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Bradford is the major settlement in the City of Bradford Metropolitan District of West Yorkshire.


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Car Rental Bradford

 Holiday Autos  -  
Holiday Autos offers the best fully inclusive car hire prices. Get cheap car hire quickly and securely online with holidayautos.co.uk, the experts in online car rental.

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Cottages / Holiday Homes / Apartment in Yorkshire

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Availability search [ refining by specifying price, pet, pub nearby, open fire, swimming pool and more possible ], special offers and brochure request.

 -  Holiday Lodges and Holiday Parks Britain
A short break, or weekend, at one of our holiday parks gives you a real getaway, whatever the season. You'll find well-equipped and cosily heated bungalows, lodges, chalets, apartments and caravans in beautiful forest, countryside and coastal surroundings.

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Hostels / Youth Hostel

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Hostelbookers.com is one of the worlds largest online booking services for hostels. All hostels you see here are offering realtime prices and availability.

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Hotels in Bradford

 Booking - Hotels in Bradford  -  Hotel Guide Bradford 

 Great Victoria Hotel ***, Bridge Street, BD1 1JX Bradford
Built in 1867 and originally a railway hotel, the Great Victoria is a landmark Victorian building slap bang in the heart of the vibrant and exciting city of Bradford.
The hotel is opposite Bradford Interchange train station, within walking distance to Bradford's famous theatres, the National Media Museum and all that the beautiful Yorkshire countryside has to offer.

 Midland Hotel ***, Forster Square, BD1 4HU Bradford
City centre located, the Midland Hotel offers opulent Victorian surroundings with modern day comforts. Magnificent public areas, spacious bedrooms and a central location make the Midland Hotel excellent value for the price.
A stay in this hotel is a uniquely relaxing experience. Step back into the ambience of an era long gone, but with all the facilities of the 21st century including magnificent public areas, spacious bedrooms, opulent ballrooms, regular entertainment, an excellent English and Continental restaurant, 24-hour room service and a residents bar that never closes.

 Chevin Country Park Hotel, Yorkgate, LS21 3NU Otley - ca. 3 km from Leeds Bradford Airport
In a stunning location on the brow of the Chevin Hills above the market town of Otley, the Chevin Country Park Hotel & Spa nestles in 44 acres of protected woodland.
With reputedly the largest log cabin in the UK as the main building, the hotel comprises a complex of beautifully quaint log bothies (buildings), a Spa health club and the main building, which houses a fantastic wedding venue, market leading conference suites and the award-winning Lakeside Restaurant. This beautiful hunting lodge style means it remains the ideal venue to get away from it all.

 

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Travel Agents / Tour Operators


Superbreak offer leisure hotel breaks and features 2-5 star hotels, with the majority in the 3-4 star+ rating.

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 Country Holidays
Choose from over 4000 holiday properties - from romantic cottages for 2 to properties sleeping up to 22, great for a gathering of family and friends.
 Curlew Guided Walking  -  Walking holidays and short breaks in the North of England
Within this compact corner of Great Britain can be found the finest, most varied walking and hiking in the UK. The Lake District and Yorkshire Dales National Parks offer endless opportunities for mountain and valley walking of all grades. 
 Tellings Golden Miller  - coach tours and excursions
Day excursions, short breaks & holidays. English seaside resorts, special events.

Travel Guides Bradford / Related books

West Yorkshire: Leeds, Bradford, Halifax, Huddersfield, Wakefield (Street Atlas)
Spiral-bound; Publisher: Geographers' A-Z Map Co Ltd (30 Jan 2006); Language English; ISBN-10: 1843481928; ISBN-13: 978-1843481928

All-Terrain Pushchair Walks: West Yorkshire
by Rebecca Chippindale (Author)
Paperback: 115 pages; Publisher: Sigma Leisure (1 Feb 2006); Language English; ISBN-10: 1850588309; ISBN-13: 978-1850588306

Transport / How do I travel to Bradford

 Leeds Bradford International Airport 

 

 
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  Airline Tickets / Bargain Flights  -  Flights to Bradford / Price comparison possible

 
thetrainline is the fully impartial rail ticketing website owned by the Virgin Group, Virgin Rail Group and National Express Group, providing the cheaper way to buy train tickets online. thetrainline provides fast, easy and secure access to timetables, tickets and fares for all National Rail journeys across the UK.

