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53.8° N

Haworth

West Yorkshire, England

Maeve spent one November Saturday here, in a west wind: the valley line from Keighley, the steep cobbles of Main Street, the churchyard by the Brontë parsonage, the moor to Top Withens, and a fire at the inn.

Maeve by the window of a carriage on the Worth Valley lineMaeve buttoning her coat on the cobbles of Main StreetA small figure crossing the heather on the moorMaeve in the doorway of the ruin at Top WithensMaeve by the fire at the inn
Maeve's day in Haworth  →

Maeve's day, in order

  1. 08:40

    The valley line

    By the window of an old carriage, up the valley from Keighley.

    Nearby, Maeve would go to: The Old Parcels Office, Taylor's on the Green, The Boltmakers Arms

  2. 09:05

    Haworth station

    Off the train at the line's headquarters.

    Nearby, Maeve would go to: The Royal Oak

  3. 09:25

    Main Street

    Up the steep cobbles, buttoning the coat.

    Nearby, Maeve would go to: Hatchard & Daughters, Wave of Nostalgia, Mrs Beighton's Sweet Shop, Hunters of Haworth, The Fleece Inn, Pavé Charcuterie and Bistro

  4. 09:50

    I Churchyard

    Among the flat gravestones beside the parsonage.

  5. 12:30

    II The moor

    Across the heather in the west wind.

  6. 13:10

    Top Withens

    A book open, her back to the ruined wall.

  7. 16:00

    III The inn

    Through the old door as the light goes.

  8. 16:20

    By the fire

    Standing by the fire, the coat still on.

What to wear in Haworth, november

  • At Bingley, the nearest long record, November averages 8.5°C by day and 3.5°C at night, with about 110 mm of rain (1991–2020).
  • On the moor the wind is stronger, and the light goes around four.
  • In October a jacket over a knit is enough; it is about 12°C by day. In December it is about 6°C by day; add a scarf and gloves for the moor.
A long black leather coat with a stand collar, buttoned to the top; taupe flannel barrel trousers, black patent penny loafers with black socks.
09:25A long black leather coat with a stand collar, buttoned to the top; taupe flannel barrel trousers, black patent penny loafers with black socks.MaeveThe wind comes up the hill. Button it to the collar.
Out of the wind, the coat open over a grey cashmere shirt; an olive-brown suede top-handle bag.
13:10Out of the wind, the coat open over a grey cashmere shirt; an olive-brown suede top-handle bag.MaeveBehind a wall on the moor, the coat can open.
By the fire, the same coat worn open.
16:20By the fire, the same coat worn open.MaeveOne coat for the train, the moor and the inn.

All clothes are VUAL originals.

Where Maeve would go

Haworth · BookshopsHaworth · BrewingHaworth · SweetsHaworth · To eatHaworth · Coffee

Main Street

Made in Haworth

Bookshops

Haworth is the village where the Brontë sisters lived and wrote. The literary visitors who come for them keep independent bookshops going on Main Street, among them a second-hand dealer trading since 1988.

  • Hatchard & Daughters

    Main Street

    A second-hand bookshop trading since 1988, a PBFA member, with Brontë interest, Yorkshire, art, illustrated, children's and railway books; it also buys books. Open Friday afternoon to Sunday.

    MaeveOld Brontë editions and railway books under one roof. Opens Friday noon.

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  • Wave of Nostalgia

    Main Street

    A new-books shop centred on fiction and non-fiction by and about women, run by Diane Park. Named Independent Bookshop of the Year for the North in 2024; it runs many author events.

    MaeveA shop for books by women. Over sixty author and book events in 2025.

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Made in Haworth

Brewing

Timothy Taylor's has brewed cask ale in Keighley, where the Worth Valley line begins, since 1858, and at Knowle Spring since 1863. The family brewery's pubs run up the valley to Haworth's Main Street.

  • Taylor's on the Green

    Keighley

    Timothy Taylor's own tap room and kitchen, the former Lord Rodney, reopened on Yorkshire Day 2022. It pours the brewery's full cask range and has an on-site brewery shop.

    MaeveThe brewery's own tap, with a brewery shop inside.

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  • The Boltmakers Arms

    Keighley

    A Timothy Taylor's pub the brewery calls Keighley's smallest: a tiny split-level room hung with brewery memorabilia, including a panorama of the old brewery. About three minutes' walk from the station.

    MaeveKeighley's smallest pub, three minutes from the station. The old brewery on the wall.

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Sweets

  • Mrs Beighton's Sweet Shop

    Main Street

    A traditional sweet shop weighing out British boiled sweets and fudge from jars, with over fifty kinds of liquorice. Family-run; closed Tuesdays.

    MaeveSweets weighed out from jars. Over fifty kinds of liquorice.

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To eat

  • The Fleece Inn

    Main Street

    A former coaching inn halfway up Main Street, owned by Timothy Taylor's and pouring its ales, with stone-flagged floors, a real fire, food at lunch and evening, and seven rooms.

    MaeveStone flags, a real fire, and ales from the brewery down the valley.

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  • Pavé Charcuterie and Bistro

    Main Street

    A deli and bistro at the top of Main Street selling cured meats and cheese, serving sharing boards, home-cooked food and wine, with jazz nights.

    MaeveCheese and cured meats at the top of the hill. Closed three weeks in January.

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  • Hunters of Haworth

    Main Street

    A pie shop and café making its own pies, such as steak and ale, plus cakes and bakes; frozen pies to take home.

    MaevePies made on the street; frozen ones to take home.

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  • The Royal Oak

    Haworth

    The pub opposite Haworth station. After it closed suddenly in 2024, the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway bought it and reopened it on 30 April 2026, staffed by railway volunteers and hung with railway photographs. Light snacks only.

    MaeveReopened by the heritage railway. The day's ticket earns a discount.

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  • Dog & Gun, Oxenhope

    Oxenhope

    A 17th-century coaching inn above Oxenhope, a Timothy Taylor's tied house run by the same family since 1994. Food-led, with an old well under a glass floor panel and views over Leeming Reservoir.

    MaeveA 17th-century inn. An old well under a glass floor.

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Coffee

  • The Old Parcels Office

    Keighley

    The restored 1884 parcels office on the bridge over Keighley station's platforms 3 and 4, run by the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway as a café-bar: coffee, breakfast, lunch and hand-pulled ales.

    MaeveThe old parcels office on the bridge over the platforms. Opens at nine.

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