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| Saltaire | Saltaire is a World Heritage site in Shipley. The village was built in the 1850\'s by Sir Titus Salt around Salts Mill as a place to house the textile mill workers in a pleasant environment. It is an important heritage site in the Bradford area and includes some of the areas important architecture. |
| Salts Mill | Salts Mill is the textile mill the village of Saltaire was built around by Sir Titus Salt. Designed by Lockwood and Mawson in a classical style and inspired by the Italian Renaissance, it took 20 years to build. |
| Roberts Park | Opened in the 1870\'s Roberts Park was designed by William Gay. It contains a number of small buildings including a tea room, some shelters and a statue of Sir Titus Salt. It hosts part of Saltaire Festival often with a stage for festival music. |
| Myrtle Park | Myrtle Park is a large park in Bingley opened around 1910 owned by Bradford Council. It includes a bowling green and pavilion, a section of the River Aire, playing fields and children\'s area and skate park. There are also areas of woodland and it is one of the best leisure facilities in the town. |
| Bradford Parks | Bradford has over 30 parks, 10 being national heritage parks of historical interest. Lister Park and Roberts Park are two of the best. Several of the parks include buildings of historical interest and many have been open for over 100 years. |
| Leeds Liverpool Canal | The Leeds & Liverpool canal runs through the Bradford area along the Aire valley. It was an important route in the area during the industrial revolution and took over 40 years to complete. Currently mainly used for leisure, culturally it is of historic interest being vital to the North\'s developing manufacturing industries. |
| River Aire | An important waterway in the industrial revolution the River Aire was used by industry for disposing of effluents. Now much cleaned up it is used more for leisure but is recorded as being used as far back as Roman times. |
| River Wharfe | Settlements have been built along the course of the River Wharfe since Roman times and it passes through the town of Ilkley, part of the Bradford area. Now mainly used for leisure, it played a part in the industrialisation of the region. |
| Bradford Moors | The moors surrounding Bradford became wooded after the last ice age. Cleared by farmers they took their current form. There is evidence of their use going back as far as the bronze age, with a stone circle above Ilkley, and cup and ring markings on rocks. The moors have also been used historically for mining. Now mainly used for leisure, there were some areas used grouse shooting more controversially. |
| Ilkley Moor | Ilkley Moor is part of Rombalds moor and lies to the south of the town of Ilkley. There are ancient markings on some of the rocks including the Swastika Stone, and some of these date back to the Neolithic and Bronze Ages showing historic use of the moor. |
| Baildon Moor | Baildon Moor is now mainly used for leisure but there is evidence of historical use back to the Bronze Age with cup and ring marks on stones. There is also evidence of more recent mining activities. |
| Bradford Festival | Bradford Festival has existed in one form or another for over 50 years. The festival includes street acts, music events and street food stalls. It is an important part of Bradford\'s cultural year and many people enjoy each event. |
| Festivals | Bradford has a number of festivals through the year including Bradford Festival, Literature Festivals, a film festival, Bradford Mela and food festivals. They are a great opportunity for people to get together for some leisure time and enjoy the city. |
| Saltaire Festival | Saltaire Festival is an arts and music festival that has run for many years in the village of Saltaire. |
| Festival of Light | Bradford Festival of Light is an arts festival set in the city running biennially. It is often focussed around installations in City Park |
| War Memorial | Bradford has a number of war memorials marking those that passed in the Great Wars. They often list the names of soldiers who died. |
| City Park | Bradford City Park is the largest urban water feature in the UK. The pool can be setup to work in different ways and is an important draw for bringing locals into the city. |
| Spen Valley Greenway | The Spen Valley Greenway is a pathway along the line of a former railway line. It includes artworks along its length and is well used for exercise by locals. |
| St Ives Estate | St Ives Estate is one of the largest areas of park land in the Bradford area and is very popular. Parts of it have existed since the 1800\'s and it is of historical interest for the city. |
| Rombalds Moor | Rombalds Moor and the surrounding moors are said to have existed since Norman times and have evidence of even earlier use with cup and ring marks on rocks and a stone circle above Ilkley. |
| Saltaire Lions | Local story says that the lions were originally intended for Trafalgar Square but were not large enough, so Sir Titus Salt purchased them for Saltaire |
| Northcliffe Park | Northcliffe Park was gifted to Shipley Urban Council in 1920 for the people of Shipley to use. It is one of the best parks in the Bradford area, being open for over a century. |
| Norman Rae Playing Fields | Norman Rae Playing Fields are part of Northcliffe Park along with Northcliffe Woods |
| Northcliffe Woods | Northcliffe Woods are part of Northcliffe Park along with Norman Rae Playing Fields |
