"Bradford" Bradford by Maxus

Bradford made its brass in textiles and the former mills add to the interesting, if occasionally dark and satanic architecture which gives the city its feel. It’s not the prettiest city in the country but it’s got character, and there is plenty going on if you look around, what’s more it’s a relatively cheap city in which to live or visit (they don’t scatter it don’t Yorkshiremen).

Home to one of the largest Asian (ethnic Indian and Pakistani) communities in the North, many of Bradford’s festivals and events have an Asian theme and the city is a dream for lovers of Asian food.

One of Bradfords chief visitor attractions is the National Media Museum (formally the National Museum of Photography, Film & Television) entry is free and it is well worth a look round. There is all sorts of stuff going on here including international media events, I won’t just lift info from the website, you can have a look for yourself, here: www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/

If you are a fan of Pop Art and in particular the Bradford born artist David Hockney you will find the largest collection of his work in nearby Saltaire.

Saltaire is a purpose-built Victorian industrial village and a UNESCO World Heritage site so if this is your sort of thing it is obviously worth a visit, whether or not you are a Hockney fan.

I work in Bradford now and again, I haven't really explored the place properly (I must do something about that some time) If you are heading for Bradford and want to know what is there have a look at this website:
http://www.visitbradford.com/index.asp.

• In a nutshell:A Multicultural Northern English City