Discovering the 'Moorcore' Travel Trend on the Yorkshire Moors

Top Withens, a ruined farmhouse, inspired Emily Brontes' 'Wuthering Heights'.

The term 'Wuthering' describes strong winds or storms, fitting for Emily Brönte's novel. However, it might be a harder sell for a holiday. The story of Cathy and Healthcliff is one of passion and revenge.

The 'Moorcore' trend is the latest in UK breaks, moving away from 'cottagecore'. It's about being wild and free, feeling the fresh air and standing atop a gritstone edge with heathery moorland vistas.

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Haworth Moor has vast vistas for channelling Heathcliff and Cathy moments.

Haworth Moor is the perfect place to experience 'moorcore', with its wild, heather-strews footpaths. Royds Hall Cottage is near the parsonage and was likely familiar to the Brontë sisters.

Royd's Hall Cottage appears on maps from the same year Wuthering Heights was published.

The kitchen at Royds Hall Cottage has a 180º view with Ponden Reservoir and purple hills. The view changes as clouds scud across the sky, rolling shadows over the dale.

The cottage sleeps four in two cosy rooms and has a living room with a woodburner and sofas. There's a copy of Wuthering Heights if you forgot yours.

Curl up by the fire and listen to the wind wuthering over the rooftop.

From the cottage's kitchen window, you can see the nearest pub and two more are a 10-minute walk away.

The Haworth moors are wild but well signposted.

A five-and-a-half mile loop from the cottage takes in a waterfall and the desolate farmhouse at Top Withens. You can discover the Fairy Kirk and beautiful Ponden Hall.

There are beautiful walks from the front door to the famous Brontë waterfall.

Around Top Withens, there are scores of walkers, but just beyond, you can find wild inspiration and scones and clotted cream at Ponden Mill.

Haworth village is less than an hour's stroll and is the focal point of Brontë pilgrimage. Visiting on foot means you can skip the car park and enter the village from the footpath.

The cobbled streets of Haworth village are where the Brontë sisters lived.

The Brontë house is now a museum and is the first you come to on the cobbled street. From the parlour table, you can look out at the graveyard.

The Wuthering Heights Inn serves excellent pub food and is family and dog friendly.

Robertshaw's Farm Shop is packed with local meats, dairy, vegetables, and baked goods. We loved it so much we stopped there again on the way home.

The nearby farm shops are the ideal place to pick up local meats, eggs, and vegetables.

Royds Hall Cottage sleeps four and is available to book from £370 for 3 nights.

The wild places of Britain have inspired literary classics for generations, and Haworth is not the only place to find it.

The pretty ford outside Heron View in North Devon is another wild place.

Riverside Cottage overlooks the river where John and Lorna meet. You can head up into the moorland valley or take a 3-mile loop to the 13th-century church.

Riverside Cottage sleeps four from £699 for 7 nights.

Wood Cottage on the North York Moors is another option.

Wood Cottage nestles in the rugged North York Moors with footpaths in any direction. The Wainstones are a 3-mile hike, and you can drop by The Buck Inn on the way back.

Wood Cottage sleeps four from £697 for 7 nights.

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