 National Express  -  Regular local bus services

 Maps International  -   
Mapsinternational.co.uk is one of the largest map shops online.
 Multimap.com - street-level maps, road maps; door-to-door travel directions; aerial photographs; and local information.


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 Travel Insurance  -  online travel and holiday insurance for UK and Irish residents

 Bradford 
Vibrant diverse and full of surprises, Bradford City Centre is steeped in Victorian heritage and unique attractions.
If your passion is history and architecture, the Council produce a series of City Trails providing a revealing insight into Bradford's rich heritage. Bradford is home to a 15th century Cathedral and the Priestley Centre for the Arts, which offers a lively programme of contemporary plays, music and art house films.

 Bradford Cathedral
 Bradford Colour Museum  -  run by the Society of Dyers and Colourists
 Bradford Industrial Museum
 Bradford's main art gallery is housed in the grand Edwardian Cartwright Hall in Lister Park
 Lister Park  -  with its boating lake and Mughal Water Gardens
 Little Germany  -  Victorian commercial district just east of the city centre
Little Germany which takes its name from 19th century immigrants who ran businesses from some of the many listed buildings.
 National Media Museum
 News from Bradford  -  The Telegraph and Argus [ T&A ]  -  Bradford's daily evening newspaper
Published six days each week from Monday to Saturday..
 Salt's Mill  -  has the world's largest collection of David Hockney artworks
 St George's Hall  -  a grand concert hall, designed by Lockwood and Mawson, dating from 1853

Cuisine - Yorkshire recipes

The produce found in Yorkshire is wonderful not only in diversity but also in quality. Pork pies, fish, rhubarb, meat, root crop, cheeses and beer, the list is endless. The region also has a plethora of great restaurants and eating houses, some well known and some hidden away just waiting to be discovered.

Yorkshire Pudding, Yorkshire Parkin [ ginger cake ], Fat Rascals [ tea time treat ], Yorkshire Curd Tart [ cheesecake ], Licquorice [ sweet ], Yorkshire Cheeses, Rhubarb

Susan Brookes' Yorkshire Kitchen 
Every style of traditional Yorkshire cooking in over 100 mouth-watering recipes. Easy to follow practical information on how to prepare each dish is combined with fascinating background on its origins.
Hardcover 144 pages (October 1, 1996); Publisher: Dalesman Publishing Company Ltd; ISBN: 1855681099
Yorkshire Fare: Traditional Cooking with Over 120 Local Recipes  -  Margaret Slack
Paperback 64 pages (February 1980); Publisher: Dalesman Publishing Company Ltd; ISBN: 0852065663

 Bettys and Taylers of Harrogate 
Handmade cakes, mouth-watering chocolates, beautiful Café Tea Rooms, rare and exclusive coffees and fine teas. Also a cookery school.
 Traditional foods in England

History of Bradford

 Bradford's history - see Wikipedia
... Bradford has long been a centre of the West Riding wool industry. Bradford was one of the many English towns which became prosperous during the Industrial Revolution. Bradford's textile industry dates back as far as the 13th century, but it was not until the 19th century that it became world-famous...
 
 English Heritage
 National Trust

Music, Art & Culture, Events & Entertainment

 National Media Museum
 Bradford's main art gallery is housed in the grand Edwardian Cartwright Hall in Lister Park
 Salt's Mill has the world's largest collection of David Hockney artworks
 Bradford Industrial Museum
 Bradford Colour Museum  -  run by the Society of Dyers and Colourists

 Bradford Festival in June
 lIkey Literature Festival  -  Literature Festival in September/October
 Bradford International Market  -  a four day spectacular in August
 Bradford Film Festival in March
 Bradford Animation Festival  -  held each November
 Saltaire Festival
 Wharfedale Festival of Performing Arts 
Competitive Music and Drama Festival held annually.

Web Portal / Search Engines / Directories

 Bradfordinfo.com  -  information and data about Bradford and the people that live there.
 City-of-bradford.com 
 Visitbradford.com
The Official Site for Bradford District Accommodation, Conferences, Attractions & Events.

 YorkshireNet  -  internet gateway to Yorkshire

 Yahoo  -  Bradford Directories

 MSN UK 

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