Lovely museum for a good afternoon out. Very educational! Local history in a beautiful settingread more

Wonderful fascinating house plus lovely grounds to walk the dogs in…read more Yummy tea room too

Bowling Hall is a large museum in a medieval building, it is set in a leafy garden with a large…read morepark across the road. It was a stronghold in the 'siege of Bradford' and where a ghost requested that we 'pity poor Bradford'! The exhibits are quite 'traditional', but this doesn't detract from the charm of the museum, in fact quite often you can be the only people in the attraction which gives it a certain atmosphere, especially when you are wandering around the haunted rooms! The museum is large enough to while away an hour, but not too big that it would be boring for younger visitors. The promise of a play in the park and an icecream should keep them quiet and on their best behaviour too - the park opposite the museum is large and well kept and has something for everyone.

This is a lovely old house situated in the Bradford 4 area…read more The ground floor where you enter is slighlty darker than the rest and can frighten some younger children. There is many things on show, that can teach young children and older children about how people used is to live. This place is said to be haunted and appeared on most haunted. It has different events happening through out the years and is a good place to vist.

Lovely attraction for the family for great day out, fun friendly and plenty of activities.read more

Eureka is the absolutely fabulous children's museum located in spitting distance (sorry vulgar I…read moreknow) of Halifax Railway Station. You can see it as you're pulling up. This museum is made for the benefit of children, and they seem to love it. It's brilliant, brightly coloured and interesting, oversized objects and displays, interactive stuff, so kids are actually encouraged to touch things and mess around with them without the peril of hearing their full name, and every other name being bellowed at them in rebuke. All this and it's educational. Kids love it when you take them here, just don't tell them it's a museum and you're golden, they think it's fun poking at stuff and colouring things in and understanding how stuff works, and the fact that they're learning relevant things and information, and they're enjoying that fact is awesome, which is why it's such a big hit with school groups. Discovering everything from the human body, to space, to being a young person in a green green world, to surviving in the desert, it's brilliant and the galleries are brightly coloured, informative and inviting without being scary. Eureka is wheelchair accessible too, which is a plus, and should the little blighters require bread and water, there's a cafe and a picnic area to eat a pack up or to buy food, which is alright, it's not briliant grub, but it'll fill a void, and then there's a playground area outside, which in fine weather is fab. The only thing I do take issue with is the price. and whilst I don't find it too hideous for adults to pay £8.95 for entry, charging kids from 3 plus the same price is a bit steep. They do offer a family ticket which admits 5 people for £38, but still, it works out expensive for a day out, and that's without paying for parking. Stinger. You can see now why lots of schools take advantage of the school rates for kids, but can you really put a price on education? Yes. But wait and hang fire a moment, with purchase of a ticket, you can go back to Eureka as many times as you want throughout the year free of charge, as long as you keep your ticket.

This is an hidden gem of bradford as not many people remember this is here. There never was much…read moreadvertising when this opened either. The museum goes back centuries with the history of england and shows clothing, food, machinery, etc over the years. The main theme though obviously is peace and it covers all the great wars and is interesting. It shows the weapons used, the ways we lived, etc. There are a good selection of drawings and paintings all about war and peace which are interesting too. the building is an old church and they have kept some of the original features which in itself is worth going for. There is an eating area to eat your own food too. The place is nice and clean. The staff are very friendly. If i remember right there was no entrance fee but they do ask for donations.

It only took me 4 trains to get here from York, but the trek was all worth it. I can die now that…read moreI've finally made a pilgrimage to the Brontë house! I am a huge Brontë fan. Jane Eyre is one of my absolute favorite books and I've enjoyed rereading it over the years. I'm also a fan of Emily and Anne's works. You can see why I needed to make this trip to the U.K. It was such a treat to see where the Brontë sisters lived and wrote. I'm glad I went on a weekday, as I was able to get into the house right away. The corridors in the Parsonage are quite narrow and you can only view the rooms from the corridors, so they may time entry on busy days. They also had on exhibit costumes from the recent production of the biopic To Walk Invisible in various rooms of the house. All the rooms and exhibits are worth seeing so take your time! The museum shop is fantastic! They sell books, totes, scarves, tea towels, jewelry, postcards, local jam and honey, and many more stuff for Brontë fans. I spent $50+ buying stuff for myself and my sisters who are also Brontë enthusiasts. I could have bought more stuff, but I only brought a carry-on for my trip, so I did not have a lot of room for stuff. If you're coming by train, there will be a sign directing you where to walk. It's a pretty steep walk if you go via the high street. If you're coming by car, there is a car park next to the Parsonage. The WC is located at the car park. I hope to be back someday and make another pilgrimage with the hubby! I didn't get to the explore the West Yorkshire Moors (only the North Yorkshire Moors), but I hope to be back in mid-August again so that I can enjoy the heather in full bloom!

