Yorkshire Gallery Review

Beautiful always something going on beautiful at Christmas buzzing and happy and lively in summer

Piece Hall is a great place to spend a couple of hours, shopping, eating, grabbing a coffee or just having some family time in the vast courtyard. A beautiful, historic building with lots of charm and character. Worth visiting just to enjoy that element. It contains a good, diverse selection of shops, selling a whole range of items. Also good eateries, cafes and a little bit of history thrown in. I always tend to use the Eureka car park but it's a busy road to cross if you're not quick on your feet. We'll worth a visit, especially on sunnier days to enjoy the open, safe space.

Was OK but more could be done. Get some more seating out..

Still too many empty shops. But could be anywhere in Europe now.

Amazing bars and restaurants as well as a good mix of shops

New long awaited opening of the historical center. Had a good selection of shops with better access for elderly and wheelchairs. Also a good selection of events coming up from concerts. Would recommend popping in a checking it out.

What a beautifully restored old public building - now with fascinating little shops throughout. There are heaps of shops full of gifts and other unique items as well as coffee and eating places.

We are travelling from Australia and loved our visit to Piece Hall in Hallifax.
The lolly shop is like stepping back in time & the litte ice cream shop is a must see. They have around 20 different flavors of ice cream and great choice of other small meals. The 2 ladies working there , Michelle & Lisa, are gorgeous.

See you there....

Team Oz

Fanstic place to visit with plenty of shops and restaurants worth every penny they spent on it .one thing they need is to not just market the piece hall as a Venu but to advertise and market the shops more as well just my opinion as a visitor.

They've obviously spent a ton of money on the place and it's really nice to spend an afternoon in there having a coffee with my girlfriend.

Good old fashioned courtyard. Ignore the PR nonsense, this place isn't in Italy, it's in Yorkshire. It's a nice place and always has been. Come and enjoy it.

Fantastic afternoons spent here. Love the little shop around the hall and it nice to to have a gin in the sun

A beautiful and tasteful effort in the conservation and preservation of a historical landmark, and a great piece of English commercial trading history. Now returned with dozens of small businesses and cafes, often holding events in the large courtyard also tastefully constructed on levels with steps and water features. Lots of seating areas to enjoy a nice coffee and to take on the sights.

Great artisan shops in a lovely Grade 1 listed building.

This has always been one of my favourite places to visit. I'm so glad it has been restored and the events i have been to here since it reopened have been phenomenal

Historic building in Halifax, well worth a visit. Lots individual shops, staffed by people who are interested in what they are selling.

Couldn't get parked anywhere near so we went to Hebden Bridge instead

Nice but nothing that you'd come back to see again. Pleasant enough to visit once

very nice family place to go with places to eat and shop but can be quite busy at times

A great area with a lovely ambience. The escape rooms and gin lane are especially good.

Whenever theirs an event on here, i always try and go. Its such a good atmosphere and the little shops are really nice for a wonder around in.

Well worth a visit you should need a day . Halifax is a good place to visit.

Beautiful! The Piece Hall looked wonderful all lit up as the sun set. Such an enjoyable evening with friends at The Book Corner with Anna Best's book launch.

Some good shops and eating places, but no Saturday market - unless someone knows otherwise.

Only a very few shops open when the other units are filled it will be a lovely day out as it is now a pleasant way to spend a couple of hours!

Just newly reinstated the only difference was the stone flagging. But should inprove.

Great opening after major restoration. Just waiting for more shops, restaurants and cafes to open. A real gem of a building with so much history.

Lovely shops, bars and restaurants in listed buildings.

Love the piece hall,a rare historic,recently restored,great cafes, there are some shops,also empty ones too.
But all the same a great place to visit.

Wow. Superbly renovated with some great shops. Spent too much

Lovely to look at not enough shops could use the open space better every time we have been it's been empty

My sons and I were passing through so we stopped to get a couple of photos together

Hi a group of 6 if us went to piece hall new years eve for the 2nd year. 1st year was much better this year was quite disappointing. The comedy club was good but could hear the drums going on outside. The bar in the tent was understaffed and wasn't allowed to sell bottles of wine. Staff were very good polite and efficient. The open bar outside after comedy club only had water and lager left!!!! To finish off the music was all one sort very monotonous when asked for variety we got told they'd been told what to play!!! Obviously the outside was catering for younger end. You've probably lost the various age groups if doing this next year. Finally they didn't even do auld langs ein Probably spelt wrong. After enjoying last year so much this was a disappointing experience

I've been lucky enough to have a sneak peek at the newly renovated piece hall and I'm confident it's going to be a fantastic place to visit once it re-opens on 1st August 2017. Some really beautiful shops, bars, places to eat and lots of interesting insights into the history of this magnificent building. Can't wait to be there for the re-launch. I believe it will be a really unique experience and a real asset to the town

Not an economic powerhouse as it once was in the 1980s

Beautiful, and wheelchair accessible for the most part too. (Be aware of narrow door entryways to some traders though, that may make it difficult for some powered wheelchairs). Went to a gig there too, and it was amazing.

