This is a very nice walk that can serve as an introduction to walking in Yorkshire. The walk runs to Top Withins on one of the Yorkshire moors near Haworth. Top Withins is said to be the inspiration for Heathcliff's abode "Wuthering Heights" in Emily Bronte's novel by the same title. The walk is a fairly easy one, about 3 miles long, and should be doable in an hour to an hour and a half. Believe it or not, the walk is even signposted in Japanese (see pictures below).
We have done the walk many times — here are some pictures.
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When you do go walking to Top Withins (or indeed, in any other part of Yorkshire), you'll be well advised to take with you:
See also our Walking in Yorkshire page.
The Bronte sisters Charlotte, Emily, and Anne have become legendary authors of a number of novels and poetry collections, all written and published around the middle of the 19th century. The best known are:
The Bronte family members were short-lived: two children died at ages 11 and 12, the remaining four (including the three writing sisters) died before they were 30, with the exception of Charlotte, who died at the age of 38. Their mother had died long before; only the father, Patrick Bronte, reached the ripe old age of 83 — surviving long after his wife and children had all gone.
Even while Charlotte was still alive, Haworth became a place of pilgrimage for curious folk. Nowadays, tourists from all over the world flock to see the curious little village where this wild novels were written...
See also our information about Haworth.
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