Wellhouse

WellhouseWellhouse is a small residential village on the northern hillside of the Colne Valley between Golcar and Slaithwaite and about 4 miles west-south-west of Huddersfield town centre.

The village was an early to mid-19th century hillside weaving settlement and has been designated a conservation area since 1981 due its special architectural and historical interest. It is mostly made up of 18th and 19th century weaver's cottages and late 19th century houses.

Wellhouse Junior and Infant School is the main focal point of the small local community. The school was originally the Wellhouse United Methodist School, built in 1881.

Before the school, the village had the Wellhouse Methodist New Connexion Church, which was formally opened in Upper Wellhouse Road in 1845. The church building was demolished in 1966, but the chapel congregation continued to use its Sunday School building until this was closed around 1995.

Around Wellhouse

Wellhouse Junior and Infant School is in Lower Wellhouse Road.

Wellhouse Junior and Infant School website

Places to visit

Colne Valley Museum

Colne Valley Museum, Golcar Cliffe Ash, Golcar

Cliffe Ash, Golcar

Colne Valley Museum is situated in the village of Golcar and tells the story of the early textile industry and life in the Colne Valley from a row of traditional weavers' cottages, featuring a loom chamber, spinning and cropping rooms. The museum also has a period living room and wash kitchen of around 1850 and a clog-makers' workshop. The museum, run by volunteers, often has demonstrations of the crafts. The museum also has an exhibition room, children's corner, arranges school and group visits and has occasional themed events. The museum is generally open to the public on Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holiday afternoons.

Details can be found on the Colne Valley Museum website

Standedge Tunnel & Visitor Centre

Standedge Tunnel at Tunnel End, Marsden

Tunnel End, Marsden

Situated along the Huddersfield Narrow Canal at the head of the Colne Valley, the Standedge Tunnel and Visitor Centre at Tunnel End, Marsden, tells the history of the Huddersfield Narrow Canal and the building of the three-and-a-quarter mile long Standedge Tunnel, which is Britain's longest canal tunnel and also the one with deepest and highest elevation.

Find out more on our Tunnel End page.

Marsden Moor

Near Marsden

Stretching high above the end of the Colne Valley, the Marsden Moor Estate is a vast and beautiful expanse of more than 5,500 acres of moorland managed by The National Trust. It surrounds the village of Marsden and is partly within the Peak District National Park. Its unenclosed moors are crossed by more than 100 miles of footpaths and historic trails.

Find out more on our Marsden Moor page.

Local government

Civil parish council

There is no civil parish council for the Colne Valley area.

Metropolitan district council

Wellhouse is in the Colne Valley ward of Kirklees Council.

Kirklees Council website

Travel

Bus services

394 Monday to Saturday daytime

Huddersfield - Longroyd Bridge - Thornton Lodge Manchester Road - Milnsbridge Market Street, Scar Lane - Golcar Scar Lane, James Street, Brook Lane - Wellhouse - Slaithwaite Carr Lane, Britannia Road to Tudor Street

Timetable at

Metro Timetables (.pdf format) at

Stotts Coach Travel

395 Monday to Saturday daytime

Huddersfield - Longroyd Bridge - Thornton Lodge Manchester Road - Milnsbridge Market Street, Scar Lane, Britannia Road - Golcar Fernlea Grove, Station Road, Brook Lane - Wellhouse - Slaithwaite Carr Lane, Britannia Road to Tudor Street

Timetable at

Metro Timetables (.pdf format) at

Stotts Coach Travel

396 Monday to Saturday evening and Sunday daytime

Huddersfield - Longroyd Bridge - Thornton Lodge Manchester Road - Milnsbridge Market Street, Scar Lane, Britannia Road - Golcar Station Road, Brook Lane - Wellhouse - Slaithwaite New Street, Market Place, Bank Gate - Wilberlee

Timetable at

Metro Timetables and information at

Team Pennine

Other places near Wellhouse: Golcar Linthwaite Slaithwaite

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