Holmfirth

HolmfirthHolmfirthDunford Road and South Lane, HolmfirthHolmfirth is a small town full of character in the valley of the River Holme 5 miles south of Huddersfield (6.3 miles by road).

It is also the centre of a civil parish covering Holmfirth and several neighbouring villages and hamlets run by Holme Valley Parish Council within the Kirklees metropolitan district.

Holmfirth was the principal location of TV's longest-run comedy series "Last Of The Summer Wine" and tourists visiting the town still head for Sid's Cafe, Nora Batty's steps or take a scenic trip around some of the other famous locations.

Holmfirth was first famous for film-making much earlier than this. Back in the early 1900s, even before Hollywood, Bamforth & Co were behind pioneering film-making work, but later became better known for their saucy seaside postcards.

Holmfirth Civic HallMany events are held in the town through the year. Holmfirth Film Festival offers mothly screenings at Holmfirth Civic Hall as well as festival weekends. A Holmfirth Arts Festival (running from May to October in 2023) features art, music, theatre and performance from local and national talent. Holmfirth Artweek (July 2 to 8 in 2023) revolves around a huge charity art exhibition. Holmfirth Food and Drink Festival is a two-day event which promises a jam-packed town at the end of September.

More information at Holmfirth Film Festival Holmfirth Arts Festival Holmfirth Artweek Holmfirth Food and Drink Festival websites.

An annual charity Duck Race has also been a feature of the town for more than 35 years. Hundreds of plastic ducks are poured into the River Holme in the town for the race downstream to the Sands Recreation Ground.

Holmfirth has a Tourist Information Centre at the library at Huddersfield Road.

The edge of the Peak District National Park is in the south Pennine moorland just outside the town. There are plenty of attractive walks in the area, particularly around the Holme Valley's reservoirs. It was one of these, Bilberry Reservoir, which was responsible in 1852 for the most disastrous of several floods which have hit the town.

The tremendous scenery of the area continues to be placed under pressure with an increase in house-building, often providing homes for people who wish to commute to other towns and cities to work.

Around Holmfirth

Victoria Street, Holmfirth

A wide range of gift shops and boutiques complement Holmfirth's status as a bustling tourist town. There's also a wide range of local shopping and services including, hardware, bakery, groceries, antiques, clothing and estate agents.

A former car showroom with access from Huddersfield Road and Hollowgate was the location of Holmfirth's indoor market, but this has recently been closed and the market relocated outdoors at a temporary location at School Street, Crown Bottom, on Thursday and Saturday mornings. More information at the

Holmfirth Community Market webpage.

Supermarkets are represented by a large Co-operative, Lidl and a Sainsbury's Local.

Pharmacies can be found in Huddersfield Road in the centre of Holmfirth and at the Elmwood Health Centre.

Holmfirth Post Office at Station Road is accessed from the Towngate car park. There is also a sub-post office at Holmfirth Garage in Huddersfield Road.

A bank operates a part-time branch at Holmfirth Tech, Huddersfield Road.

A variety of pubs and bars can be found around the town centre.

Places to eat around the town include pubs, restaurants, tea and coffee shops, some of these at famous TV locations.

Holmfirth Library and information centre is in Huddersfield Road in the town centre.

Picturedrome, Holmfirth

Built as a cinema more than a century ago and first named the Holme Valley Theatre, The Picturedrome, at Market Walk, now offers an exciting live music venue.
Holmfirth Civic Hall at Huddersfield Road offers a popular venue for shows, choral concerts and exhibitions.

Holmfirth Pool and Fitness Centre, which is run by Kirklees Active Leisure, is off Huddersfield Road near to Sands Recreation Ground.

Holy Trinity Church is at Towngate in the centre of Holmfirth.

Holy Trinity Church website

Holmfirth Methodist Church is in School Street, Holmfirth.

Huddersfield Methodist Circuit web page

Holmfirth Methodist Church website

Victoria Park on the hillside behind the council offices and library in Huddersfield Road offers views across the town.

Holmfirth has public conveniences at Towngate, near to the bus station.

The River Holme flows through Holmfirth, where it is joined by the River Ribble.

Places to visit

Peak District National Park

Butterley Reservoir, Wessenden Valley, MarsdenThe splendid scenery and wild moorland of the Peak District National Park, the first of Britain's national parks, starts just over five miles from Huddersfield town centre above the villages of Holme, Meltham and Marsden.

Find out more on our Peak District page.

Local government

Civil parish council

Holmfirth is in the civil parish run by Holme Valley Parish Council.

Holme Valley Parish Council website

Metropolitan district council

Holmfirth is in the Holme Valley South ward of the metropolitan district of Kirklees.

Kirklees Council website

Travel

Holmfirth bus station Towngate

Services to and from Huddersfield:

308 Huddersfield - Holmfirth — most Monday to Saturday daytime journeys Huddersfield - Honley — evenings and Sundays and a few other journeys

Huddersfield Bus station - Primrose Hill Cross Lane - Newsome Lockwood Scar, Church Lane, Newsome Road South - Berry Brow Waingate, Parkgate, Hangingstone Road (outbound)* - Honley Bridge - Honley village centre, Bradshaw Road
- Oldfield - Netherthong - Holme Valley Memorial Hospital - Thongsbridge - Holmfirth Bus sta.

Evening and Sunday buses and a few Monday to Friday daytime buses operate only to/from Honley as 308 Honley.
308 operates via Cross Lane at Primrose Hill/Newsome and mostly via Hangingstone Road (outbound)* at Berry Brow.
*operates via Woodhead Road during daytime on Sundays and a weekday afternoon 308 Honley service.

