Visit to Bankfield House and Shibden Hall, Halifax, Yorkshire

Visit to Bankfield House and Shibden Hall, Halifax, Yorkshire

Tuesday 07 July 2026

Bankfield House Museum is a grade II listed historic house museum, incorporating a regimental museum and textiles gallery in Boothtown, Halifax . It is notable for its past ownership and development by Colonel Edward Akroyd, MP, and its grand interior.

Shibden Hall is a Grade II* listed historic house in Halifax, West Yorkshire, famously known as the home of the 19th-century diarist Anne Lister. Dating back to 1420, the hall features a distinctive half-timbered Tudor frontage and is set within 32 hectares of landscaped parkland. The hall was used for filming the 2018 British historical drama Peterloo and the 2019/2022 television series Gentleman Jack

Image of Shibden Hall courtesy of Calderdale MBC

Further Details:

Cost per person: £36.00

Booking deadline: 05/07/2026

09.15am Depart Stanley Green Retail Park, SK8 6PT

09.45am Depart RNCM, Booth St W

11.15am Arrive Bankfield House, Halifax

There is a small cafe on site

12.45 Depart Bankfield House.

1.00pm Arrive Shibden Hall, Halifax

We will alight the coach at 'Coffee Culture in the Park', which is a short walk from Shibden Hall. Alternatively you may prefer to take your own picnic. 

4.00pm Depart for Manchester for arrival at RNCM c5.15pm

All times are approximate after the initial pick up at Stanley Green

Volunteers are stationed throughout both properties so we will not be employing specific guides for either property.