Todmorden
& Walsden

Credit: Joshua Ive

Nestling between the valleys on the Yorkshire/Lancashire border, Todmorden is home to Stoodley Pike, stunning Pennine vistas, a thriving market and amazing architecture. At the village of Walsden, George Stephenson's mighty Summit Tunnel thrusts through the Pennines and into Lancashire.

Top things to see & do

Todmorden Market Hall

Todmorden Market Hall is a unique Victorian, glass-roofed indoor market at the heart of the picturesque border town of Todmorden, winner of the Best Small Indoor Market in the NABMA 2018 Great British Market Awards!

Creative with nature

Creative with Nature specializes in willow sculpture, willow basketry, weaving courses and a number of other functional crafts, as well as the thriving café The Willows Coffee House, which is open on the ground floor of the building Wednesdays to Sundays.

Todmorden Information Centre

The centre sells a wide range of souvenirs, maps, cards and books about Todmorden as well as glass ware, fine china, gifts, reproductions of Victorian prints of local views and paintings.

The Vedas Restaurant Bar & Grill

Offering Urban Indian Cuisine with distinctive Modern English and European flair, complemented by the finest wines, the menu is designed to appeal to even the most ardent of connoisseurs.

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Outdoor & Leisure

Stoodley Pike Monument

The 121 foot (37 m) high Stoodley Pike Monument dominates the skyline above Todmorden,. Stoodley Pike Monument contains a spiral staircase of 39 steps, accessed from its north side.

Culture & Heritage

Todmorden Town Hall

The stunning Grade I listed Todmorden Town Hall straddles the Walsden Water and was situated in both Lancashire and Yorkshire until the county boundary was moved on 1 January 1888.

Whether you’re in town for the traditional cobbled streets dotted with their independent shops and cafes or the regular markets that draw in the crowds, there’s much for you to enjoy here.

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Whether you’re in town for the traditional cobbled streets dotted with their independent
shops and cafes or the regular markets that draw in the crowds, there’s much for you to enjoy here.