These are the traditional Hike details, very little changed in 25 years:
We shall be up at Top Withins, the legendary site of Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights, from about 13.00 until about 15.00 on Saturday the 31st October 2009.
We must stress that this is not a formal event, nothing is arranged, it is not a Convention, and we are not expecting Kate to drop by: Those of you who come can visit Top Withins, meet the rest of us who are mad enough to come on this thing, visit the Bronte Parsonage Museum, and walk the moor that inspired Emily Bronte, all in your own time. If you've never been to Haworth, you will never forget it.
SO HOW DO YOU GET THERE?
By RAIL the nearest national rail services go to Keighley about 6 miles from Haworth, but you transfer there to an service run by the private Worth Valley Railway Company.
K&WVR line map
K&WVR timetable
This will take you to Haworth Station.
By COACH the national services also go to Keighley, where you can get rural bus 500 or any of the local buses 663, 664, 665 from Keighley Bus Station or Keighley K&WVR station to Haworth
Bus 500 timetable
Buses 663, 664, 665 timetable.
By CAR Haworth is on the A6033 between Hebdon Bridge and Keighley in West Yorkshire. Any good road map will show the route, which is well signposted, and there is plenty of parking space. Though see the warnings in the main thread about clamping.
A WORD OF WARNING:
As with any hillwalking, especially at this time of year, please come sensibly dressed with strong shoes (we are talking wellies or boots) and something to keep wind and rain out. Please don't wander off the paths and get lost, because we can't be responsible for you. Please don't start travelling until you are sure you know where you are going. Please make sure someone else knows where you are. Please read this paragraph again, and please take it seriously
At this time of year it's dark by about 5.00 pm, so we intend to be moving off the moor by 3.00 pm.
If the weather is really bad - torrential rain or fog - just meet us at The Fleece pub in Main Street Haworth details below.
WHERE DO YOU MEET US?
Simple. You have to footslog it up to Top Withins on Haworth Moor.
The long hike (about three miles) is signposted from the Bronte Parsonage Museum and goes across the moors via the Bronte Bridge to Top Withins.
The short hike (about a mile) starts at the car parking place shown on the map above and follows the Pennine Way footpath past Lower Heights and Upper Heights to Top Withins.
We look forward to seeing you there. Bring your camera, and your walkman or pod if you have one, and enjoy Kate's music in its ideal setting.
When we come off the moor we will meet at The Fleece pub in Main Street Haworth
Very much looking forward to seeing you all.
We shall be up at Top Withins, the legendary site of Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights, from about 13.00 until about 15.00 on Saturday the 31st October 2009.
We must stress that this is not a formal event, nothing is arranged, it is not a Convention, and we are not expecting Kate to drop by: Those of you who come can visit Top Withins, meet the rest of us who are mad enough to come on this thing, visit the Bronte Parsonage Museum, and walk the moor that inspired Emily Bronte, all in your own time. If you've never been to Haworth, you will never forget it.
SO HOW DO YOU GET THERE?
By RAIL the nearest national rail services go to Keighley about 6 miles from Haworth, but you transfer there to an service run by the private Worth Valley Railway Company.
K&WVR line map
K&WVR timetable
This will take you to Haworth Station.
By COACH the national services also go to Keighley, where you can get rural bus 500 or any of the local buses 663, 664, 665 from Keighley Bus Station or Keighley K&WVR station to Haworth
Bus 500 timetable
Buses 663, 664, 665 timetable.
By CAR Haworth is on the A6033 between Hebdon Bridge and Keighley in West Yorkshire. Any good road map will show the route, which is well signposted, and there is plenty of parking space. Though see the warnings in the main thread about clamping.
A WORD OF WARNING:
As with any hillwalking, especially at this time of year, please come sensibly dressed with strong shoes (we are talking wellies or boots) and something to keep wind and rain out. Please don't wander off the paths and get lost, because we can't be responsible for you. Please don't start travelling until you are sure you know where you are going. Please make sure someone else knows where you are. Please read this paragraph again, and please take it seriously
At this time of year it's dark by about 5.00 pm, so we intend to be moving off the moor by 3.00 pm.
If the weather is really bad - torrential rain or fog - just meet us at The Fleece pub in Main Street Haworth details below.
WHERE DO YOU MEET US?
Simple. You have to footslog it up to Top Withins on Haworth Moor.
The long hike (about three miles) is signposted from the Bronte Parsonage Museum and goes across the moors via the Bronte Bridge to Top Withins.
The short hike (about a mile) starts at the car parking place shown on the map above and follows the Pennine Way footpath past Lower Heights and Upper Heights to Top Withins.
We look forward to seeing you there. Bring your camera, and your walkman or pod if you have one, and enjoy Kate's music in its ideal setting.
When we come off the moor we will meet at The Fleece pub in Main Street Haworth
Very much looking forward to seeing you all.
It's occurred to me before that Kate could secretly be a member with a false identity. Wouldn't that be fun?
