Only fair that I continue my journey to Manchester via a quick stop in Todmorden, the sane older brother of Hebden. Where HB assaults you with weird smells and key keg seats, in Tod you get kindness. Plenty to admire on the OS extract, particularly for folk with minds as puerile as Russ. Despite the… Continue reading KINDNESS IN TODMORDEN
Tag: Calderdale
BRIGHOUSE LACINGS BONANZA
I’ve been boring you with my enthusiasm for Halifax for a while now, and there’ll be more of that to come with three new entries in town again. But my first Calderdale caper came in bucolic Brighouse, walking distance from The Shay (I did it once, it’s hilly). I was only here in January, praising… Continue reading BRIGHOUSE LACINGS BONANZA
BBC DRAMA & CHIP SHARING IN t’ROYD
I didn’t really want to write up Mytholmroyd, mainly because I always spell it wrong and have to keep looking at Bing Maps. Why can’t places be called easy-to-spell things like Llandrindod Wells and Balaruminmore ? The other advantage of my central Halifax hotel was proximity to the station, with a cheap day return to… Continue reading BBC DRAMA & CHIP SHARING IN t’ROYD
THE GRAYSTON UNITY
Last time out in Halifax, the Victorian Craft Café and the Gundog both had that “Wow !” factor you get in 1 pub in a 100, either because a place just looks astonishing or you spot the rare v18 Cloudwater DIPA for £2.95. The Pump Room looked an excellent modern micro, suffering only through being… Continue reading THE GRAYSTON UNITY
