Yorkshire Gallery Reviews

Nice architecture and nice shops, well worth a visit

What a fantastic setting for Chow Dow, a deliciously curated array of the best of Yorkshire independent food and drink operators.

Really interesting place to visit. Helpful gentleman in tourist office. There is also an area where they explained history of piece hall well worth a visit - staff friendly, knowledgeable and helpful. Small film with option of subtitles which was very helpful for my husband, who is deaf. Beautiful shops, lovely gifts Couple of eateries there was also chow down with various food options, in centre, however small fee to enter. The piece hall is a must visit whilst in halifax. Loved it

It's big. It's square. It's got funky shops. It's got places to get a coffee and a beer. Sadly since the renovation it doesn't have original cobbles on the ground but now has what looks like Indian sandstone flags(?)..this looks decidedly odd and out of place... rumour has it some dodgy people sold off the original cobbles to a firm in MCR even though they were meant to be replaced where they belong. Alas, that's crooked dealings by people working in the council for ya! Worth a visit regardless.

A unique venue with independent shops & eateries in the centre of town & a huge event space within easy walking of rail & bus station & Eureka! Close to Shipden Hall, former home of 'Gentlemen Jack'

Visited for the food and drink festival. Great atmosphere with bands, food stalls, beer tent, prosecco and cocktail stalls but to mention a few. Expensive tho. Outside seating including deck chairs on this day. Not many shops open in the piece hall if that was specifically what you were going for.

Lovely place. Some of the shops can be a little overpriced.

a big historic open space with plenty of food outlets. it also has a water feature and its great for relaxing on a sunny day

Had a fantastic evening at the pop up cinema watching the greatest showman

Well worth a visit, lots of nice places to eat and drink

Food was ok.
Service was less so..
We were sat against the wall and forgotten about. We had to wave and ask for everything!
Lots of places to eat around the area which we will be trying before we go back..

What a lovely place this is.
It has lots of lovely shops and some of the art is the best I have ever seen. The vinyl and coffee shop is a great place to relax and listen to sound music while there is also a gin emporium that you might die for. Anyway we'll worth a visit and I am sure in warmer months there will be events in the huge courtyard.

Great independent shops well marshalled, definitely recommend

Fantastic place to visit. Absolutely huge with staff on hand to inform you about the history and filled with a variety of shops ranging from toys to antiques.

Brilliant day out in historic structure with lovely new shops

A lovely place to visit with lots of interesting shops.

Lovely new setting in centre of town. The temporary bar in the square is really pleasant and cosy.

Such a lovely place. Looks amazing both day and night, great selection of shops and bars/cafes and a wonderful place to go and relax.

Really nice refurb and some great events going on, now needs to fill all the little shops to keep the interest and get people spending.

Half of units are empty, and or poorly signposted. Male toilets non existent.May take half an hour just discovering what shops are there and even then it doesn't seem worth the effort. Vast area in centre square space is wasted and would be better served by open air stalls. Given 1 star of merit as the place looks pretty and historic. I would be annoyed if i were a halifax taxpayer given the refurb costs.

I love this place. Huge and unique grade 1 listed building with a great variety of independent shops and regular events. There's something for everyone. Just love soaking up the atmosphere here.

Now refurbished really enjoyed our walk around the shops better selection

The square has undergone a extensive people friendly change, making it more excessably for young families to be able to walk around all floors via the lift's installed. Plenty of room to sit & take in the beauty of this splendid building.

The new floor is awful and totally out of place. Not many units open. Disappointing

Looks great since the refurb and always lots of activities going on!

Gorgeous building and beautiful independent stores.

Excellent venue - highly recommend a visit to Al's Emporium

Beautiful place, quirky shops and very handy for the train station.

Nice to sit down and take a walk around the shops let the kids play

beautiful. i thought I was in Italy. so clean spacious bright and historical

Lovely old restored building lots of shops to visit.

Absolutely a must see. A beautiful oasis in the very heart of Halifax. It's amazing.

It's ok for 20 mins . Nowt special at min ,needs more independent retailers to fill empty shops.

Beautiful heritage site, great to see it refreshed and full of shops again

Stunning building with a wide range of quirky shops. Nice cafe in the square and in the arts centre. Worth a walk into the adjoining refurbished library too.

Lovely place to shop. Nice specialist shops. Great places to eat.

Amazing Space. Great for kids too. Check out loafers. Great coffee and records

I used to go here with my architect dad in the 80s to appreciate the wonderful architecture but it was a bit sad and neglected. Went there at the weekend and so happy to see how beautifully it has been restored. Nothing has been done to distract from the building's integrity but it has been uplifted and allowed to shine. As a wheelchair user access is pretty good with lifts to the upper levels and a thankful lack of cobbles! There are some nice eateries and bars on the ground level and lots of interesting shops selling nice things - an ideal place to find that special gift for someone. The big space in the middle has been improved with steps to sit on and as I said no cobbles and I imagine it's a lovely space to see events. The area directly around the Piece Hall has been improved too, especially the Square Chapel right next door, but the rest of Halifax still looked very tired and a bit scruffy, especially the station. I just hope that the Piece Hall is a success long term with people actually spending money in the shops there. There are still a few empty ones and I do worry about the viability of the existing ones if people just come to look and don't spend. Then maybe Halifax will be able to improve the rest of the town too.

Very good, now has many shops, but the history shines through.

Lovely afternoon pottering round the shops and little interactive museum bits. Enough to keep a 9 & 2 Yr old boys happy. Wonderful to see so many people around and lovely, busy shops.

Really nice walk around the plaza of interesting shops on a Sunday afternoon.... We took a couple of hours but were a bit rushed, so would recommend half a day at least. interesting . The deli where we had a drink served the best cappuccino I've had in ages! Next time I'll be going there for the cakes which looked amazing.

An amazing place i think which had been renovated, its like a big square with shops and bars/cafes and through out the year they have various events going on

Built in 1779, this historically important building has been given a significant makeover. The small independent shops are still here and they've added some lovely new additions including coffee shops, galleries, meeting rooms and re-opened the Industrial Museum. Wonderful to see it still playing a major part in Halifax's heritage.

very good first time of seeing it since it was done up.

Utterly beautiful with great shops and places to eat and drink. Please support the independent book shop.

Great architecture. Should be more popular than it is. Atmosphere seems a bit flat. Managers should be more 'life' pro-active - Buskers? Jugglers? Tours? Anything instead of nothing! This is a great asset which is not being utilised to full benefit for Halifax.

Lots to see & do a very interesting place with nice shops

Nicely refurbished but only a handful of shops . Used to be full of querky shops but now overpriced wooden carvings everywhere. Few nice cafes and a Gin bar.

A very good update of a nationally important building. A good ambience and a buzz about the place

A gem of a place! Check out the fab independent shops, stunning architecture, and make sure you have an ice cream whilst you're there :)

Me and my partner been came here 3 time since its been open. I specially love the museum rally cool there is lots off shops and bars and cafes lots more. I give the piece hall in halifax a full stairs because I rally do love the work you all done and I would like to say a big thank you to the builders for putting all the effects in all the work they done in the peace hall halifax. They all done a fantastic job and the public and kids love playing in the water. I just love it thanks Gemma Edwards xx

Wow!!
I never expected that. What a fabulous place to shop, eat, drink and just soak it all in. Highly recommended. Thank you.

Historic places of HALIFAX, cotton markets existed in the 17th century.