Huddersfield is situated between Leeds and Manchester. The town centre is approximately three miles from the M62 junctions 23, 24 or 25. The Trans-Pennine rail service links Huddersfield to Manchester, Leeds and York.

This area of Pennine Yorkshire will be familiar to lots of people as the setting for 'Where The Heart Is' and 'Last Of The Summer Wine'. Huddersfield is a true Yorkshire town, full of qualities, strong traditions, architecture, shopping, top class sport exciting festivals and artistic reputation. And all set on the edge of the Peak District National Park. Huddersfield's reputation and prosperity was built around the Textile Industry and its
fine woollen worsteds are still sent to customers all over the world. The boom created
by the textile industry provided a legacy of fine Victorian buildings such as the railway station and Huddersfield Town Hall. The creativity that helped the town to prosper is still to the fore today - the town is becoming known for its award-winning festivals and growing artistic reputation, earning it the European designation of a 'Creative Town'.