Just as fascinating as the museum, in my opinion, was the land that surrounded it. Haworth is surrounded by the English moors, large fields of uncultivated land that stretch out below the persistently grey sky.
Some interesting facts about Haworth:
- It has/had the highest rate of death amongst infants in all of England. This probably has something to do with the constant grey sky and rain.
- It's basically one, twisty, cobblestone road lined with shops and cafes.
- The Bronte sisters lived there.
After admiring the museum, we headed to a Tea Room to have a very British lunch of soup and sandwiches. The village was quite adorable, though it was obviously a tourist run town. After looking around the church (you tend to do that a lot in England. Perhaps because churches are the most publicly accessible historical buildings...) we found that it had, unsurprisingly, begun to rain. Sally mentioned the common rule for predicting English weather: if you bring an umbrella, it won't rain. Needless to say, we did not bring an umbrella.
Today Sally and Geoff took us to Hebden Bridge and Heptonstall. Hebden Bridge is a quirky ex-mill town filled with interesting shops and a beautiful canal. The hike uphill to the tiny village Heptonstall was a bit strenuous but the village was worth it. My favorite thing there was the long abandoned church that was like the stone skeleton of a place of worship. The town seemed full of graveyards and graves surrounded the old and new churches as well as the Methodist church. Most notable among the graves was that of Sylvia Plath, the American Poet. Strangely enough, her grave is found in one of the more boring, newer graveyards, rather than the more dignified old ones.
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