Walk to Shibden Park and onto Halifax

Looking Back Towards Queensbury

When I was little the first place I went without my parents was Shibden Park. Mum and Dad thought Lea and me were 'down the valley' playing, however we'd followed the stream down to Stump Cross and found our way into Shibden Park. I was probably 8 or 9 and lea 6 or 7. These days parent who let their kids do this sort of thing would probably get into trouble, but the perceived 'Stranger Danger' wasn't an issue back then. I sometimes wish our kids had this type of freedom, it certainly made me more independent at an early age!





The nice thing about this walk is it's mostly down hill, we came back from Halifax on the Bus. Walking down the lane, through Hanging Royd we headed past the 'cross becks' and over the bridge, walking by the holly bushed and down the track, back onto tarmac at Simm Carr Lane. Today we didn't stop at Shibden Mill Inn, but carried on past the pub and onto the track that follows the valley bottom. We crossed the stream again, doing a Geocache to keep the kids occupied.

Halifax from Above Stump Cross

Crossing the busy road at Stump Cross was a tricky business. In the park the kids has an ice cream and climbed around in the playground for a while. The daffodils are looking great at the moment, but the trees are still bear, and a long way from their summer best.


We left the park via the exits above the hall and header along the road side and dropped down into Halifax. The bus stop is on North Bridge, after a short wait we we're heading back home. £8.50 on a Sunday for the bus fair was a bit steep. - Spot the tight Yorkshire man!