Golf Asia — January 2018

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OFF- COURSE ATTRACTIONS

Explore Brontë country: The world of

Wuthering Heights is brought to life in the

famous village of Haworth once the home

of the literary greats, the Brontë sisters. The

Brontë Parsonage is one of many attractions

in Haworth in addition to steam train rides on

the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway.

http://www.bronte.org.uk

Art in the park: An international centre

for modern and contemporary art, the

Yorkshire Sculpture Park provides a

changing programme of exhibitions,

displays and projects throughout 500

acres of eighteenth century landscaped

grounds and four indoor galleries.

http://www.ysp.co.uk

Go for a curry: The world famous Mumtaz

Restaurant in Bradford has welcomed the

Queen and also David Cameron who claims it

serves the best curries in the UK.

http://www.mumtaz.co.uk

Take a canal boat trip: Hire a narrowboat

to explore the Rochdale and Calder &

Hebble canals - a great way to experience

Yorkshire’s Pennine district. Book through

Shire Cruisers.

http://www.shirecruisers.co.uk

Check out Salts Mill: Situated within

the village of Saltaire (a UNESCO World

Heritage Site), founded in 1853 by Sir Titus

Salt a leading industrialist in the Yorkshire

woolen industry, this former mill is now

a shopping/restaurant complex and art

gallery that displays many paintings by local

artist David Hockney.

http://www.saltsmill.org.uk

Visit a museum: The National Science

and Media Museum in Bradford is the most

visited museum outside of London and

described by film producer David Puttnam

as having the” best cinema in Britain.

http://www.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk

Yorkshire's industrial Pennine towns
such as Huddersfield, Holmfirth,
Hebden Bridge and Haworth largely
built during the Industrial Revolution,
are not without a charm of their
own. Chimneys and mills crown the
skylines, graceful viaducts and now
tranquil canals all attest architecturally
to the boom that hit the region in the
1700 and 1800s.
Situated between Halifax and
Haworth is the final course of our
Yorkshire golf trip. Established in
1895 and designed by 5 times Open
champion James Braid and later
altered by Alister MacKenzie, Halifax
Golf Club (also known as Ogden Golf
Club) boasts one of the finest moorland
courses in the United Kingdom.
The first 12 holes represent a steady
climb up the valley with many of the
fairways criss-crossing two streams
nestling in the bottom of steep gullies
which can gather your ball as naturally
and easily as any seaside links. Holes
13 through 16 then sit on a plateau
that provides spectacular views across
the earlier holes and down the scenic
Hebble Valley. There are no water
hazards here and the two par-5's at

Yorkshire Sculpture Park.

A ruined

church in the

picturesque

village of

Heptonstall near

Hebden Bridge.