Brontë Way
A 44-mile long distance footpath in Lancashire and West Yorkshire which visits places with strong associations to the Bröntë sisters. With map, statistics, and GPX route file.
Statistics and Files
Grid Ref: SE 217 271
Distance: 44 miles (71 km)
Time: 20–30 hours
Duration: 2–4 days
Ordnance Survey Explorer Maps (1:25,000):
OL21 South Pennines – Burnley, Hebden Bridge, Keighley and Todmorden
288 Bradford, Huddersfield and East Calderdale
Summary
The Brontë Way starts at Oakwell Hall in Birstall, West Yorkshire and finishes at Gawthorpe Hall in Padiham, Lancashire. It runs for approximately 44 miles (71 km). At a steady pace, it typically takes two to four days to walk. The route has been designed to link places that have strong associations with the writings of the Brontë family, incorporating locations that feature in their work such as Oakwell Hall (Charlotte Brontë’s inspiration for Fieldhead in her novel Shirley) and Top Withins (Emily Brontë’s inspiration for Wuthering Heights). The route passes through Thornton, where the Brontë children were born, and Haworth and the Brontë Parsonage, where the family lived. It traverses Penistone Hill Country Park, open moorland, and areas of industrial heritage interest, with good public transport links serving the route and its four main sections. (Source: Wikipedia)