Huddersfield in General

Advantages: I live here
Disadvantages: none

...a friend | Help Huddersfield - the name says it all really! Visions of a dark satanic mill town in the middle of no where spring to mind! For years this was my impression of my adopted home town. My only experience of Huddersfield was on the train journey home to Hull from Manchester. One minute you are way up on the bleak moor land then suddenly you are in Huddersfield railway station. The view from the railway station comfirms your thoughts of ...
...not like living here in Huddersfield - you'd actually be further from the truth its a great little town! After several years of sitting on a train and feeling incredibly sorry for the mates I had, who actually lived here I got off the train and feel in love with the place and the chap who was to become known as Himdownstairs! Now your probably thinking ok where is the place, before you start loking it up on a map I'll tell you! Huddersfield is about ... Read review

Advantages: Loads of pubs
Disadvantages: A bit dreary, not that much of interest

...Nottingham Forest supporters that described Huddersfield perfectly – “Your just a small town in Yorkshire”. Hence the title. This was the one and only occasion I bothered to go and watch Huddersfield Town play (lol). Many of their players train on the grounds of the University Halls I lived in, so I thought I might see for myself if they are as bad as people make out. There relegation to Division 2 says it all! As you may already ...
...LOCATION You will find Huddersfield located close to the M62 and M1, around 25 – 30 miles North of Sheffield, but just under 20 miles South of Leeds. The town is also well served by the Trans-Pennine Express rail service, which connects it with Manchester (30 minutes) and Leeds about 20minutes away. The service runs approximately every 20 minutes in either direction. HISTORY The origin of Huddersfield can be traced back to Castle Hill, where ... Read review

Advantages: range of restaurants, decent prices
Disadvantages: there are only so many to visit

...variety of foods available in Huddersfield yet is often hard to know where to go, in this review I will be giving you my opinion on the selection of restaurants I have recently dined in and hopefully giving you a helpful insight into the social side of Huddersfield town. Along Viaduct street, not far from the train station, is a selection of restaurant, all offering different foods from around the world. Here you will find Cibo and Gringos, both ...
...both and was most impressed with Cibos. This small restaurant offers italian food and houses a modern, hip and simplistic decor that makes you feel comfortable. The use of bare brick along with the warm red tones and blue lights give a relaxing atmosphere. The staff are extremely friendly and the prices are bearable. For example, a regular margharita pizza would cost £7.50, however you certainly pay for quality and it proves worth it. For a pizza ... Read review

Advantages: Pubs, bars, clubs, curry, friendly crowds...
Disadvantages: A bit cold at times, too near Bradford!!!

...Kent (England's so-called "Garden") to Huddersfield in West Yorkshire... So many people are too quick to judge the North by it's poor weather, strange-sounding locals and the 'lack of jobs'...You must've heard the phrase "It's grim up north".... Just to dispel all those misconceptions, here is an opinion from a lad who has decided to set up camp in Huddersfield after living 19 years as a Suverna! Huddersfield is the perfect 'city' without actually ...
...well as a cathedral...and although Huddersfield is slightly lacking in the Cathedral department, it makes up for it with great bars, curry houses, a handful of select clubs (meeting any taste), a soon-to-open shopping centre and one of the friendliest groups of locals you are ever likely to meet in such a large place. Don't get me wrong...I can appreciate that large doesn't mean great...in fact, Manchester, London, Leeds....all too big, with big ... Read review

Advantages: Constantly developing
Disadvantages: Northern!

...old and aesthetically pleasing building. Huddersfield has some great old architecture going on, aswell as plenty of new developments, its turning into a mini leeds. Over the past 3 years or so, one end of the town centre has been completely redeveloped from derelict buildings into bars, nail bars, a shopping centre and a couple of posh little shops including a fantastic little lingerie boutique called Bare that all women MUST visit. Huddersfield ...
...at night, everything stops, if Huddersfield was a 24hr town it would be fantastic. If you were coming to Huddersfield for a mini break, i would advise you to stay in the George Hotel, eat at Gringo's and Lounge68 (a new and very posh restaurant that is a favourite with Nell Mcandrew and the cast of Footballers Wives) drink at Lloyds and USB, and go clubbing at the Camel Club, a morroccan themed club which i just fabulous. And for shopping...go to ... Read review

Advantages: small but charming
Disadvantages: drinking culture

..., if you can't drive...As you can see, we are probably a bit behind here but at least Halifax is catching on with the rest of the world. Halifax has changed even since I have first came here as you have loads of small butiques and there are several clothing shops where you can buy trendy clothes without having to go to Leeds or Huddersfield. We have our own deparment store and in general I am quite satisfied with the amount of shops for a small town like Halifax. Surprisingly, Halifax in the last year has taken in to actually... prepare for this... opening CAFES !! And I don't mean greasy spoon cafes, I mean proper Starbucks style places with leather sofas and cappuccinos. Pity that they are only open until 6pm the latest as unfortunately, not as many people here yet appreciate the difference of seeing your friends in a pub and not being... Read review

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Advantages: Student fares
Disadvantages: Late, miss regularly, drivers are loonies

...graffiti on it, when he stood up it was all over his black trounsers!!! Huddersfield's buses aren't too vandalised although some of the older ones tend to have chunks of foam taken out of the seats which isn't exactly easy on the old bum cheeks. Apart from physical comfort there is also the personal psychological comfort factor to consider - in other words there are issues of noise levels, smell and visual appeal to consider. Noise depends on which bus you are on, early morning buses at around 8ish are generally ok, yes there is a lot of shuffling going in especially since this is in the morning rush hour but that's about it. Daytime buses at around mid-morning- early afternoon tend to be packed with the elderly, all you are likely to hear at this time is old folk chatting about "our dorothy who's son is getting married". Without making... Read review

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