famous cobbled Main Street overlooking Worth Valley Preserved Steam Railway (Railway Children Fame). All rooms ... More
The Manor Cullingworth (3.08 miles)
The Manor Guest House (3.08 miles)
Lovingly restored 18th century manor house still retaining many original features. Ideally situated for exploring the rugged Pennine Moorland of Bronte Country, the Yorkshire Dales and beyond. With a Visit ... More
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