Golcar is a hillside area in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, just west of Huddersfield, sitting above the steep-sided Colne Valley. The River Colne and the historic Huddersfield Narrow Canal thread through parts of the locality, and the landscape is a mix of Pennine views, stone terraces and former mill buildings clustered around settlements such as Milnsbridge and Longwood.
Shaped by the textile boom, the area’s industrial heritage is still visible in converted mills and workers’ cottages, while the local economy now combines small businesses, light industry and commuting into Huddersfield. Community life is active with sports clubs, churches and independent shops, giving the place a strong local identity that balances its working‑class history with attractive upland scenery.
Postcode districts covering Golcar
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 19.8 miles
- Sheffield 24.6 miles
- Leeds 16.1 miles
- Bradford 10.4 miles
- Oldham 13 miles
- Burnley 19.6 miles
- Huddersfield 1.8 miles
- Bolton 24.7 miles
- Stockport 20.9 miles
- Salford 21.2 miles
- Rotherham 24.3 miles
- Wakefield 13.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Lindley Ward 1 mile
- Scapegoat Hill Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Outlane Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Crosland Moor and Netherton Ward 1.7 miles
- Greenhead Ward 1.8 miles
- Huddersfield Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Linthwaite and Slaithwaite Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Sowood Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Netherton Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Holywell Green and Stainland Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Newsome Ward 2.5 miles
- Elland Built-up area 2.9 miles
Example postcodes in Golcar
HD7 4QA, HD3 4TN, HD7 4EA, HD4 5TW, HD4 5BY, HD7 5RP, HD4 5SX, HD3 4UY, HD7 4DB … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 16.9 miles
- Manchester Airport 27 miles
- Lockwood Railway Station 1.7 miles
- Huddersfield Railway Station 2.2 miles
Hotels near Golcar Ad
- Manor House Lindley 5 1.2 miles
- The Briar Court Hotel 3 1.6 miles
- The New Hobbit Hotel Rooms 4.9 miles
- Fortune Huddersfield, Sure Hotel Collection 3 2 miles
- Cedar Court Huddersfield 4 1.8 miles
- Stay Hotel 2.3 miles
- Pennine Manor Hotel 3 1.3 miles
- The Foxglove by Innkeeper's Collection 4 5.5 miles
- Huddersfield Central Lodge 2.4 miles
- The Saddleworth Hotel 4 8.1 miles
Schools in Golcar
- Crow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage School Primary
- Manor Road Academy Primary
- St John's C of E Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School Primary
- Woodside Green, A Share Primary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Galpharm Stadium Stadium 2.9 miles
- The Shay Stadium Stadium 5 miles
- Kirklees Priory Historic site 5.4 miles
- Blackstone Edge Mountains 8.3 miles
- The University of Bradford University 10.5 miles
- National Media Museum Museum 10.6 miles
- Valley Parade Stadium 11.5 miles
- Boundary Park Stadium 13.4 miles
- Pugneys Country Park Nature reserve 13.7 miles
- Bronte Parsonage Museum Museum 13.7 miles
- Spotland Stadium Stadium 14.1 miles
- Elland Road Stadium 14.2 miles