Brontë Parsonage Museum, Haworth
The parsonage where the three Brontë sisters wrote Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights. Together with the steep stone-paved village of Haworth and the moorland trails, it makes up a literary pilgrimage.
Haworth is a stone village at the foot of the Pennines. The Brontë family lived in the parsonage beside the church from 1820, and Charlotte, Emily and Anne wrote Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights and Agnes Grey here. The Brontë Parsonage Museum preserves the sisters' writing desks, clothing, manuscripts and tiny books. Tickets must be purchased. After your visit, stroll down the steep Main Street with its tea rooms and bookshops, then walk about 5 kilometers to Brontë Falls and the ruins of Top Withens, said to be the inspiration for Wuthering Heights. To get there from Leeds, take a train to Keighley, then transfer to bus B3 or ride the steam train to Haworth. The one-way trip takes about 1 hour.
Opening hours
Approx. 10:00–17:00 (shorter in winter; closed for part of January)
Nearby sights
- Keighley & Worth Valley Railway
- Hebden Bridge
- The Piece Hall
- Saltaire
- Ilkley Moor & Cow and Calf Rocks
- National Science and Media Museum
- Kirkstall Abbey
- Abbey House Museum