A selection of walks that can be done from and around the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, giving many good vantage points from which to view the passing trains.

For a short walk from Haworth to Oxenhope, get off the train at Haworth Station and cross the footbridge. Walk up the cobbled street towards the village, or meander in the same direction through the pretty park. At the top, cross the road and walk up a steep hill into the village.

Once in the village, follow the signs for the Bronte Parsonage Museum which is located next to the churchyard. This walk can be combined with a visit to both the church and the museum. Proceed through the churchyard to a kissing gate and follow the path past a car park. The path then proceeds between two walls until it emerges in a field. Turn sharp left, following the edge of the field. At a 4-way sign post, follow the route for the "Bronte Way" until you emerge on the main road. Turn right along the road, then left down a side road, continuing until you reach Oxenhope Station when you can board the train for a return trip to Keighley. Using map OL21, start at grid reference SE030372, finish at SE032354.

Also, see our walk between Oakworth and Oxenhope station, which incorporates the following section from Haworth.

Start at grid reference 035372, Haworth Station. Exit the station, turn right and proceed along the road. Don't walk across the bridge, but instead bear left round a corner. Almost immediately, there is a gap in the wall, where you will see a public footpath sign. You are now on part of the "Worth Way" which forms a loop around the railway line, beginning and ending at Keighley. The path follows the route of a stream, and you will see a wind turbine at the top of the hill to your left. Continue following the signs for "Worth Way" and "Oxenhope Station" or you may possibly see signs for "Millenium Way' as this path has been incorporated into a much longer walk, which isn't shown on older maps. Continue past the sewage works, cross a footbridge and proceed to Oxenhope Station. There are many criss-crossing paths in this area, but you will be on the right track if you keep the railway on your right as you walk along. Finish at SE032354.

A long version of the above can be commenced from Oxenhope, SE032354. Follow the reverse of route 2 until you come out through the gap in the wall at Haworth, SE035369 and follow the road back round the corner. This time though, DO walk across the bridge which crosses the railway, then almost immediately bear sharp right up a side street.

Proceed in a generally straight line for about 500m, until you come to another road SE034375. Bearing right, continue along this road, past a chimney, turning right down a track before you reach a mill. Continue along the track, crossing a minor road, through a farm, keeping going until to emerge onto another road. Turn downhill and proceed along the road until you reach a side road on your right which leads down to Damems station, SE051388.

You can either finish here by catching the next train, or proceed through the level crossing and bearing immediately left alongside part of the the old dismantled railway which ran from Keighley, via Cullingworth to Bradford. Continue along the path until it emerges onto the main road, then walk along the roadside for about 200m until you reach Ingrow station. If you've time, do have a look round the Museum of Rail Travel with its many historical items before either boarding the train back to Keighley, or to complete the walk, return to the road and continue for a further 200m, turn right at the crossroads, and after about 150m pick up the footpath to your left and continue alongside the railway to Keighley station. SE065414. This walk is between 7-8km long.