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Saltaire (the UNESCO World Heritage Site Victorian model village), the 1853 Gallery (Hockney, Lowry and Yorkshire art), the River Aire, and a West Yorkshire town adjacent to one of England's greatest Victorian social experiments
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Saltaire — the model village built by Titus Salt from 1851 — is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the finest Victorian planned communities in the world. The 1853 Gallery in the Salt's Mill houses the world's largest collection of David Hockney's work. Shipley is the adjacent town.
Salt's Mill and the 1853 Gallery are genuinely extraordinary — the Hockney collection alone is worth the trip. Saltaire village for the Victorian planned community. The River Aire walk.
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Salt's Mill has excellent independent food. Saltaire and Shipley have good independent cafes and restaurants. Local Yorkshire produce throughout.
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Shipley is a place in West Yorkshire known for saltaire (the UNESCO World Heritage Site Victorian model village), the 1853 Gallery (Hockney, Lowry and Yorkshire art), the River Aire, and a West Yorkshire town adjacent to one of England's greatest Victorian social experiments. Saltaire — the model village built by Titus Salt from 1851 — is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the finest Victorian planned communities in the world. The population is around 30,000.
Salt's Mill has excellent independent food. Saltaire and Shipley have good independent cafes and restaurants. Local Yorkshire produce throughout.
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Roam covers Shipley and the surrounding area in West Yorkshire, including Saltaire, Baildon, Windhill, Wrose, Idle, Thackley, Eccleshill and Greengates.
