Planned Events
UPCOMING TOURS
Historical Panoramic Walking Tour 30th August 10am
The walk follows pathways but is steep in places and requires a reasonable level of fitness.
Tour starts/ends outside DiscoverHalifax, 10 The Square, Woolshops, HX1 1RJ. Please note that this walk follows pathways/tracks and is steep in places, starting uphill so ensure you wear suitable footwear.
This tour is not advisable for young children and any teenagers under 18 booked on the tour must be accompanied by an adult with a ticket for the event and remain the responsibility of the parent or guardian at all times.
Duration of around 2 hours. It is advisable to take a toilet break before the tour starts as there is little, if any, opportunity during the walk.
Halifax Heritage Tours CIC has been set up and is run by volunteers who are passionate about the heritage of ‘Magic Halifax’.
Monies generated by ticket sales and donations will be put towards community and education projects to promote and preserve the heritage of Halifax.
There are a limited number of places on each tour and places can fill up quickly, so it’s worth booking early!to Book: Click Here
Price: £8.13 Including Booking Fee
**CANCELLED**Crossley/Dean Clough Heritage Bus Tour 11th September 11am
**Apologies, Bus Tours cancelled for 11 & 19 SEPT due to unforeseen circumstances**
The walk follows pathways but is steep in places and requires a reasonable level of fitness.
Tour starts/ends outside DiscoverHalifax, 10 The Square, Woolshops, HX1 1RJ. Please note that this walk follows pathways/tracks and is steep in places, starting uphill so ensure you wear suitable footwear.
This tour is not advisable for young children and any teenagers under 18 booked on the tour must be accompanied by an adult with a ticket for the event and remain the responsibility of the parent or guardian at all times.
Duration of around 2 hours. It is advisable to take a toilet break before the tour starts as there is little, if any, opportunity during the walk.
Halifax Heritage Tours CIC has been set up and is run by volunteers who are passionate about the heritage of ‘Magic Halifax’.
Monies generated by ticket sales and donations will be put towards community and education projects to promote and preserve the heritage of Halifax.
There are a limited number of places on each tour and places can fill up quickly, so it’s worth booking early!to Book
To Book: Click Here
Price: £8.13 Including Booking Fee
Halifax Town Centre Historic Walking Tour 12th September 11am
Come for a walk with a local guide, pointing out buildings and places previously unknown to you and hearing interesting details from the Medieval, Georgian and Victorian eras through to more modern times! Learn about the philanthropists and industrialists who shaped the heritage of Halifax through generations and encounter some of the listed buildings, including the Town Hall and the Piece Hall, which they left as their legacy.
Tours start/end outside DiscoverHalifax, 10, The Square, Woolshops, HX1 1RJ. Please note that this is a circular walk, starting uphill so ensure you wear suitable footwear. Duration approximately 1½ to 2 hours. Please note any children booked on the tour must be accompanied by an adult with a ticket for the event and remain the responsibility of the parent or guardian at all times.
Halifax Heritage Tours CIC has been set up and is run by volunteers who are passionate about the heritage of ‘Magic Halifax’.
Monies generated by ticket sales and donations will be put towards community and education projects to promote and preserve the heritage of Halifax. Please note children must be accompanied by an adult. All walk leaders are DBS certified.
There are a limited number of places on each tour and places can fill up quickly, so it’s worth booking early!
Price: £8.13 Including Booking Fee
"Royal Halifax Infirmary" Tour 12th September 2pm
The Infirmary has always had a special place in the hearts of the people of Halifax and Calderdale .
Today’s residents feel the special spirit of place from this heritage and from those who have passed through the beautiful buildings over the last 127 years.
Tour starts/ends at the entrance on Free School Lane (where Casualty was) just below the crossing and where there is a post box in the wall. Please note ticket holders are not permitted to park on the Royal Halifax Infirmary site as parking is exclusively for residents. Parking is available instead on Free School Lane.
Any children must have a ticket, be accompanied by an adult with a ticket for the event and remain the responsibility of the parent or guardian at all times.
Duration approximately 1 ½ hours.
Halifax Heritage Tours CIC has been set up and is run by volunteers who are passionate about the heritage of ‘Magic Halifax’.
Monies generated by ticket sales and donations will be put towards community and education projects to promote and preserve the heritage of Halifax.
There are a limited number of places on each tour and places can fill up quickly, so it’s worth booking early!
Price: £8.13 Including Booking Fee
End to End: A Walking Tour of Dean Clough 13th September 11am
This 90 minute walking tour explores the buildings, people and industries that shaped this Grade II listed site, including the influential Crossley family and future focused Hall family, both woven into its history.
Along the way, we’ll uncover how manufacturing transformed Halifax and see how Dean Clough has been reinvented as a thriving centre for business, culture, hospitality and the arts.
Halifax Heritage Tours CIC has been set up and is run by volunteers who are passionate about the heritage of ‘Magic Halifax’.
Monies generated by ticket sales and donations will be put towards community and education projects to promote and preserve the heritage of Halifax. Please note children must be accompanied by an adult. All walk leaders are DBS certified.
