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A guide for visitors to Bradford


Sections:	Introduction
	City centre
	National Media Museum
	Bradford Cathedral
	Bradford Industrial Museum
	Lister Park (and Cartwright Hall)
	Sport
	Asian community
	Education
	Further information
	Links

INTRODUCTION

This page provides a brief guide to Bradford in West Yorkshire (north England). The population of the metropolitan area in 2004 was about 480,000.

People from Bradford are known as Bradfordians. Famous citizens include the playwright JB Priestley (author of "An Inspector Calls"), the swimmer Adrian Moorhouse (winner of an Olympic gold medal in 1988), and artist David Hockney.

Hockney's Pictures
Author: David Hockney
Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Date: December 2006

An Inspector Calls: And Other Plays
Author: J.B. Priestley
Publisher: Penguin Books
Date: March 2001

CITY CENTRE

City Hall

Little Germany

Statue of JB Priestley

Alhambra Theatre

NATIONAL MEDIA MUSEUM

Morph

These robots were in a popular
commercial for mashed potato

Imax theatre

BRADFORD CATHEDRAL

Bradford
Cathedral

Stained glass window
designed by William Morris

BRADFORD INDUSTRIAL MUSEUM

Bradford Industrial Museum

Machinery used in the woollen textile industry

Steam engine

LISTER PARK

Cartwright Hall

Going for a walk by the lake

Floral clock

Statue of Titus Salt

SPORT

Bradford Bulls: the city's rugby league team

Bradford City is the local football club

ASIAN COMMUNITY

Bradford has a large Asian community. According to the 2001 census about 20% of the population are of Pakistani, Indian or Bangladeshi ethnicity (and about 30% of the population under 18).

Bombay Stores: the UK's largest Asian
department store, selling clothes and accessories

There are many local Asian restaurants -
this is a good city in which to go for a curry

Bollywood films are popular
in local cinemas

Made in Bradford
Author: M.Y. Alam
Publisher: Route Publishing
Date: November 2006

EDUCATION

University of Bradford

Bradford College

Bradford University School of Management

FURTHER INFORMATION

The Buildings of Bradford
Author: George Sheeran
Publisher: NPI Media Group
Date: July 2005

* Visitor information

Tourist offices
- Bradford Tourist Information: http://www.visitbradford.com
- Bradford City Council: http://www.bradford.gov.uk
- Yorkshire Tourist Board: http://www.yorkshire.com

Attractions
- National Media Museum: http://www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk
- Bradford Industrial Museum: http://www.bradfordmuseums.org/industrialmuseum
- Cartwright Hall art gallery: http://www.bradfordmuseums.org/cartwrighthall
- Bradford theatres: http://www.bradford-theatres.co.uk
- Bradford Cathedral: http://www.bradfordcathedral.co.uk
- Bradford Bulls (rugby league): http://www.bradfordbulls.co.uk
- Bradford City Football Club: http://www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk
- Lister Park and other local parks: http://www.bradforddistrictparks.org

Festivals
- Bradford Film Festival: http://www.bradfordfilmfestival.org.uk
- Bradford Animation Festival: http://www.baf.org.uk
- Bradford Mela: http://www.bradfordmela.org.uk

Local area information
- BBC Bradford and West Yorkshire: http://www.bbc.co.uk/bradford
- Yorkshire Evening Post: http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk

* Tours
- Yarn Spinner Tours (Discover Victorian Bradford, Discover Little Germany, ghost walks etc): http://www.yarnspinnerstours.co.uk/tours.php

* Transportation
- The two main train stations in the city centre are Bradford Interchange (to the south) and Bradford Forster Square (to the north). For train timetables and to buy a ticket online, see: Shop/Company/TheTrainline.
- The coach station is at Bradford Interchange (map). For coach timetables and to buy a ticket online, see: Shop/Company/NationalExpress.
- The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford International Airport. For details of how to book flights, see: Travel/Transport/Air
- For local transport information within Bradford, see the Metroline website: http://www.wymetro.com

* Student links
- University of Bradford / Bradford University School of Management: http://www.bradford.ac.uk
- Bradford College: http://www.bradfordcollege.ac.uk

* Weather forecast
- BBC weather forecast for Bradford: http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/2119

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LINKS

Leeds: Travel/Tours/England/Leeds
Saltaire: Travel/Tours/England/Saltaire
Haworth: Travel/Tours/England/Haworth

York: Travel/Tours/England/York
Hull: Travel/Tours/England/Hull
Scarborough: Travel/Tours/England/Scarborough
East Riding of Yorkshire: Travel/Tours/England/EastYorkshire

University / language school courses: Course
Sport in the UK: Life/Sport
Useful links for people from Pakistan: Links/Pakistan
Useful links for people from India: Links/India

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