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 miles31.9 km
- Sheffield 24.6 miles39.6 km
- Leeds 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Bradford 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Oldham 13 miles20.9 km
- Burnley 19.6 miles31.6 km
- Huddersfield 1.8 miles3 km
- Bolton 24.7 miles39.8 km
- Stockport 20.9 miles33.6 km
- Salford 21.2 miles34.2 km
- Rotherham 24.3 miles39.2 km
- Wakefield 13.7 miles22.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Lindley Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Scapegoat Hill Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Outlane Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Crosland Moor and Netherton Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Greenhead Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Huddersfield Built-up area 1.8 miles3 km
- Linthwaite and Slaithwaite Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Sowood Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Netherton Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Holywell Green and Stainland Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Newsome Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Elland Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
Example postcodes in Golcar
HD3 4UH, HD3 4SF, HD3 4QQ, HD3 4SA, HD3 4TE, HD4 5UQ, HD7 4DA, HD7 4QF, HD3 4LH … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Manchester Airport 27 miles43.4 km
- Lockwood Railway Station 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Huddersfield Railway Station 2.2 miles3.6 km
Hotels near Golcar Ad
- Manor House Lindley 5 1.2 miles1.9 km
- The Briar Court Hotel 3 1.6 miles2.5 km
- The New Hobbit Hotel Rooms 4.9 miles7.8 km
- Fortune Huddersfield, Sure Hotel Collection 3 2 miles3.1 km
- Cedar Court Huddersfield 4 1.8 miles2.9 km
- The Cambridge Hotel 3 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Woodsome Hall Golf Club Dormy House 4.8 miles7.8 km
- Stay Hotel 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Pennine Manor Hotel 3 1.3 miles2.1 km
- The Foxglove by Innkeeper's Collection 4 5.5 miles8.9 km
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 miles4.7 km
- The Shay Stadium Stadium 5 miles8 km
- Kirklees Priory Historic site 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Blackstone Edge Mountains 8.3 miles13.4 km
- The University of Bradford University 10.5 miles16.9 km
- National Media Museum Museum 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Valley Parade Stadium 11.5 miles18.4 km
- Boundary Park Stadium 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Pugneys Country Park Nature reserve 13.7 miles22 km
- Bronte Parsonage Museum Museum 13.7 miles22.1 km
- Spotland Stadium Stadium 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Elland Road Stadium 14.2 miles22.9 km