Hebden Bridge:
Essential Advice for Overseas Visitors
- When drinking at the Stubbing Wharf public house, it is customary to toss your empty
glass into the canal.
- Try the famous echo in the Public Library.
- There is a state-owned brothel in the town; look for the discreet 'Dry Cleaning' sign
over the door.
- Combined telephone kiosks and urinals are provided for your convenience.
- Once they've driven you to your destination, taxi drivers will be only too happy to
give you a shoe-shine. They are proud men; do not embarrass them by offering a tip
- The hard shoulder of the M62 is designated as a picnic area. Feel free to pull over
and enjoy a snack.
- Remember, the English drive on the left.
Except on weekends, when they drive on the right.
- South Pennine folk are very considerate to foreign visitors. They will feel slighted
if you fail to go straight to the front of any queue.
- The town is closed for the traditional holiday period - known as Glastonbury week.
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