Saltaire
A UNESCO World Heritage Victorian model industrial village. Inside the giant Salts Mill is the world's largest permanent display of David Hockney's works.
Saltaire was built starting in 1851 by textile magnate Titus Salt, who provided workers with housing, a hospital, schools, bathhouses and a church. It is a complete example of 19th-century philanthropic industrialism and was inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 2001. The core landmark, Salts Mill, now houses an art gallery, a bookshop and a restaurant. The 1853 Gallery displays many works by Bradford-born David Hockney and is free to visit. You can walk along the Leeds–Liverpool Canal, or ride the water-powered funicular built in 1895 up to Shipley Glen. From Leeds railway station, the train takes about 20 minutes to reach Saltaire station.
Opening hours
Village open all day; Salt Mill approx. 10:00–17:30
Nearby sights
- National Science and Media Museum
- Ilkley Moor & Cow and Calf Rocks
- The Piece Hall
- Keighley & Worth Valley Railway
- Brontë Parsonage Museum, Haworth
- Kirkstall Abbey
- Abbey House Museum
- Headingley Stadium