Spice Yorkshire organizes for today, September 27, a ramble walk with direct links to the Brontës:
Ramble: Wuthering Heights from Haworth
Is ta the'ere, owr Heathcliffe, sithee?!
Date Sun 27th Sep 2009
Time 10:15am
Location Haworth BD22 8DR
Meet Church steps
Cost £8 Member, £9 Guest
Host Volunteer Walk Leader: Caroline Prosser
This relatively short route takes us from the honey-pot village of Haworth, up onto the bleak moorland that inspired the Bronte novel ‘Wuthering Heights’. At this time of year, we should see the best of the early autumn heather.
Setting out from the church, we pass the parsonage that was home to the Bronte sisters, and then begin a climb which leads out above Lower Lathe reservoir, to Bronte Bridge. From here the route climbs steeply for a final longish ascent to Top Withins – the derelict farmhouse believed to have been the location of the fictional ‘Wuthering Heights’.
Our return route follows the Pennine Way, heading eventually into the village of Stanbury, from where we begin to circle back to Haworth. For those travelling from further afield (and perhaps those locally based as well?) we should be back in the village with time to spare for anyone wanting to have a good look around – or perhaps head for one of the many teashops on offer!
Grade: 3; Distance: approx. 7 miles
Categories: Haworth
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