310

310 at HepworthHuddersfield Bus station - Lockwood - Berry Brow Parkgate - Honley Bridge - Woodhead Road - Thongsbridge - at Woodhead Road/Huddersfield Road - Holmfirth Bus station - Scholes - Jackson Bridge - Hepworth

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314

314 at HolmeHuddersfield Bus station - Lockwood - Berry Brow Parkgate - Honley Bridge - Brockholes - New Mill - Wooldale New Mill Road - Holmfirth Bus station - Hinchliffe Mill Woodhead Road - Holmbridge - Holme

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316

Huddersfield Bus station - Lockwood - Berry Brow Parkgate - Honley Bridge - Brockholes - New Mill - Holmfirth Road - Wooldale New Mill Road - Holmfirth Bus station - Parkhead

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Services to other destinations:

25A Monday to Friday (one journey each way)

Holmfirth - Hade Edge - Dunford Bridge - Crow Edge - Millhouse Green - Thurlstone - Penistone

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South Pennine Community Transport

29 Monday to Saturday at Holmfirth (2 journeys to Chapeltown and 1 weekday journey to Penistone or on Saturdays to Sheffield)

Holmfirth - Hade Edge - Dunford Bridge - Crow Edge - Penistone - Thurgoland - Wortley - Howbrook - High Green - Chapeltown - Ecclesfield - Northern General Hospital - Sheffield

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59 Thursday only (two journeys each way) NEW FROM SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Holmfirth - Hade Edge - Crow Edge - Flouch - Langsett - Midhopestones - Stocksbridge Fox Valley Retail Park - (then 59A journey to Hillsborough)

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77 Monday only (one journey each way) NEW FROM SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Holmfirth - Wooldale - New Mill - Shepley Lane Head - Birds Edge - High Flatts - Ingbirchworth - Oxspring - Thurgoland - Wortley - Chapeltown Penistone Line - Meadowhall Interchange Penistone Line
(then 77A journey to Sheffield)

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87 Wednesday only (one journey each way) NEW FROM SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Holmfirth - Hade Edge - Crow Edge - Flouch - Langsett - Midhopestones - Strines - Bamford - Castleton - (then 87A journeys to Winnats Pass and Mam Tor)

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90 Monday to Saturday (3 journeys each way Mon-Fri, 4 each way Holmfirth-Penistone only on Saturday) NEW FROM SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Holmfirth - Wooldale - New Mill - Shepley Lane Head - Upper Cumberworth - Denby Dale - Lower Denby - Upper Denby - Ingbirchworth - Penistone Market Place - Hoylandswaine - Cawthorne - Barugh Green - Barnsley Interchange Penistone Line

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309 Monday to Saturday (one morning journey from Honley, one early afternoon journey to Honley)

Honley Station Penistone Line, Honley Bridge, Westgate (village centre), Moor Bottom, Roundway, Stony Lane, Springfield Avenue, Long Lane, Oldfield Road, Upper Hagg Road* - Deanhouse Dean Brook Road* - Netherthong Dean Avenue*, Denham Drive*, Holmdale Crescent*, West End, Town Gate, New Road - Holmfirth Bus station
* Hail and ride service on some sections of route. See also 309A.

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309A Monday to Saturday (one morning journey from Honley, one late afternoon journey to Honley)

Honley Station Penistone Line, Honley Bridge, Westgate (village centre), Moor Bottom, Meltham Road, Bradshaw Road, Knoll Lane - Netherthong Moor Lane, West End, Town Gate, New Road - Holmfirth Bus station
See also 309.

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335 Monday to Saturday (Hourly daytime service)

335 at HolmfirthWilberlee* - Slaithwaite - Holt Head - Meltham - Wilshaw - Netherthong - Holmfirth Bus station

* Only one weekday early morning journey starts at Wilberlee and also operates more directly through Netherthong.
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Stotts Coach Travel

HX3 Saturdays (3 journeys Halifax - Holmfirth, 2 journeys Holmfirth - Halifax)

Holmfirth Bus station - Parkhead, Ford Inn - Meltham - Holt Head - Slaithwaite - Wilberlee - Pole Moor - Sowood - Stainland - Holywell Green - West Vale - Halifax

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351 Friday only (3 journeys each way)

351 at HolmfirthHolmfirth Bus station - Hinchliffe Mill - Holmbridge - Holme - Holme Moss - Torside Visitor centre - Glossop

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352 Saturday only (3 journeys each way)

Holmfirth Bus station - Parkhead - Greenfield Road, The Huntsman - Greenfield - Uppermill

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357 Tuesday only (3 journeys each way)

Holmfirth Bus station - Parkhead - Greenfield Road, The Huntsman - Greenfield - Mossley - Ashton-under-Lyne

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X1 Holmfirth Explorer Daily (until mid-evening Mon-Sat, late afternoon on Sunday)

Holmfirth - Wooldale New Mill Road - New Mill - Shepley Marsh Lane, Lane Head Lane - Upper Cumberworth -
Denby Dale station Penistone Line - Denby Dale - Lower Cumberworth - Skelmanthorpe - Scissett - Clayton West Chapel Hill, Church Lane, High Street, The Green* , Scott Hill, Long Lane - Calder Grove - Wakefield

Schooltime journeys additionally visit Shelley College and/or Scissett Middle School.
*High Street and The Green at Clayton West served from mid-morning to mid-afternoon only.

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Team Pennine

Holme Valley local services:

H1 Monday - Saturday daytime

Holmfirth Bus station - Cinderhills - Scholes - New Mill at Royds Avenue - Wooldale Kirkroyds Lane, Lower Town End Road, Town End Road - Station Road - Holmfirth Bus station

Timetable at