🚂 Leeds to Manchester: Pubs, Viaducts & Pennine Views!

#myfavoriteroute #leeds #dewsbury #huddersfield #marsden #stalybridge #manchester 🚞🚞 The Huddersfield Line is here Victorian grandeur meets wild Pennine beauty! 🏙️ START: LEEDS STATION ♦️ Depart under the soaring glass roof ♦️ Watch cityscapes fade into Pennine climbs 🚂 15 mins → DEWSBURY ♦️ Platform 1: West Riding Refreshment Rooms → 1890s mahogany bar • Coal fires 🚂 15 mins → HUDDERSFIELD ♦️ Platform 1: The Head of Steam → Beer garden facing Gothic clock tower 🚂 15 mins → MARSDEN ♦️ Walk 2 mins: Riverhead Brewery Tap → Moorland air • Canal-side terrace 🚂 30 mins → STALYBRIDGE ♦️ Platform 4: Station Buffet Bar → 1893 time capsule • Steam pies 🌃 END: MANCHESTER PICCADILLY ♦️ Arrive under steel-and-glass vaults ♦️ Step into Northern soul ✅ KEY DETAILS 🎫 Ticket: TfGM Rail Ranger (£12.50) ⏱️ Time: 4-5 hours 🚂 Trains: Every 30 mins (last ~22:00) 🗺️ ROUTE LEEDS → Dewsbury → Huddersfield → Marsden → Stalybridge → MANCHESTER ⏰ BEST TIME: Weekday mornings or autumn From Leeds' glass arches to Manchester's iron heartbeat—rails stitch valleys, history, and pints into one perfect journey.