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Leeds Attractions
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Huddersfield Attractions
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National Museum of Photography, Film and Television
Bradford,
West Yorkshire,
BD1 1NQ
Tel: 0870 7010200
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Established in the heart of Bradford in 1983, the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television is one of the city’s most popular attractions, with more than a quarter of a million visitors every year. There are superb collections of rare and fascinating photographic instruments and memorabilia, as well as interactive displays and extensive archives.
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Eureka! The Museum for Children
Discovery Road,
Halifax,
West Yorkshire,
HX1 2NE
Tel: 01422 330069
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Eureka! is a fascinating and interactive museum science museum for children, located in Halifax in West Yorkshire. With more than 400 hands-on exhibits and activities that will excite and intrigue children of all ages, Eureka! takes visitors on a journey from their own back yard to the depths of space and even inside the human body.
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The Bronte Birthplace
Market Street,
Thornton,
West Yorkshire,
BD13 3HF
Tel: 01274 830849
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The Bronte Sisters – Anne, Emily and Charlotte – remain three of England’s most iconic writers, and will be forever synonymous with Haworth and its beautiful windswept surroundings that inspired their works. The three sisters, and brother Patrick Branwell, were born in the nearby village of Thornton however, and the house has been remarkably well preserved, giving a fascinating insight into the life of the Bronte family before their move to Haworth in 1820.
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National Coal Mining Museum
Caphouse Colliery,
Overton,
West Yorkshire,
WF4 4RH
Tel: 0871 7162320
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West Yorkshire once had a proud coal mining industry but, although now it is sadly no more, the region’s industrial history is celebrated at the National Coal Mining Museum near Wakefield. At the centre of the 17-acre site, the NCMM is a unique collection of buildings, exhibitions and displays revealing the history of centuries of mining, from the mining methods and machinery to the miners and their families.
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Bramham Park
Near Wetherby,
West Yorkshire,
LS23 6ND
Tel: 01937 846000
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Bramham Park is situated near Wetherby in West Yorkshire, and is a superb example of an early 18th Century formal garden, in the French style. There are 150 acres of ornamental ponds and follies, manicured hedges and flowers to explore, while the centrepiece is the beautiful Bramham Park House, which is open to the public by appointment only.
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