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Find Your Bradford With First Bus 🚍❤️👏✨️

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ey up loves did you know if you fancy a yonder to Bradford you can do it for under a couple of quid on @firstwestyorks, Bradford is a cracking day out with plenty to see and do you just need to know where to look, i hope a few of my hidden little gems give you some inspiration to head to Bradford this 2025 I had a cracking day out on the bus, First Bus is one of the main transportation systems around West Yorkshire and Bradford and gets you from A to B when needed. Being a born and bred Bradford lass born in the beating heart or Bradford, West Bowling  I like to think i know a thing or 2 about where to go to and im gonna share a few spots with you  - You can't not head to Bradford and not see Centenary Square it's probably the first you will see !  -as a massive book and reading fan heading to @waterstonesbradford Is a dream for book lovers like myself and im sure like so many others who love books and architecture.  -from a young age i have always loved ...

Step into a world of pure imagination as 'The Society of Alchemists opens in the Piece Hall.

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A brand-new shop as just newly opened in the famous Yorkshire cloth hall 'The Society of Alchemists invites you  Step into a world where magic meets mystery and the beauty of alchemy comes alive promising a world of pure imagination featuring stunning treasures, enchanting finds and a friendly magical dragon to greet you when you enter the shop. Owners of the famous 'Yorkshire Soap Company' Marcus Doyle and Warren Booth opened the first ever 'Society of Alchemists' in York down the Shambles which has been a massive hit, for the 2nd shop they needed somewhere as iconic and historic as the Shambles in York, it's a no brainer that they chose the historic cloth hall the Piece Hall. Marcus and Warren opened the first magical Society of Alchemists shop in York three years ago having created the concept for The Shambles which is now a go to destination for many people, in my humble opinion I think it's a great concept, something new and a bit different...

Haunted Happenings And Ghostly Going's On At Yorkshire's Baildon Hall 👻👀

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It's the time of year where we all love to hear a spooky take or two and in the local area we have a number of spooky locations that are well known to hold plenty of history and legends of ghost's and spectral beings, Halloween season is upon us and as a local blogger I made it my business to delve into the past of lesser known haunted location Baildon Hall, a few nights ago on a cold Autumn Tuesday evening i met up with local historian Mark Nicholson, Bradford History and Hauntings founder Kelly Brosz and Bradford Through The Lens founder Riaz Ahmed and I had to bring my cousin Adam Peel along for the ride and to protect me or as we found out during the night it was the other way round. The fearless of us came together to delve deeper into the past of Baildon Hall and perform a paranormal investigation with the Hall's wall, I didn't know what to expect but let me just tell you we were in for a night of plenty of paranormal activity! Baildon Hall located on...