Haworth Station Webcam – Worth Valley Line to Oxenhope

The Haworth Station Webcam looks south from just below Haworth station on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway in West Yorkshire, England, along the line toward Oxenhope at the head of the valley. From a raised position, two tracks run away from the camera between stone walls and trees, with raised steel walkways and white handrails set between and beside them, around what looks like a servicing pit. A stream channel runs below a fence on the left, a tall stone building with a corner tower rises above it, and a line of moorland hills closes the view in the distance. Haworth is the railway’s headquarters and the home of its locomotive works, which stand a short way behind the camera. On running days, trains to and from Oxenhope pass through the picture.

About Haworth Station

The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway runs 5 miles (8 kilometers) from Keighley to Oxenhope, calling at Ingrow (West), Damems, Oakworth and Haworth on the way. Haworth station opened with the rest of the branch on 13 April 1867. British Railways ran the last scheduled passenger train on 30 December 1961 and the last freight on 18 June 1962, and the preservation society reopened the line on 29 June 1968. A year before that, the Look at Life documentary series featured Haworth station and its volunteers in an episode called Playing Trains.

Haworth is the working heart of the railway. It is the line’s headquarters, and the former goods shed in the station yard has been expanded into the locomotive shed, where engines are stored, maintained and overhauled. The motive power and civil engineering departments are based here too. The Haworth Station Webcam sits just south of the station and the shed, on the stretch that carries trains on toward Oxenhope, the terminus at around 201 meters (660 feet) above sea level.

Water is the other story here. Bridgehouse Beck runs through the station site and the village, and a man-made channel, or goit, once carried its water to the wheel of Bridgehouse Mill, a five-story stone cotton mill built in 1790 close to the station. The Boxing Day flood of 2015 was described as the worst in the railway’s preservation history, and during Storm Ciara in 2020 the beck burst its banks, flooded the yard and turned the trackbed through the station into a torrent. The stream channel on the left of the picture is most likely part of that watercourse. The stream is credited to Railcam UK Ltd and the railway, and the blurred blocks over the houses on both sides of the frame are privacy masks added to the stream, not a fault.

Weather and Climate in Haworth

Haworth sits on the edge of the South Pennine moors, and its weather is cool, damp and changeable. The nearest long-term Met Office averages come from Bingley, at 262 meters (860 feet). For 1991 to 2020, January there averages highs of about 6 C (42 F) and lows of about 1 C (34 F), while July brings highs near 19 C (67 F) and lows around 11 C (52 F). Rain totals about 1,057 millimeters (41.6 inches) a year. Ten years of gridded data for the station itself show rain in every month, wettest in December at around 110 millimeters (4.3 inches), so wet rails and low cloud over the hills are an ordinary sight here.

Spring highs climb from about 8 C (46 F) in March to about 14 C (57 F) in May, and the trees on both sides of the line come into leaf, closing in around the tracks by summer. Autumn turns that cover yellow and brown, with October highs averaging about 12 C (54 F). Winter strips the trees back and opens up the hills, which can show frost or a dusting of snow, and the short days mean the picture goes dark by late afternoon in December.

Things to Do Near Haworth Station

From the station, Haworth’s steep Main Street climbs the hillside to Church Street and the Bronte Parsonage Museum, the former home of the Bronte family, with St Michael and All Angels’ Church close by. Back at the station, the railway offers guided tours around its locomotive centre, the best way to see the engines that pass this camera up close. Its Railway Children Walks also start at Haworth station, and one route covers six and a half miles (10.5 kilometers) around the valley by way of Oakworth and Oxenhope stations.

Mytholmes Tunnel, near Haworth, appears in the 1970 film The Railway Children, and its landslide scene was shot in a cutting on the Oakworth side of the tunnel. At the top of the line, Oxenhope has an exhibition shed supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, holding locomotives and carriages not currently in service. West of the village, Penistone Hill Country Park opens onto the moors, and the Bronte Way continues to the Bronte waterfalls and the ruined farmhouse of Top Withens.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Haworth Station located?

Haworth station is on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway in Haworth, a village of 6,733 people (2021 census) in the City of Bradford district of West Yorkshire, England. Haworth lies 3 miles (5 kilometers) southwest of Keighley and 10 miles (16 kilometers) west of Bradford. The station is the last stop before Oxenhope.

What can you see on the Haworth Station Webcam?

The camera looks south toward Oxenhope along two tracks, with raised steel walkways and white handrails between and beside them. A stream channel and a tall stone building are on the left, trees and stone walls line both sides, and moorland hills fill the distance.

What is the weather like in Haworth?

Cool and wet for much of the year, with January highs of about 6 C (42 F) and July highs near 19 C (67 F) at nearby Bingley, and about 1,057 millimeters (41.6 inches) of rain spread across every month.

How long is the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway?

The line runs 5 miles (8 kilometers) from Keighley to Oxenhope, with six stations: Keighley, Ingrow (West), Damems, Oakworth, Haworth and Oxenhope. It opened in 1867 and reopened as a heritage railway in 1968.

Can you see steam trains on the Haworth Station Webcam?

Yes, on running days. The railway keeps operational steam and diesel locomotives at its Haworth works, just north of the camera, and trains bound for Oxenhope pass through the frame. Services follow a published timetable rather than running every day, so check kwvr.co.uk before watching for a train.

How do you get from Haworth Station to the Bronte Parsonage?

Walk up into the village and climb Main Street, the steep hillside street that leads to Church Street, where the Bronte Parsonage Museum stands at the top.

Was The Railway Children filmed near Haworth?

Yes. The 1970 film used Mytholmes Tunnel near Haworth, with the landslide filmed in a cutting on the Oakworth side.

Source: Railcam UK Ltd