This is a seventeenth century farmhouse high above the Calder Valley between Todmorden and Hebden Bridge, in West Yorkshire. It is owned by the Woodcraft Folk and used by groups of up to 30 children and young people – or adults who don’t mind sleeping on the floor!
A breath of fresh air
Height Gate is ideally located for groups wanting to explore the South Pennines. The Stoodley Pike obelisk is a short scramble from the centre.
A network of footpaths, including some paved ’causey paths’ (old packhorse routes), criss-cross the hillside. There are also delightful wooded cloughs to explore, and in the Calder Valley itself the picturesque Rochdale Canal can be followed both to Todmorden and Hebden Bridge. The Bronte village of Haworth is a day’s hike away.
Curlews nest in the fields near Height Gate in the spring, and peregrine falcons also breed in the area
The Centre is owned by the Woodcraft Folk and managed by volunteers on Height Gate Management Committee.
Height Gate is a non-staffed property, working on simple lines. It relies on its users and a few volunteers to keep it clean and running smoothly.
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Getting to Height Gate
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Walking
Most people should walk to Height Gate from either Hebden Bridge or Todmorden. If you are driving please follow video and instructions below.
Driving
If you are driving please do not just follow your sat nav. Please make sure you are going to the right location.
The Best postcode for navigation is OL14 6DL, but instead of turning right at the houses at the end of Stoodley Glen follow the winding track to your left, taking the fork to the right near the top until you reach Height Gate on your left.
PLEASE ONLY DRIVE IF YOU NEED TO. MOST PEOPLE SHOULD PARK ON STOODLEY GLEN.
- Turn off Halifax Road into Stoodley Glen and drive over the canal towards a small row of houses.
P1 – PLEASE CONSIDER PARKING HERE
- Before you reach the houses, bear left up the track.
- Follow the track, going around 2 hairpin bends, then drive over the 1st cattle grid.
- At the 2nd cattle grid, TURN RIGHT.
DO NOT GO STRAIGHT ON TOWARDS THE STONE GATE POSTS. - At the top of the hill, turn right again along the flat track.
- On the left, you have reached HEIGHT GATE FARM CAMPING BARN.
IMPORTANT PARKING INFORMATION
ONLY 3 CARS MAY PARK AT HEIGHT GATE FARM CAMPING BARN.
A FURTHER 5 SPACES ARE AVAILABLE IN OUR CAR PARK, MARKED P2.
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