Guidebook for Dewsbury
Food Scene
Cloggs Coffee Shop
6 Tithe Barn StNice, central café. French speaking on Monday afternoons!
A nice Italian restaurant with a good atmosphere and friendly hosts.
Roberto's Italian Restaurant & Bar
A nice Italian restaurant with a good atmosphere and friendly hosts.
Salvia Restaurant
159 Huddersfield RdItalian restaurant
The Old Stables Coffee House
Café by the marina
Ashiana Buffet Dewsbury
South StreetGood value Indian food
Goat Cafe
53 Trinity StNearest vegan restaurant. Short walk from Huddersfield bus or train station.
Shopping
Fabworks Mill Shop
Bradford StreetAn Aladdin's cave of every kind of fabric you could imagine!
Bustling general market Wednesdays and Saturdays. Second hand market on Fridays. Car boot sale Sundays (6am - noon).
Pamilihan ng Dewsbury
32 Cloth Hall StreetBustling general market Wednesdays and Saturdays. Second hand market on Fridays. Car boot sale Sundays (6am - noon).
Lidl
Commercial RoadGood value supermarket. Bargain cycling gear if you time it right!
Sainsbury's Petrol Station
Supermarket.
Hargreaves Cycles LTD
27 Bradford RdIndependent cycle shop
Sowerby Bros Cycles
7 Princess StIndependent cycle shop
Nearest place to hire a bike. £56 for the week. Easy access by train direct from Huddersfield and situated on the Trans Pennine Trail.
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Cycle Penistone C.I.C.
Saint Mary's StreetNearest place to hire a bike. £56 for the week. Easy access by train direct from Huddersfield and situated on the Trans Pennine Trail.
Asda Dewsbury Superstore
Mill Street WestThe closest supermarket from here. Large.
WHSmith
Book shop
Arts & Culture
Art galleries, café and shop set in acres of country park.
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Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Art galleries, café and shop set in acres of country park.
Art gallery and permanent exhibition of David Hockney's work. Café, bookshop.
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Salts Mill
Victoria RoadArt gallery and permanent exhibition of David Hockney's work. Café, bookshop.
Beautiful exhibition space next to the river Calder. Also nice café, children's playground and regular craft workshops for children.
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The Hepworth Wakefield
Gallery WalkBeautiful exhibition space next to the river Calder. Also nice café, children's playground and regular craft workshops for children.
Lunchtime chamber concerts 2nd Wednesday of the month October to April as part of the classical concert season. Variety of other entertainments.
Dewsbury Town Hall
Wakefield Old RoadLunchtime chamber concerts 2nd Wednesday of the month October to April as part of the classical concert season. Variety of other entertainments.
Fascinating museum. Lots of exhibitions for children. Daily showings of IMAX films.
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Pambansang Museo ng Agham at Midya
PicturevilleFascinating museum. Lots of exhibitions for children. Daily showings of IMAX films.
Great collection of paintings and sculpture. 2 mins walk from station. Try the Tiled Hall Café (but don't ask for milk in your green tea!).
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Galeriya ng Sining ng Leeds
The HeadrowGreat collection of paintings and sculpture. 2 mins walk from station. Try the Tiled Hall Café (but don't ask for milk in your green tea!).
Recognised centre for the study of sculpture in the heart of Leeds. A research centre, library and sculpture archive, it also hosts a year-round programme of lectures.
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The Henry Moore Institute
74 The HeadrowRecognised centre for the study of sculpture in the heart of Leeds. A research centre, library and sculpture archive, it also hosts a year-round programme of lectures.
In Moorside Mills, built in 1875, displaying textile machinery, steam power, engineering, print machinery and vehicles. Visit mill manager’s house and mill-workers' terraced houses.
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Bradford Industrial Museum
235 Moorside RdIn Moorside Mills, built in 1875, displaying textile machinery, steam power, engineering, print machinery and vehicles. Visit mill manager’s house and mill-workers' terraced houses.
