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Berry Brow

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Berry Brow is a village district of Huddersfield on the eastern side of the Holme Valley just over two miles south of the town centre.

The village was substantially changed in the mid-1960s when rows of terraced cottages on the hillside near Waingate were demolished as part of a council scheme to create 'the village of the future', largely consisting of two 17-storey blocks of flats on the valley floor, two six-storey blocks at the top of the hill, together with rows of square-shaped bungalows. After around 20 years of use, the tall blocks, Holme Park Court and Bishop's Court, had to be stripped of asbestos.

Whilst Berry Brow had earlier boasted many more shops it did continue to have a post office, bakery, and fish and chip shop beyond its major changes, but sadly these have all disappeared in recent years, leaving little but hairdressers, a chiropodist's shop and a couple of takeaways. A convenience store has however recently reopened.
Bridge Street, Berry Brow
Berry Brow's station was reopened in 1989 as a single platform with shelter off Birch Road, nearer to the new development than the previous station at Station Lane. A garage and car and van sales business occupies the former goods yard at Station Lane.

The village has a distinctive rocky outcrop, now largely hidden by trees, at Deadmanstone.

Around Berry Brow

Berry Brow has a convenience store in Waingate.

Berry Brow has takeaways serving Asian and Italian cuisine in Waingate.

Pubs in the area are The Golden Fleece at Robin Hood Hill and The Railway in School Lane. Berry Brow Liberal Club is in Parkgate.

A well-established Indian restaurant occupies the former Black Bull pub building on the main A616 Woodhead Road in Berry Brow.

Berry Brow Infant and Nursery School is in Birch Road.

Berry Brow Infant and Nursery School website

Berry Brow Methodist Church and Community Centre is in Birch Road, Berry Brow.

Huddersfield Methodist Circuit - Berry Brow web page

Berry Brow AFC are in the Huddersfield and District Association Football League and play at Berry Brow recreation ground at Bridge Street.

Berry Brow AFC social media page

Berry Brow is in the Newsome ward of Kirklees Council, the metropolitan district council.

Kirklees Council website

There is no civil parish council for this area, which prior to 1974 was in the Huddersfield County Borough.

Travel

Berry Brow station Birch Road

The station is served by trains on the Penistone Line operating to the villages and towns between Huddersfield and Sheffield via Denby Dale, Penistone, Barnsley and Meadowhall.
Huddersfield > Berry Brow ~ 5 min

Northern - Berry Brow Station and departure information at Northern website.

Bus services

306 Every day and evenings (Route also operated Mon-Sat daytime by Team Pennine as 319 )

Huddersfield Bus station - Newsome Newsome Road, Newsome Church, Newsome Road South - Berry Brow Station Penistone line - Taylor Hill Taylor Hill Road, Blue Bell Hill - Newsome Blagden Lane, Edale Avenue, Towngate, Church Lane, Newsome Road - Huddersfield Bus station

Timetable at

Metro

308

Huddersfield Bus station - Primrose Hill Cross Lane* - Newsome - Berry Brow Waingate and Parkgate - Hangingstone Road* - Honley Bridge - Honley village centre, Bradshaw Road

- Oldfield - Netherthong - Holme Valley Memorial Hosp. - Thongsbridge - Holmfirth Bus sta.

Monday to Friday daytime: Alternate service to Honley or Holmfirth. *Honley services via Newsome Road and Woodhead Road. Holmfirth services via Cross Lane at Primrose Hill and Hangingstone Road at Berry Brow, except two early morning services via Newsome Road, NOT Cross Lane.
Monday to Friday evening: Services to Honley only via Cross Lane at Primrose Hill and Hangingstone Road at Berry Brow.
Saturday daytime: All services to Holmfirth via Cross Lane at Primrose Hill and Hangingstone Road at Berry Brow, except two early morning services via Newsome Road, not Cross Lane.
Saturday evening: Services to Honley only via Cross Lane at Primrose Hill and Hangingstone Road at Berry Brow.
Sunday services: Services to Honley only via Cross Lane at Primrose Hill but NOT via Hangingstone Road at Berry Brow.

Timetable at

Metro Service information at

First

315 Monday to Fridays, two journeys each way. Saturday one early morning journey to Huddersfield

Honley at Honley Bridge - Berry Brow Golden Fleece - Huddersfield

Timetable at

Metro Timetables (.pdf format) at

South Pennine Community Transport

319 Monday to Saturday daytime (Route also operated every day and evenings by First as 306 )

Metro Timetables and information at

Team Pennine

354 Monday to Saturday daytime

Huddersfield Bus station - Aspley - Lowerhouses - Longley - Castle Hill at Ashes Lane / High Lane - Hall Bower High Lane, Hall Bower Lane - Berry Brow
↓ Waingate -
↑ Station Lane, Berry Brow station Penistone Line, Birch Road -
Armitage Bridge Bank Foot Lane - Netherton Marten Drive, Delph Lane, Netherton Moor Road, Falconers Ride, Hawkroyd Bank Road, Moor Lane - South Crosland

CT Plus ended its operation of this service on August 5. 2022

Timetable at

Metro Timetables at

CT Plus

via Woodhead Road and Parkgate only:

310

Huddersfield Bus station - Lockwood - Berry Brow Parkgate - Honley Bridge - Woodhead Road - Holmfirth Bus station - Scholes - Jackson Bridge - Hepworth

Timetable at

Metro Service information at

First

314

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

Timetable at

Metro Service information at

First

316

Huddersfield Bus station - Lockwood - Berry Brow Parkgate - Honley Bridge - Brockholes - New Mill & Royds Avenue - Wooldale Kirkroyds Lane, Robert Lane, New Mill Road - Holmfirth Bus station - Parkhead

Timetable at

Metro Service information at

First

X49 Monday to Fridays (schooldays only) and Saturday, one early morning one-way journey

Honley Bradshaw Avenue* - Honley Bridge - Berry Brow - Huddersfield Bus station - Fartown Bradford Road - Bradley Bar - Brighouse
* Starts from Honley Bridge on Saturdays

Service will operate only between Huddersfield and Brighouse from August 30, 2020. See new 315 for alternative service between Honley and Huddersfield.

Timetable at

Metro Timetables (.pdf format) at

South Pennine Community Transport

Road Travel

Berry Brow is on the A616 Woodhead Road / Parkgate about 2 miles from Huddersfield town centre. Much of the village is on the hillside above the main road, reached via Waingate.

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