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.

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:
——
Bus
*
Bus*
Oxenhope d
0925
1040
1210
1355
1525
1655
1745
Haworth  d
0931
1046
1216
1401
1531
1701
1755
Oakworth d
1049
1219
1406
1534
1704
Damems d
1101x
1226x
1411x
1541x
1711x
Ingrow West d
0940
1104
1229
1414
1544
1714
1805
Keighley a
0945
1110
1235
1420
1550
1720
1810
  Notes:
Bus
*
—–
—–
Keighley d
0900
1000
1130
1315
1445
1615
—–
—–
Ingrow West d
0905
1006
1136
1321
1451
1621
—–
—–
Damems d
1009x
1139x
1324x
1454x
1624x
—–
—–
Oakworth d
1015
1146
1330
1500
1630
—–
—–
Haworth d
0920
1019
1150
1334
1504
1634
—–
—–
Oxenhope a
0930
1025
1155
1340
1510
1640
—–
—–
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
* This service does not operate on 24th December

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

Route
2

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

2

Keighley Station

0835

0840

1005

1010

1145

1150

1315

1320

1500

1505

Ingrow Station

0847

1017

1157

1327

1512

Oakworth Station

0845

1015

1155

1325

1510

Hebden Road

0850

1020

1200

1330

1515

Haworth Station

0855

1025

1205

1335

1520

Oxenhope Station

0855

0900

1025

1030

1205

1210

1335

1340

1520

1525

Route
2

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

Oxenhope Station

0940

1120

1125

1250

1255

1435

1440

1605

1610

Haworth Station

1130

1300

1445

1615

Hebden Road

1125

1255

1440

1610

Oakworth Station

1130

1300

1445

1615

Ingrow Station

1138

1308

1453

1623

Keighley Station

1000

1140

1145

1310

1315

1455

1500

1625

1630

ROUTE 1 – Keighley Station – South Street – Ingrow Station – Halifax Road – Cross Roads – Vale Mill Lane Top – Haworth Station – Bridgehouse – Sun Street – Oxenhope Station (Double-decker)
ROUTE 2 – Keighley Station – Oakworth Road – Oakworth Station – Vale Mill Lane – Hebden Road – Oxenhope Station (Strata minibus)