They had lots of old letters and poems and things from everyone that I'd not seen before - though…read morethe house is small, it's easy to spend an hour here. It's sooooooooo incredibly dusty though, I wanted to get out as soon as I could. And entrance is expensive! I almost thought I should've just enjoyed the house and surroundings from the outside - it was beautiful enough to. The bookshop had lots of cool books I'd never seen before, including a thick paperback of selected letters Charlotte wrote. There wasn't much else of interest in the shop though.

A very underused building which is a great shame and I think much more could and should be done…read morehere as it is a very usable space. It's a large courtyard surrounded by small shops though a lot of these now stand empty. I think it's quite nice to wander round and the shops are interesting and different, the Funky Dragon is a cool little place with lots of alternative gifts and clothing packed into a small space. The market stalls aren't usually worth looking at they always seem quite boring and don't have much of interest. I've been to the open air gigs they do here and think it's a great venue for that and the Pink Floyd tribute band always pulls the crowds in, my parents prefer this show being outdoors as they saw it recently at the Victoria theatre and they didn't think it was quite as good in a theatre.

Old historic building used previously for large open markets with a wide range of shops in the…read morebuilding itself however no longer an outdoor market and lots of stores have closed. Still several coffee shops dotted around but feel it could be used much more often than it is.

OK - the one slight problem is that this sweet little museum isn't officially open to the public -…read morehowever the very nice lady who works there let us in, because of th pouring rain. Very sweet, interesting displays - well suited to a school trip (which can be prebooked). Lots of exciting buttons to press!

This is my local park, loads for kids to do from parks and trails. Park run have a route here on…read moreSaturdays from 9am & I love the Oakwell Music Festival that's on in July.

Open all year round, free entrance, its good for a variety of different walks in woodland or more…read morechild/pushchair friendly. There is a great swing park and small cafe (where to be honest the service is slow and the food not amazing) but there are zillions of blackberries to be picked at the right time of year. There is a lovely little visitor centre, and a small gift shop as well.

I'm about to get very giddy now. I'm like a child at Christmas because I'm about to talk about my…read moresecret love affair...film. When talking about cinematic experiences in the North, let alone the area, one has to shout loud and proud about the IMAX. The IMAX is part of the National Media Museum but deserves it's own proud place in our ever beautiful Yelp listings. It is only one of a handful of IMAX cinemas in the world and it's ours. Go on do a little dance for me, go on. What you get is some unbelievable moments of 3D documentaries and films and also 2D is pretty hot on the massive screen. For me though you have to utilise all of its strengths so definitely check out a 3D option. Especially with the current trend of making everything for the 3D market, you'll soon be spoilt for choice. One of the last Hollywood blockbusters to show there was the last Harry Potter film but I'm more than a little giddy that Alice in Wonderland is next up. I'm so excited about that one that I may need to section myself, sedate myself or run head first into a door. Johnny Depp in 3D and at that size!?! What is not to die happy about? It does get booked up well in advance so make sure you book online or at the museum if you have a specific time in mind. This is how film should be watched, so do yourself a favour and enjoy it to the (I)max. See what I did there, aren't I clever.

The IMAX screen has to be experienced to be believed - it really is MASSIVE, and coupled with the…read morefantastic surround sound system and highly ramped seating, you are guaranteed a good view even if an extremely tall man decides to sit in the seat in front of you (don't they always!) I wouldn't actually recommend your first film is one of the IMAX specials such as to fly and dinosaurs etc as they are quite expensive and also very short (usually about half an hour to three quarters of an hour). Much better would be to see a 'proper' film in it's IMAX version - although only a small percentage of films are shot in IMAX, they really do take your breath away. The Dark Knight has some fantastic IMAX scenes, and at Christmas you really, really HAVE to watch The Polar Express at the IMAX and in 3D too! Oh yes, the IMAX is capable of 3D! It's not your average 3D too, it's actually in-your-face, amazing and quite brilliant 3D! We saw the latest Harry Potter at the IMAX, and even though only some of the scenes were in 3D, the end fight with all the magic and explosions was truly breathtaking. My only quibble would be if you are taking young children to watch a 3D IMAX film, they may be a bit overawed by it all and refuse to put on their glasses which will leave them watching them a blurred image which they'll quickly grow bored of (it happened to one of our party) - but otherwise it's a great experience! Definitely a jewel in Bradford!