Where to shop ...

Meat & Fish

Far Isle Farm - organic beef, pork, lamb, chicken, turkey and venison delivered throughout the United Kingdom from Far Isle farm in West Yorkshire.

Far Isle Farm Shop, 259 Shay Lane, Holmfield HX2 9AG 

Tel: 01422 244859  www.farislefarm.co.uk 

Wine & Spirits

The Halifax Wine Company - the only place worth considering. Over 700 carefully chosen wines offered with the knowledge and advice rarely encountered. International Wine Awards Challenge Winner 2004 - Best Specialist Wine Merchant (Portugal).

The Halifax Wine Company, 18 Prescott Street, Halifax HX1 2LG

Tel: 01422 256333 www.halifaxwinecompany.com

Places to eat ...

Millbank - country pub and restaurant with live jazz (but no meals) on Sunday evenings. Sources ingredients locally and knows how to prepare them.

The Millbank, Millbank, Sowerby Bridge HX6 3DY

Tel: 01422 825588 www.themillbank.com

Travellers Rest - a new comer and well worth the expedition to find it high up on the moors.

Travellers Rest, Steep Lane, Sowerby Bridge HX6 1PE

Tel: 01422 832124

Shibden Mill Inn - according to The Observer one of the best country pub restaurants in England.

The Shibden Mill Inn, Shibden Mill Fold, Shibden HX3 7UL

Tel: 01422 365840 www.shibdenmillinn.com

Holdsworth House - modern British cooking in an old Jacobean manor house.

Holdsworth House, Holdsworth, Halifax HX29TG

Tel: 01422 240024 www.holdsworthhouse.co.uk

The Design House Restaurant - nestled in a corner of  Dean Clough Mills surrounded by contemporary art and offering a modern brasserie-style fare.

Design House, Dean Clough, North Bridge, Halifax HX3 5AX

Tel: 01422 383242 www.designhouserestaurant.co.uk  

Holdsworth House