Getting here:
Ordnance survey reference
109:SE025100 160110
Bus services:
First 350, 352, 365 from Huddersfield
By train:
Marsden on the Manchester-Huddersfield line.
On foot:
Kirklees Way and Pennine Way pass through.
Huddersfield Narrow Canal towpath is a gentle option.
On a less than perfect day it’s the bleakness of Marsden that
makes an indelible impression on the visitor. But when the
weather is set fair the sheer beauty of the Pennines is breath
taking. Hills rise steeply on three sides of the village up to the
moorland and once you get “ on the tops” the grandeur of the
countryside soon becomes apparent. The moors may look
barren and inhospitable, but there is a diversity of flora and
fauna to keep the most ardent of naturalists happy. The
expected moorland birds such as Grouse, Golden Plover,
Twite and Curlew breed here. Other visitors are the Skylark,
Lapwing, Merlin, Snipe and Redshank. There are also large
numbers of Meadow Pipits. What finer sound of nature can
there be than several Skylarks on the wing singing their
hearts out? The Marsden Moor Estate has been designated a
Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and a Special
Protection Area. (SPA)
Marsden is skirted by one of the toughest stretches of the
Pennine Way. Before the coming of The Pennine Way old
paved paths wended their way through narrow tree lined
cloughs across streams on ancient packhorse bridges, linking
the isolated Marsden with the wider world.
Ordnance survey reference
109:SE025100 160110
Bus services:
First 350, 352, 365 from Huddersfield
By train:
Marsden on the Manchester-Huddersfield line.
On foot:
Kirklees Way and Pennine Way pass through.
Huddersfield Narrow Canal towpath is a gentle option.
On a less than perfect day it’s the bleakness of Marsden that
makes an indelible impression on the visitor. But when the
weather is set fair the sheer beauty of the Pennines is breath
taking. Hills rise steeply on three sides of the village up to the
moorland and once you get “ on the tops” the grandeur of the
countryside soon becomes apparent. The moors may look
barren and inhospitable, but there is a diversity of flora and
fauna to keep the most ardent of naturalists happy. The
expected moorland birds such as Grouse, Golden Plover,
Twite and Curlew breed here. Other visitors are the Skylark,
Lapwing, Merlin, Snipe and Redshank. There are also large
numbers of Meadow Pipits. What finer sound of nature can
there be than several Skylarks on the wing singing their
hearts out? The Marsden Moor Estate has been designated a
Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and a Special
Protection Area. (SPA)
Marsden is skirted by one of the toughest stretches of the
Pennine Way. Before the coming of The Pennine Way old
paved paths wended their way through narrow tree lined
cloughs across streams on ancient packhorse bridges, linking
the isolated Marsden with the wider world.
Marsden. aKa. Royson Vasey.
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Rock art at
Shooters Nab
Shooters Nab
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The annual Imolc
fire festival held
on February 1st.
fire festival held
on February 1st.
How green is my valley
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Links
The Riverhead
Brewery
Brewery