Bronte country - Haworth accomodation
 

Any suggestions for accomodation in or around Haworth. I wiill be alone and using public transportation. Clean, inexpensive and safe. Thanks.

Years ago I stayed at the Old Silent Inn just outside Haworth but am not sure you can get there by public transport. I had lunch there about three years ago, very good.

Lots of good info on website, www.old-silent-inn.co.uk According to the site, bus stop is 5 minutes from the inn.

I've stayed here before and thought it was good, very central too.
www.rosebudcottage.co.uk

The Old Silent is on a steep hill a good way outside the town Try this for alternatives, although only a few:

http://www.iknow-yorkshire.co.uk/wes..._specialities/

The following are B&B's, including Morgana's choice:

http://www.iknow-yorkshire.co.uk/wes..._specialities/

You should be aware that Haworth itself doesn't have that much to hold your interest for any length of time.

"The Old Silent is on a steep hill a good way outside the town"

The whole of Haworth is on a steep hill - well several actually.

As for safe - unless you count falling down stairs after a few too many pints of Timothy Taylors the whole area is as safe as anywhere else you are likely to go

As for safe - unless you count falling down stairs after a few too many pints of Timothy Taylors the whole area is as safe as anywhere else you are likely to go.

Like that!

Thanks all - I am not adament on staying in Haworth - is there anywhere close by that would be nice to stay in...I plan to go to Fountain Abbey and/or Castle Howard. I see there is a railway too - which might be fun.

The Keighley & Worth Valley railway runs through Haworth and is a 5 mile stretch of old restored steam line. See: www.kwvr.co.uk

The surrounding towns, Bradford being the largest, each have their own features that make then worth a visit. You will be close to Skipton, Saltaire and Ilkley which are all easily accessible with a car or on trains and buses.

"I plan to go to Fountain Abbey and/or Castle Howard."

Both are 90 minutes drive from Haworth - if you want to see either you really need to be somewhere like York

@alanRow - I keep looking at the map and thinking that might be the best jump off point. I think prob a day is more than enough in Haworth (althou I am a huge Bronte fan). If I stayed in York again could I do a morning in each and head up to Edinburgh. In other words, 2 days York - one spent in Haworth, the other doing the one or two of the others?

If you are not driving you really do need to stay in a major hub like York. That way you can catch buses or trains to other areas for the day - or - take commercial guided day trips. Staying in remote places like Haworth will severely limit your transport options.

I am afraid the car is king for a lot of North Yorkshire. Yes, you CAN reach certain places by public transport, but that can be costly, difficult and VERY time consuming. An example is Fountains Abbey. I could get in the car and drive there from York in less than a hour. However to plan a bus trip there would take forever (and there are no train stations anywhere near).
Maybe there is a commercial trip from York as Janis suggests - I am sure the York tourist board could help you.
http://www.fountainsabbey.org.uk/htm...ed9948024bdec7
Castle Howard does look easier from York because Stephenson of Easingwold are running a service (not Sundays) and going via them gives you a discounted ticket into the house.
http://www.castlehoward.co.uk/House-...Transport.html
Looks like 5 buses run a day.
Not sure how you'd get to Haworth from York but I think it would be train via Leeds to Keighley and then bus?
I don't see how you could do Haworth, Castle Howard and Fountains in 2 days though with public transport.

"Not sure how you'd get to Haworth from York but I think it would be train via Leeds to Keighley and then bus?"

Pretty much unless the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway (the one in the original version of The Railway Children) is running