The Brontë Parsonage Museum welcomes visitors to experience the powerful atmosphere of what was once the home of the world famous Brontë sisters: Charlotte (Jane Eyre), Emily (Wuthering Heights) and Anne (Tennant of Wildfell Hall).
New for 2013 is the historic redecoration of the rooms of the museum in the 1840’s and 1850’s style, which are filled with the Brontë’s furniture, clothes and personal possessions.
The Brontës are the world’s most famous literary family and Haworth Parsonage, now the Brontë Parsonage Museum, was their home from 1820 to 1861.
Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë were the authors of some of the best-loved books in the English language. Charlotte’s novel Jane Eyre (1847), Emily’s Wuthering Heights (1847), and Anne’s The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1848) were written in this house over a hundred and fifty years ago, yet their power still moves readers today.
To find two writers of genius in one family would be rare, but to find several writers in one household is unique in the history of literature. Charlotte and Emily are ranked among the world’s greatest novelists; Anne is a powerful underrated author, and both their father, the Revd. Patrick Brontë, and brother Branwell also saw their own works in print.
The Brontës, published under the pseudonyms of Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell, were acknowledged at the time for their directness and powerful emotional energy, qualities which were sometimes interpreted by the critics as ‘coarse’ and ‘brutal’.
Access Information: Restricted wheelchair access, guide dogs welcome, large print room guides available, disabled parking (available in car park opposite the museum).
Free admissionHow to Redeem: Present your Max Card on arrival. Terms and Conditions: • Maximum of two adults and two children per Max Card.
• Not to be used in conjunction with any other offer.
