Directions to Jubilee House
Directions from M62 East
Follow the lane markings on the road carefully. The journey time after leaving the M62 is approximately 20 minutes depending upon traffic conditions. After Hipperholme the A58 enters Halifax. After the first set of traffic lights within Halifax at Stump Cross the A58 bends sharply to the left followed by a long straight uphill section with Shibden Park on the left. At the top of this straight section the road bends to the right just after going under a bridge and on the left is a view of the whole of the centre of Halifax.
Follow the main road, A58, over the dual carriageway flyover (Burdock Way) and at the end of the flyover is a very large, traffic light controlled roundabout.
Take the A58 (Burdock Way) as it bypasses Halifax town centre, but immediately take the slip road on the left to a set of traffic lights at the end of the slip road. Glancing to the right is a B&Q store and in front is a company called Emergent Crown. At the traffic lights turn left, this is Pellon Lane.
Take the next turn left, a carpet warehouse is on your right and the width of this road, Back Victoria Street, is only one car wide. A Pay and Display Car Park is on the right at the bottom of this narrow road. Take the next turn left on to St James Road and the next turn left into St James Street. The Salvation Army Citadel is on the right and the Healing Rooms are on the left.
Parking meters on the street currently cost 30p per hour with a maximum stay of 2 hours. The Pay and Display Car Park at the rear of the Healing Rooms is a longer stay Car Park but costs 40p per hour.
Directions from M62 West
Follow signs A629 Halifax/Huddersfield.
A dual carriageway links the motorway to the road network.
At the end of this dual carriageway is a roundabout. Take the second exit into A629 Halifax.
This is a dual carriageway for a couple of miles.
There is a speed limit of 50mph and three active speed cameras on the long descent into the Elland area. Follow the A629 into the centre of Halifax.
The next major town on the A629 is Keighley.
Just before the centre of Halifax the headquarters of the Halifax Building Society are on the left (now HBOS). A few yards further on the A629 bears left at traffic lights next to the Victoria Theatre.
The next set of traffic lights is at Bull Green. Go straight forward and on the left is a multi-storey car park. Keep in the left hand lane of this dual carriageway section. The next set of traffic lights is at the bottom of Pellon Lane which is on the left and in front is Ebenezer Methodist Church. DO NOT turn left into Pellon Lane, but follow the road as it bends to the right. Ebenezer Methodist Church is on the left as the road bends to the right. Take the next immediate left into St James Road, Ebenezer Methodist Church is still on the left. St James Street is the 3rd turn on the left, the Salvation Army Citadel is on the right as the left turn is made into St James Street. The Healing Rooms are on the lefthand side.
Parking meters on the street currently cost 30p per hour with a maximum stay of 2 hours. The Pay and Display Car Park at the rear of the Healing Rooms is a longer stay Car Park but costs 40p per hour.
Directions by Train and Air
From the Northwest.
Change at Preston for a Blackpool to York train, departing hourly. All these trains stop at Halifax.
From North Wales and Liverpool.
Change trains in Manchester. A tram connects Manchester (Piccadilly) with Manchester (Victoria). Tickets for the tram are available from machines and the current cost is 50p. Trains depart approximately every half-hour from Manchester (Victoria) for Leeds or York and all trains stop at Halifax.
From Other Locations.
There are many through trains from various parts of the UK to Leeds. From Leeds, trains leave for Halifax approximately 4 times an hour.
The destinations on the trains will be one of the following: -
Manchester (Victoria),
Blackpool,
Halifax,
Hebden Bridge or
Huddersfield via Bradford, Halifax and Brighouse.
Manchester International Airport (MAN)
Preferred route
On arriving at Manchester Airport, the trains depart regularly to Manchester Piccadilly.
At the Piccadilly railway terminus, board the Metro tram to Mancester (Victoria). Trains run regularly to Halifax.
Alternative route
Trains leave Manchester Airport station for Leeds approximately every half-hour. An open monthly return to Halifax via Huddersfield costs £12.80. Change trains at Huddersfield for the train to Leeds via Brighouse, Halifax and Bradford, which runs once an hour.
Taxis
Taxis are available from Halifax railway station.