LITERARY Landscapes

YORKSHIRE

THE BRONTES

The windswept moorlands of West Yorkshire brought endless inspiration to the Brontë sisters, Charlotte, Anne and Emily. They roamed the rugged landscape while conjuring up ideas for their novels, including Emily’s Wuthering Heights, Charlotte’s Jane Eyre and Anne’s The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. The brooding South Pennines, aka Brontë Country, is studded with fascinating attractions. Visit the hilltop village of Haworth, with its original tea rooms and antiquated bookshops, and pop into the Brontë Parsonage Musuem – the Brontë family home from 1820 to 1861.

Now a world-famous museum, you can wander through the well-preserved living quarters and see original letters and manuscripts written by the famous siblings.

‘A heaven so clear, an earth so calm’ Emily Brontë

Numerous splendid walks from Haworth include the footpath to the Brontë Waterfalls – it’s around 45 minutes from Haworth Main Street – and The.