Famed as the birthplace of the Brontës, who lived and worked at what is now the Grade I listed Bronte Parsonage Museum on Church Street, the rugged, romantic landscape surrounding this charming hill village inspired masterpieces of English literature including Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights.

Within Haworth’s conservation area and along its steep cobbled streets are several churches and chapels, including the church where the Brontes’ father once served as curate, along with weavers’ cottages, workshops and mills that, with Ebor Mills, act as a reminder of the region’s industrial heritage.

Ebor Mills is adjacent to (and several homes enjoy views of) Bridgehouse Beck and the Keighley and Worth Valley Steam Railway, which famously appeared in the iconic 1970 film, The Railway Children. The railway first opened in 1867 and was predominantly funded by wealthy local mill owners: the owner of Bridgehouse Mill would quite possibly have been amongst them! Nowadays the railway is run almost entirely by volunteers, and Haworth station is one of six stops along its five-mile line, which sweeps through the Pennine valleys. This picturesque landscape is right on Ebor Mill’s doorstep and easy to explore, with many walking routes accessible from the development.