| Allotments | Bradford is well served with allotments for local people to grow food. Allotments have existed in the UK in the form we know since the mid 1800\'s, but historically people were assigned plots of land to grow their own produce on as far back as Anglo Saxon times. |
| Bingley North Bog | Bingley North Bog was formed by glacier activity over 10,000 years ago. The peaty soil was created from moraine from the glacier. It is now an important site for wildlife and vegetation. |
| Chellow Dean Reservoirs | The two Chellow Dean reservoirs were built in the mid 1850\'s to provide drinking water to the people of Bradford. They are now used as a leisure area. |
| Bradford Dragon Boat Festival | Dragon Boat races have been held in China for over 2000 years. The Bradford event is held at Saltaire and is a fun festival for competitors and spectators |
| Bingley Music Festival | Music festivals have been held in the Bingley area for many years now. Originally in Myrtle Park, they are now held near Bingley rugby club. |
| Bradford Cemeteries | Cemeteries have existed in Bradford since the mid 1850\'s. They are often carefully designed and some include impressive Victorian headstones. A number are listed as Parks of Special Interest. |
| Shipley Glen | Shipley Glen has existed as a tourist attraction since Victorian times. It includes a historic tramway, rocky countryside to walk through and historically had a couple of fun fairs, though these are now gone. |
| St George\'s Hall | St George\'s Hall was opened in 1853. It was refurbished in 2016. It has a Victorian concert hall and holds comedy, family shows, talks and music events. |
| Cartwright Hall | Cartwright Hall is an art gallery in Bradford opened in 1904. It was built using a \'Bradford Baroque\' style and shows works from Old Masters to contemporary painting and sculpture. |
| Hirst Wood | Woodland in the West Yorkshire area have been found to include historical buildings and old mining sites. Areas of Hirst Wood has been examined for ancient charcoal mining. Now used as a leisure area by the people of Bradford. |
| Bradford City Hall | Bradford City Hall is one of the most impressive buildings in Bradford. It was built in the 19th century in a Venetian style and has a bell tower inspired by a Florentine palace. It was designed by Lockwood and Mawson. |
| Listers Mill | Completed in 1873, Listers Mill was the largest silk factory in the world. Some of the Mill has now been refurbished into flats and the complex includes offices for a number of organisations |
| Little Germany | Little Germany includes textile buildings in a neoclassical style with an Italian influence. Many were constructed by German merchants in the 19th century hence the name. |
| Keighley Train Station | Keighley Train Station was built in the 1880\'s and is of historical interest to the Bradford region. As well as being a main line station, it is the start of the Worth Valley Railway. |
| Lord Mayor\'s Parade | The Lord Mayor\'s Parade is a lively arts festival set in the city once a year. Participants wear colourful carnival costumes often to a designated theme. |
| Bradford City AFC | Bradford City football club has existed since 1903. The club plays at Valley Parade in a 25,000 capacity stadium. |
| Victorian Buildings | Bradford has a number of important Victorian buildings from the 19th century on. Some of the main buildings are the City Hall, St George\'s Hall and the Wool Exchange but there are many others. |
| Shipley Clock Tower | Shipley Market Clock Tower dates to the 1950\s and is a distinctive piece of architecture in the town. |
| Bradford Theatres | Bradford has a number of theatres including the Alhambra, St George\'s Hall, the Playhouse and Bingley Little Theatre |
| Period Buildings | Bradford has many period buildings especially Victorian though there are also Edwardian and some earlier periods. |
| Ilkley | Ilkley is a pleasant town to the north of Bradford set in the Wharfe valley. It is surrounded by countryside with Ilkley Moor to the south. The town centre has a number of Victorian buildings and is known for holding the Ilkley Literature festival. |
| Worth Valley Railway | The Keighley & Worth Valley Railway is a short heritage line in the Worth Valley running from Keighley to Oxenhope. There are several stops and some of the engines used are steam locomotives. The line gives access to the heritage village of Haworth as well as several other villages. |
| Haworth | Haworth is a picturesque village in the foothills of the Pennines. It is known for its connection with the Brontes, its heritage buildings and being a station on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway. |
| Oakworth | Oakworth is a stop on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. The station has been restored and used as a film set for a number of films. |
| Bingley | Bingley is a small town in the suburbs of Bradford. It has a number of heritage buildings and a great park. |
| Keighley | Keighley is a town around 10 miles from Bradford city centre. It has a number of heritage buildings and its station is the end of the Worth Valley heritage railway line. |
| Shipley | Shipley is a town around 3 miles from Bradford city centre. It has some good parks and a number of heritage buildings. |
| Baildon | Baildon is a small town on the outskirts of Bradford. It is dominated by Baildon Moor and has a pleasant village centre close to the moors. |
| Lothersdale | On the outskirts of Bradford, Lothersdale is a beautiful place to come for some rest and relaxation |