Determining the Importance of Tourism on the Settlement of Haworth

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Determining the Importance of Tourism on the Settlement of Haworth

Aim: To Determine the Importance of tourism on the settlement of

Haworth.

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Haworthis a small village not far from Bradfordin West Yorkshire.

Situated above the WorthValleyamid the bleak Pennine moors, Haworthis

internationally famous for its connection with the Bronte sisters. Haworthis

one of the main attractions in Yorkshireand has been for some time. In

the past 20 years it has attracted about one million visitors from

Japan, the USA, Canadaand Europe. Many come to visit the world-famous

Bronte Parsonage museum, home of the remarkable Bronte sisters. Others

are attracted by the steam railway, the Keighley & Worth valley line,

which runs for five miles from Keighley to Oxenhope and is one of the

longest established railways in the country. Thousands come to walk

the Pennines at the same time soaking up the atmosphere that inspired

Emily Bronte to write her world famous book; Wuthering Heights. But

most come simply to browse in the buildings along the Main Street.

Hypothesis

· The majority of people visiting Haworthwill be doing so for The

Sights.

The reason is because other than Sights in Haworththere is not much

else to do there. However this hypothesis is not very accurate as many

people could be coming to Haworthto visit relatives or for business

reasons.

· The Majority of tourists visiting Haworthwill come to see Wuthering

heights and the BronteparsonageMuseum .

This is as the book: "Wuthering heights" who's setting which shares

the same name as the books title is around 2 miles from the main

street of Haworthand the Girl who wrote the book, Charlotte Bronte

lived in the house now known as the BronteparsonageMuseum . These

attractions attract tourists from all over the world to come to

Haworthand learn more about the life of the Brontes.

· The majority of tourists visiting Haworthwill live with a 200 mile

radius of Haworthitself (UK).

This is because not many people will travel further than 200 miles

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