The Atlas Obscura Guide To Holmfirth

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Holmfirth, England

Updated August 3, 2022

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Unusual Attractions in Holmfirth

Holmfirth, England

Huddersfield Sailing Club Race Control Tower

Collapsed television tower finds new life as a control tower for boat races.

Nora Batty’s House

Holmfirth, England

Last of the Summer Wine Locations

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Old abutment clearly visible on left

Denby Dale, England

Denby Dale Railway Viaduct

Before this fine stone viaduct was built, trains ran across a rather wobbly wooden trestle, and the original abutments are still there.

5 miles from Holmfirth

Denby Dale’s 1964 pie

Denby Dale, England

Denby Dale Pie Tin

A giant dish used in this village's long tradition of baking absurdly large meat pies now serves as a flowerbed.

5 miles from Holmfirth

Emley Moor Mast by night

Emley, England

Emley Moor Transmitter Tower

The tallest freestanding structure in the United Kingdom.

6 miles from Holmfirth

Cinema during roof repairs in 2024

Penistone, England

Penistone Paramount Cinema

This century-old, single-screen cinema still puts a 1937 Compton organ to good use.

7 miles from Holmfirth

Ripponden, England

Stott Hall Farm

The house in the middle of the motorway.

8 miles from Holmfirth

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