Bradford,
is an industrial city in northern England.

Tourist attractions in and around the city include
the National Media Museum, the Colour Museum, Lister Park and Cartwright Hall
and the famous industrial village of
Saltaire
(which was built by the Victorian philanthropist Sir Titus Salt for his workers and which is now a UNESCO designated World Heritage Site).

One particular feature of the city is its close proximity to the countryside, with the wild heather moors of
Haworth
and Bronte Country very close by, and the Yorkshire Dales national park being also within easy reach.

Being the birthplace of the Bronte Sisters (who lived in the village of Thornton on the outskirts of the city before their move to nearby Haworth,
the composer Delius, the artist David Hockney, the playwright J.B. Priestley, and the novelist John Braine,
it’s no wonder that the city of Bradford is well known as one of the UK’s “Cities of Culture”
(and indeed put in a bid to be the European Capital of Culture in 2008).

Other famous people who were born in and around the city include the scientists Sir Fred Hoyle and Sir Edward Appleton, the singer Kiki Dee, and
the comedian Adrian Edmondson – most famous as the punk rocker “Vivian” in TV’s “The Young Ones”.