Museums & Galleries · Peak District
Heritage Quay
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Photo: Graham Hogg (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- New display on 200 years of banding tradition
- Explore archives dating back to the sixteenth century
- Specialist collections on music, sport, politics and performance
- Use the research room to explore original archives
- Browse the online catalogue or request copying services
Heritage Quay is the special collections and archives service at the University of Huddersfield, holding material dating back to the sixteenth century alongside the University's own archive from 1841. It specialises in British 20th/21st century music, sport, politics and activism, theatre and performance, and art and design, with current displays such as 'That's Banding! 200 years of tradition and change'. You can browse the online catalogue, visit the research room, or arrange an online appointment if you can't get there in person. It suits researchers, students and curious visitors alike, and is open Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. Based in Kirklees, close to Huddersfield station (0.5 miles away), it pairs easily with one of 39 bookable places to stay within 5 miles.
Practical details
- Open
- Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
- Booking
- Online appointments available for research access
- Best for
- Researchers, students, academics and the public
- Accessibility
- Freely open to all
From the attraction's own website on 9 Oct 2026 — check before you travel.
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🚆 Or come by train
- Huddersfield 0.5 miles
- Lockwood 1.2 miles
- Berry Brow 1.7 miles
Straight-line distances · live departures on each station page