Bradford's civic art gallery - mainly 19th and 20th century British art. Set in magnificent grounds of Lister Park, a boating lake and adventure playground. Cafe in the boat house open seasonally.
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Cartwright Hall
Lister ParkBradford's civic art gallery - mainly 19th and 20th century British art. Set in magnificent grounds of Lister Park, a boating lake and adventure playground. Cafe in the boat house open seasonally.
Dewsbury Bus Museum
7 - 11 Foundry StSpecialist museum - infrequent opening so check online for times.
Dewsbury Arts Group
18 Cambridge RdSmall local theatre
Entertainment & Activities
Great views across the valley, children's play area, miniature train, farm animals.
Charlottes Jersey Ice Cream Ltd
Whitley RoadGreat views across the valley, children's play area, miniature train, farm animals.
Ponderosa Zoo
Off Smithies LnRare breed and exotic animals. Play gym. Huge outdoor sand pit. Café.
ROKT Climbing Gym
Mill Royd StreetIndoor climbing centre - dozens of rooms.
KAL - Dewsbury Sports Centre
LongcausewaySwimming pool and sports centre.
Two monthly showings: one on a Friday and one on a Sunday. Check website for details.
New Picture House
30 Church StTwo monthly showings: one on a Friday and one on a Sunday. Check website for details.
Very good new sports centre; short walk from train station
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Huddersfield Leisure Centre
Spring Grove StreetVery good new sports centre; short walk from train station
Drinks & Nightlife
West Riding Refreshment Rooms
Wellington RoadIn the station building. Excellent beer, company and home baked food.
Very handy just across the road; good locally brewed beer; a secret beer garden round the back easily found, however, by following the large arrow!
Shepherds Boy
157 Huddersfield RdVery handy just across the road; good locally brewed beer; a secret beer garden round the back easily found, however, by following the large arrow!
The Leggers Inn
66 Mill St EReal ale pub next to the marina
Great, welcoming atmosphere especially in the winter. Real ale. A short walk from the railway station.
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The Flowerpot
65 Calder RdGreat, welcoming atmosphere especially in the winter. Real ale. A short walk from the railway station.
Navigation Tavern
6 Station RdReal ale pub close to the station
Everything Else
Dewsbury Bus Museum
7 - 11 Foundry StInteresting town museum in the middle of the park. Café next door.
Dewsbury Post Office
Wakefield RoadOpposite the Town Hall.
Sightseeing
Site of stone age and iron age settlements. Also site of a Norman motte and bailey castle. Admission into the Tower is on limited days of the year - great views from the top.
Castle Hill and Victoria Tower
Site of stone age and iron age settlements. Also site of a Norman motte and bailey castle. Admission into the Tower is on limited days of the year - great views from the top.
Fabulous park, recently refurbished. Children's play areas, paddling pool, miniature railway, café. Tennis courts. 5 minute walk from train station.
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Greenhead Park
Trinity StreetFabulous park, recently refurbished. Children's play areas, paddling pool, miniature railway, café. Tennis courts. 5 minute walk from train station.
Furnished as a family home in the 1690s; offers visitors real insight into a post-English Civil War household. Over 100 acres of country park, a visitor centre, gift shop a nature trail.
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Oakwell Country Park
Nova LaneFurnished as a family home in the 1690s; offers visitors real insight into a post-English Civil War household. Over 100 acres of country park, a visitor centre, gift shop a nature trail.
Delightful 1830s cloth merchant's home with fascinating Brontë connections. Charlotte Brontë visited often and featured Red House in her novel Shirley.
Red House Museum
281 Oxford RdDelightful 1830s cloth merchant's home with fascinating Brontë connections. Charlotte Brontë visited often and featured Red House in her novel Shirley.
Dewsbury Minster. Occasional guided tours up the tower. Café on site.
Dewsbury Minster - Mother Church of West Yorkshire
Vicarage RoadDewsbury Minster. Occasional guided tours up the tower. Café on site.