Saltaire
Saltaire is in West Yorkshire, United Kingdom.
Get in
Map of Saltaire
By train
1 Saltaire station is in the centre of the village, next door to the former mill. There are frequent services to Leeds (15 minutes), Bradford Forster Square and Skipton (for onward connections to Settle and the Yorkshire Dales National Park).
By bus
There are also frequent bus services to Bradford and Leeds (Keighley & District route 760).
See
- 1 Salts Mill, Victoria Rd, Shipley, ☏ +44 1274 531163. a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a former mill village on the Leeds & Liverpool canal.
Do
Today the mill contains a large collection of art by David Hockney, a small local history exhibition and a number of independent shops. You can walk or cycle on the canal towpath, part of the national cycle network. The annual Saltaire Festival is during September.
Buy
Eat
- Saltaire Sandwiches.
- Salts Village Bakery & Café, 8 Victoria Road, ☏ +44 1274 533505.
Drink
- Don't Tell Titus (on Victoria Road). A wine bar named after Titus Salt.
- [dead link] Fanny's Ale House (on Saltaire Road). A real ale pub.
- The Cap and Collar, 4 Queens Rd BD18 4SJ. Small craft beer and real ale bar on a quiet road just off the high street.
Sleep
- 1 [dead link] Hollins Hall Marriott Hotel & Country Club, Hollins Hill, Baildon, Shipley, ☏ +44 1274 530053.
- The Abbey Lodge Hotel, 62 Kirkgate, BD18 3EL (300 m up from Shipley Town Hall.), ☏ +44 1274 583584. The Abbey lodge is 0.58 miles from Saltaire. Offers boutique rooms with HD LCD TVs, a 24-hour reception and free parking.