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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