A Trip To Halifax

A most uninspiring title but the area around there is beautiful. Lots to do and see and we were well looked after at The Holdsworth House Hotel. Recommended by a photographer friend who got married there.

The weather forecast looked awful with rain and the possibility of thunderstorms but we weren't deterred. A trip to Ogden Water Country Park, Hewenden Viaduct, The Rochdale Canal and Haworth across our two days there went down well and cleared away the cobwebs. Hebden Bridge along the canal side there was especially picturesque. Whilst we were at Haworth we decided to take a walk to the railway station - just in time to see people gathering on the bridge adjacent to it and to hear a steam train chugging along. Camera at the ready and checking settings as we were walking, The Railway Children came into view as we reached the top of the bridge - timing is everything!

We paused upon returning to the station car park at Hebden Bridge as there was a young girl taking selfies in the park. She saw us watching, smiled and just carried on.