Lovely place. Beautifully preserved. Great shopping too. Good food and drink in large variety of places.

One of the peaceful places in spite of having so many shops in the hall. Its vast nd well built building. There is a museum on the ground floor which talks about the importance of the building nd why it was constructed nd what purpose it served. I just loved the place. Its unique! There are a lot of independent shops where you can buy a variety of stuffs. A definite go in Halifax very close to the station.

We was nothing but pestered by staff and the security manager..... Me and my partner when to sit in the shade against a wall.... And the Manager kept coming up and asking us to move, they do not provide seats in the shade.... Me and my partner asked for nothing but shade and then we're kicked out terrible treatment I would not advice going there it's defys the whole meaning of peace!
Not only that but there was other people sitting where we was and we were the ones being targeted!!!!!!
They also accused me and my partner of coonoodling! Which I defend because we were hugging appearently "not nice to look at!"
I would not advice anyone going there for "Peace!"

First time in Halifax. Great piece of wonderful Georgian architecture. What a place when it finally full of trendy shops. Should put Halifax on the map again. We will be back.

Refurbishment makes it seem smaller than the original but glad it's up and running again! One of my favourite places to sit and think, still get Brassed Off vibes!

What a great shopping experience you can also take your dog provided its on a lead at all times, we found nearly all the shops & eateries were dog friendly. Have been quite a few times love it!
The history of the place is very interesting
See below how important it is to our history.


YORKSHIRE S MOST IMPORTANT SECULAR BUILDING





It is impossible to overstate the scale and importance of this trade, not just to the history of Halifax and the West Riding, but to the nation as a whole over some 800 years between the twelfth and eighteenth centuries.

When it was built, The Piece Hall was a highly visible statement of the great wealth, pride and ambition of the cloth manufacturers. Although built for trade, it also embodied the most cultured sensitivities of the Enlightenment; these bluff northern manufacturers deliberately chose a design for their building which adapted the neo-classical orders of architecture derived originally from the Romans.

From its inception, The Piece Hall was a stunning combination of commerce and culture, an icon of hard business but also a broader statement about the history, the lives and the values of its surrounding community. This fascinating mix of purpose and idealism business, arts and people, continues to influence and drive The Piece Hall s role today. A direct link back over almost a quarter of a millenium of history.

Make a date in your diary to go guys.
Christmas time at the Piece Halk is a must also!

Looking great after make over, let's hope it's filled with lots more shops and bars and cafes soon

Steeped in local history that has so far avoided any pc tweaking of gritty reality

Still quite a few empty units. But still a nice half day out.

I love this place. It s just a shame my ex Ricky Lees is always haunting it! Wish he d be gone!!!

Apparently second largest piazza in Europe, definitely the biggest in the UK it should be regarded as a national treasure. Whether it be a spot of people watching (in the Summer you can grab a superb ice cream from Blondins) a bit of shopping finding items from wonderful independent sellers who always have time for a chat and smile, or an evening meal at one of the few excellent restaurants (Elder is our favourite) there is literally a full day out.

Superb outdoor show Zara @ Peacehall yesterday, if there where more shows like this is come back again!

It's an amazing hidden gem of a building. Containing loads of cafes boutiques etc Go discover it!

Very well renovated, based on descriptions of what the area was like previously. Nice, interesting shops to wander in and out of. The gin place was a particular favourite of mine - but there's something for most people, really. Open air cinema here sounds good.

With lots of places to eat and loads of boutique shops on each level, this was a fun day browsing and picking up nice stuff.
Parking was not great, uphill walk to the centre so we dropped out elderly parent off before parking.

First time visiting and it's certainly the start of something great. Probably needs a few more attractions to make it a regular destination, but it is nevertheless a fantastic public space, I wish we had something like this where I live.

It was so right to keep this historical building. Well worth a visit.

Lovely to see it back!
Few nice shops. Will be great to watch it develop further

Extremely poor organization, staff unhelpful , show very very poor, customer information Mon existential disappointed

Lovely building from years ago ,well restore and great meeting place for community of Halifax.Free to wonder lot of individual shops

The deli is great and it's dog friendly as wel has good food as well will be back

It's a nice open space with decent shops, although we need more shops to open here because there are quite a few empty spaces

Very unusual building, beautiful stonework with a selection of quaint (some rather deliberately ) shops. Nice sweet shop!

Lovely place now restored to former glories. Small independent gift shops, bars and coffee places

Nice big space, visited the Chow Down being held there. Lovely Coffee shop on top level called G's cakes serves homemade cupcakes and bakes made fresh daily.