There are a limited number of places on each tour and places can fill up quickly, so it’s worth booking early!
The tour starts outside the Pedal and Pour Cafe (under the True North sign). There are steps and stairwells to navigate during the tour which will start and end on the same place. Parking is free on site at the weekend.
Hebble Trail Tour 15th September 10:30am
Listen to how the canal became vital to the survival of the industrial heritage of Halifax in its role as a manufacturing town. By the time it opened in 1828 this link between the Calder and Hebble Navigation Canal to the centre of Halifax had become essential.
Hear the story of how the canal came to be built under the direction of resident engineer Thomas Bradley. Learn how the town’s merchants and famous investors, amongst them John Waterhouse and Anne Lister.
It’s closure and use of the space since makes it a tour worth hearing.
The walk follows pathways but is steep in places and requires a reasonable level of fitness.
Tour starts at Salterhebble Basin, on the opposite site of the top lock from the Lockkeepers Cottage (HX3 0QH) and ends by Nestle at Bailey Hall Road, HX3 9XT in Halifax Town . Please note that this walk follows pathways/tracks and is steep/ can be slippery in places, so ensure you wear suitable footwear.
Any children under 18 booked on the tour must be accompanied by an adult with a ticket for the event and remain the responsibility of the parent or guardian at all times.
Duration of around 1.5 hours. It is advisable to take a toilet break before the tour starts as there are no opportunities during the walk.
Halifax Heritage Tours CIC has been set up and is run by volunteers who are passionate about the heritage of ‘Magic Halifax’.
Monies generated by ticket sales and donations will be put towards community projects to promote and preserve the heritage of Halifax.
There are a limited number of places on each tour and places can fill up quickly, so it’s worth booking early!
Snickets, Ginnels, Alleys & Yards of Halifax Tour 16th September 1pm
A ginnel?
Is there a difference?
Come and make up your own mind on this ‘alternative’ guided walking tour of Halifax. See and hear about our historic town centre and some of our most iconic buildings from different angles and viewpoints!
Parts of the route are a little less salubrious than others – so we suggest that you don’t come barefoot but that you do bring an open mind…Tours start/end outside Discover Halifax, 10, The Square, Woolshops, HX1 1RJ. Duration approximately 1½ to 2 hours. Please note any children booked on the tour must be accompanied by an adult with a ticket for the event and remain the responsibility of the parent or guardian at all times. On this occasion, the route is not suitable for wheelchairs users.
Halifax Heritage Tours CIC has been set up and is run by volunteers who are passionate about the heritage of ‘Magic Halifax’. Monies generated by ticket sales and donations will be put towards community and education projects to promote and preserve the heritage of Halifax. Please note children must be accompanied by an adult. All walk leaders are DBS certified.
There are a limited number of places on each tour and places can fill up quickly, so it’s worth booking early!
Halifax Town Hall Tour 17th September 10:30am
Tours start/end outside the Town Hall entrance.
Please let us know, when you book, if lift/wheelchair access to different floors is required so that we can arrange this in advance. Duration 1 to 1½ hours. Please note any children booked on the tour must be accompanied by an adult with a ticket for the event and remain the responsibility of the parent or guardian at all times.
Halifax Heritage Tours CIC has been set up and is run by volunteers who are passionate about the heritage of ‘Magic Halifax’.
Monies generated by ticket sales and donations will be put towards community and education projects to promote and preserve the heritage of Halifax.
There are a limited number of places on each tour and places can fill up quickly, so it’s worth booking early!
Halifax Town Hall Tour 18th September 10:30am
Tours start/end outside the Town Hall entrance.
Please let us know, when you book, if lift/wheelchair access to different floors is required so that we can arrange this in advance. Duration 1 to 1½ hours. Please note any children booked on the tour must be accompanied by an adult with a ticket for the event and remain the responsibility of the parent or guardian at all times.
Halifax Heritage Tours CIC has been set up and is run by volunteers who are passionate about the heritage of ‘Magic Halifax’.
Monies generated by ticket sales and donations will be put towards community and education projects to promote and preserve the heritage of Halifax.
There are a limited number of places on each tour and places can fill up quickly, so it’s worth booking early!
** CANCELLED **Heritage tour by Mini-Bus, taking you out of the town centre to explore how Halifax was shaped 19th September 11am
** Apologies, Bus Tours cancelled for 11 & 19 SEPT due to unforeseen circumstances**
Jump aboard our informative heritage bus ride. See places which you might not know much about or even knew existed! Places with a wealth of history to tell, many with listed building status.
Let our guides tell you more about some of the fascinating buildings and areas just a short distance from the town centre. How they fit into the rich heritage of Halifax and how the past has shaped the town of today.
We will show you the world’s tallest folly, buildings and parks provided by the town’s wealthy philanthropists, tell the story of who built the church with the tallest spire, and even show you the site of the gruesome guillotine (the Gibbet) used in Halifax from 1286 to 1650.
