parking & travel

All Elf Explorer trains will depart from Oxenhope Station.

We have limited car parking at Oxenhope station, and therefore you can arrive by the following means:

  • Book a car parking space (whilst spaces last) at Oxenhope when you book your Elf Explorer tickets. 
  • Park at Haworth Station or surrounding car parks and use our Park and Ride service to Oxenhope.
  • Hop on our free Elf Explorer bus service to Oxenhope; the bus will stop at any bus stop on the route, see the route below.

If you live locally, please use public transport to Oxenhope or one of our stations to use the park-and-ride train service.

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Park & Ride

Enjoy a stroll around the village of Haworth and climb up the famous cobbled Main Street before or after your Elf Explorer experience. There are multiple private car parks in Haworth, which are short walking distance from the railway station or close to the free shuttle route.

Please note some of the car parks are situated on steep hills.

Car ParkAddress
Bronte VillageSpinners Way, Haworth. BD22 8BW300 spaces and £4.00 for over three hours.
Gas StreetGas Street, Haworth. BD22 8NQ72 spaces and £3.00 for over two hours
Brontë Parsonage MuseumWest Lane, Haworth. BD22 8DU65 spaces and £1.50 per hour
CentralNorth Street, Haworth. BD22 8DG50 spaces and £3.50 for up to 4 hours
Haworth StationStation Road, Haworth. BD22 8NJ30 spaces and £3.00 for all day

At Oxenhope Station, you can pre-book a time-allotted parking space.

StationAddress
Keighley StationStation Bridge, Keighley. BD21 4HPLimited free parking
Ingrow West StationSouth Street, Ingrow, Keighley. BD21 5AXLarge free car park
Haworth StationStation Road, Haworth, Keighley. BD22 8NJLarge pay & display car park
Oxenhope StationStation Road, Oxenhope, Keighley. BD22 9LBPre-booked parking only

timetables

A diesel train service will be operating from all stations on the railway to Oxenhope, this is free for all Elf Explorer ticket holders.

  Notes:
00000
Oxenhope d
–
1040
1210
1355
1525
Haworth  d
–
1046
1216
1401
1531
Oakworth d
–
1049
1219
1404
1534
Damems d
–
1057x
1226x
1411x
1540x
Ingrow West d
–
1059
1229
1414
1544
Keighley a
–
1105
1235
1420
1550
  Notes:
00000
Keighley d
1000
1130
1315
1445
1615
–
Ingrow West d
1006
1136
1321
1451
1621
–
Damems d
1009x
1139x
1324x
1454x
1624x
–
Oakworth d
1015
1146
1330
1500
1630
–
Haworth d
1019
1150
1334
1504
1634
–
Oxenhope a
1025
1155
1340
1510
1640
–

Key:

a Arrival Time
d Departure Time
x Request Stop. To board a train, inform the station staff. To alight from a train, inform the Train Guard before the train leaves the previous station.
Connections with National Rail services to Leeds, Bradford, Skipton & beyond
Alight at Ingrow for “Rail Story” museums & exhibitions.
Diesel Train

Shuttle buses will operate from Keighley and transport you very conveniently to Oxenhope station. This is operated by a modern double-decker bus and will have ‘Elf Explorer’ on the destination board.

Keighley Station

0835

1005

1155

1325

1505

Ingrow Station

0840

1010

1200

1330

1510

Haworth Station

0850

1020

1210

1340

1520

Oxenhope Station

0900

1030

1220

1350

1530

Oxenhope Station

1130

1300

1440

1615

1750

Haworth Station

1138

1308

1448

1623

1757

Ingrow Station

1146

1316

1456

1631

1805

Keighley Station

1153

1323

1503

1638

1810