Yorkshire Moors and Dales

The surrounding countryside is magnificent, and so close you can almost walk into it from the city centre. There is the rugged gritstone wildness of the Pennines, the Yorkshire Moors and the Derbyshire Peak District; the limestone delights of the Yorkshire Dales; and also spa towns such as Ilkley, Harrogate and Knaresborough.

This is countryside made famous; by the Brontės of Haworth (eight miles away) and more recently by the television series 'Last of the Summer Wine' and 'Emmerdale'. If you enjoy walking, or climbing, or just breathing fresh air, you'll be well catered for around Bradford.

It is almost within walking distance of the University campus and within half an hour you can be on the Yorkshire Moors and Dales.

Wide green open spaces are a feature of life in Bradford - there are over 40 large parks and woodland areas, and 100 smaller recreational grounds covering more than 1,500 hectares.

"The Yorkshire Dales are almost on Bradford's doorstep: beautiful scenery, walking country and natural phenomena of tarns, falls and limestone pavements. Haworth and Bronte country are also close: the moors here are rugged- very Wuthering Heights!"

The Potter Guide to Higher Education 2002/3

"Bradford is so near to the countryside, peace and tranquillity that you can feel like you're in another world within just a few minutes."

Doreen Foster, BA(Hons) Local and Regional Studies

14 December 2004