Embark/Disembark the bus at the lay by on Charles Street, on the bottom side the M&S/Woolshops Car Park, HX1 1AA.
Duration approximately 2 hours. Please note any children booked on the tour must be accompanied by an adult with a ticket for the event and remain the responsibility of the parent or guardian at all times.
Halifax Heritage Tours CIC has been set up and is run by volunteers who are passionate about the heritage of ‘Magic Halifax’.
Monies generated by ticket sales and donations will be put towards community projects to promote and preserve the heritage of Halifax.
There are a limited number of places on each tour and places can fill up quickly, so it’s worth booking early!”
Women of Purpose: Shaping Halifax Through Education, Reform, and Philanthropy 20th September 11am
Halifax Heritage Tours CIC are passionate about the heritage of women who’ve lived and worked in and around Halifax. We’ve been exploring local female connections to Halifax, women of purpose who’s drive to personally achieve, provide or represent others has led us to refer to them as heroines.
On our guided tour, you’ll hear real stories that celebrate strong role models; from the first female solo air balloonist, a master sculptor, diarists, property owners and trailblazing women MPs. Various tales of the women who shaped the history of Halifax and in many instances further afield too, as they nurtured philanthropy, promoted the wellbeing of residents and workers and those who advocated for women’s and civil rights.
Starting outside Halifax Central Library, our tour guide has so much to share; we look forward to offering an insight into the lives and drive of many amazing women to whom Halifax owes so much.
We’ll finish the tour at the Top O’ Town, not for from Harvey’s of Halifax – where you may wish to visit for refreshments after the tour.
Halifax Heritage Tours CIC has been set up and is run by volunteers who are passionate about the heritage of ‘Magic Halifax’.
Generally, monies generated by ticket sales and donations will be put towards community projects to promote and preserve the heritage of Halifax. Please note children must be accompanied by an adult.
This tour was originally developed to highlight the charity womencentre.org.uk
Donations can be made online to support their vital services across Calderdale, Kirklees and Bradford.
There are a limited number of places on each tour and places can fill up quickly, so it’s worth booking early!
Guided Tours We Offer
- Halifax Town Hall
- Historic Town centre
- Heritage tour by Mini-Bus – taking you out of the town centre to explore how Halifax was shaped by our town’s industrialists & philanthropists.
- Old Courthouse: A tour of the Halifax Magistrates Court and Police station
- Hebble Canal Trail
- Women of Purpose: A tour highlighting some of the notable women of our town, past and present.
- Royal Halifax Infirmary site
- Panoramic Historic Walk above Halifax
- Crossley Heritage Tour by Mini-Bus
- Snickets, Ginnels & Alleyways Tour of Halifax Town Centre
- Darker Side of Halifax Tour in collaboration with Haunted Halifax
Tour dates with Halifax Heritage Tours
are available to book at https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/halifax-heritage-tours-cic
Events We Offer
An evening of nostalgia in collaboration with the Projected Picture Trust featuring rare films of Halifax and the surrounding areas.
Halifax Town Centre Taster Tour
Come for a walk with a local guide, pointing out buildings and places previously unknown to you and hearing interesting details from the Medieval, Georgian and Victorian eras through to more modern times! Learn about the philanthropists and industrialists who shaped the heritage of Halifax through generations and encounter some of the listed buildings, including the Town Hall and the Piece Hall, which they left as their legacy.
Tours start/end at Halifax BID Information Centre 10 The Square, Woolshops, HX1 1RJ Box Office: 01422 413012.
Halifax Town Hall
Join us on our special guided tour of Halifax Town Hall, a building of immense architectural significance both inside and out. So much so, it was voted one of the top ten Town Halls in the country in 2008 by Architect Today magazine and has been described as truly outstanding by Historic England. Designed by Sir Charles Barry, architect of the Houses of Parliament, it was opened on 4 August 1863 by HRH The Prince of Wales. It was built to be the most grand and significant building in the town and stands today as a proud and permanent reminder of the affluence of Halifax in the Victorian era. The building never fails to impress visitors who travel from all over the country and world to see its splendours!
Tours start/end outside the Town Hall entrance.
Heritage Mini-Bus Tours
Jump aboard our informative heritage bus ride. See places which you might not know much about or even knew existed! Places with a wealth of history to tell, many with listed building status. Let our guides tell you more about some of the fascinating buildings and areas just a short distance from the town centre. How they fit into the rich heritage of Halifax and how the past has shaped the town of today. We will show you the world’s tallest folly, buildings and parks provided by the town’s wealthy philanthropists, tell the story of who built the church with the tallest spire, and even show you the gruesome guillotine (the Gibbet) used in Halifax from 1286 to 1650.
bespoke & Private Tours
We can offer bespoke and private guided tours for you and your group. Anything from clubs, groups and even national or international visitors.
Halifax and the surrounding area are yours to discover.
Private bookings to date have included - customised tours for visitors from America and Australia, social clubs, exchange visitors and private parties.
If you require further details or have specific enquiries please contact us at info@halifaxheritage.co.uk