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spidermiss Says: I spent nearly a couple of hours exploring Esholt. I got off at the Esholt Cricket/Rugby Club and walked up Esholt Lane to the village. It's mainly rural with allotments and residents' homes. I visited the village shop and post office to post some letters and had a look...
Exploring the Village (Part B)
spidermiss Says: Please see Exploring The Village tip about what I got up to during my visit to Esholt.I think two hours is sufficient to look around Esholt village. If you're planning to visit the Farm Park on Station Road as well you probably need to add more time. If you're travelling by...
spidermiss Says: I didn't visit this attraction but it seems to be busy and popular with families! The attractions offers a lot for children and their families including: - Picnic/play areas- Straw playbarn- Meeting the farm animals including a milking parlour- Education facilities- Pony...
spidermiss Says: The Woolpack Pub was the original fictional pub on 'Emmerdale', a British soap opera based in Yorkshire. The pub was hosted in a lot of the soap's series and it was the main social meeting point with the characters in the soap.In 1997 the filming location transferred from...
spidermiss Says: St Paul's church was built in 1839 and was originally used a private family chapel. The chancel was added to the small church in 1895 which the Crompton-Stansfield family commissioned for a Bradford architect firm to carry out the work.St Paul's church became part of...
alyf1961 Says: The post office in Esholt is opposite the Woolpack as on Emmerdale. They were both the original filming locations before filming was moved to Harewood.The man in the post office wasn't very chatty like the man in the pub.The post office inside is very small, not like the...
alyf1961 Says: We had a lovely walk through Esholt and we stopped for a pint at the woolpack. From the outside it is exactly as it is when it is being filmed for the Yorkshire TV proramme "Emmerdale".Inside the pub is nothing like the TV programme.The inside of the pub is just a typical...
Ladymarian1 Says: Pretty Yorkshire Dales village where Emmerdale used to be filmed - staff in Post Office could have been a bit more pleasant
spidermiss Says: To reach Esholt by public transport can be a challenge and this needs to be planned well in order to enjoy the village but able to travel to and from wherever you're based.The bus service to the village is irregular. There are only 3 to 5 buses on weekdays direct to Esholt...
alyf1961 Says: The buses to Esholt are not very regular.During the week there are only acouple of buses a day. [the last one leaves Esholt at 12.30 lunchtime.]Saturday is the best day to catch the bus when the buses are every 2 hours during the day.Bus 649 goes right into the village from...
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Pretty Yorkshire Dales village where Emmerdale used to be filmed - staff in Post Office could have been a bit more pleasant
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After reading the tips about Esholt from alyf1961, a fellow VTer, I was inspired to visit Esholt in West Yorkshire. It's a village that gained fame from the British soap opera, Emmerdale. The village...
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Esholt is a small village on the outskirts of Bradford. It lies in the Aire valley near Shipley, Baildon and Guiseley. It was the setting for the filming of the outside scenes of the English soap...
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