Huddersfield Lawn Tennis Club

The tennis courts at Huddersfield Lawn Tennis Club sit just outside Holmfirth, a proper working sports facility rather than a visitor attraction in the traditional sense. If you're staying at one of the nearby caravan parks - Elland Hall Farm or Holme Valley - and you've got a racket in the car, it's worth checking whether they've got court time available. The club runs on membership, so casual drop-ins aren't guaranteed, but it's worth a phone call ahead.

This is squarely for active types who want to keep their game sharp while on holiday, not for spectators or families looking for an afternoon out. The Holmfirth area itself is far more compelling - the moorland walks are excellent, and the town has genuine charm without being twee. If tennis matters to you and you're based at one of the nearby parks for a week, having a local club on your doorstep could swing your choice of where to stay.

The real draw of this corner of West Yorkshire is the walking. The surrounding moorland around Holmfirth offers proper trails with proper views, and the reservoir walks are cracking. A tennis court booking could genuinely fit into a broader active holiday - morning game, afternoon hike, evening fish and chips in town. Worth investigating before you book your caravan, but don't plan your trip around it.