_{Design created using a picture I took of Halifax's Piece Hall in 2019. It's 4k - try zooming in on the Hive Union Jack flying for the event.}

The UK event of the season - the ultimate coffee-fueled extraordinary meet-up - hosted at White Rose professional Coffee roastery by @c0ff33a witness, and organised by @shanibeer is rapidly approaching.

If you live anywhere in the UK and fancy a road trip, this could be a lovely day out or long weekend and a great excuse to meet up with some of the people behind the usernames.

Maybe one or two mysterious anons (I've been trying and failing miserably to be more anon online) lurking around the muffin stand could turn out to be a witness or whale... imagine witnessing a whale witness a witness witnessing a whale!

This is the type of thing that can happen at these events, as I can attest to when I watched a partial standoff between two anon whales at SF3 in Krakow. The wiggling of eyebrows and secret handshakes were something to behold until they realized they were safe from being mobbed by a school of minnows and started the business of... planning to take over the blockchain world.

When they noticed my keen observation with a raised eyebrow and a backhanded finger wiggle they beckoned me forward to bow and offer up my community proposal. But before I get into full comic making-up-a-pile-nonsense mode, let's actually get down to the real details.

Hive Halifax UK Meet-up Details

This will be a casual event running from 12 midday until 5 pm, and there will be some food laid on and I would guess the chance to sample some excellent coffee. I really can attest to how good White Rose Coffee is as I order their 1kg bag of Hive Blockchain coffee on a regular basis, and ended up buying a grinder and becoming a bit of a coffee nut (excuse the terrible and inaccurate pun).

I am reliably informed that there are 14 people booked for the Halifax meet-up so far, and two more maybes, so already quite a crowd for a local meet-up. To help @shanibeer organise the food and have an idea of numbers she has set up an...

eventbright page

where people need to register their attendance. Tickets are free, and if you are travelling by train the event location is only a 15-minute walk from the station according to Google maps... and you know what they say (they being me), always trust Daddy Google!

I will probably buy a day ticket as I discovered it is only 2 hours with one change in Manchester for me to get to Halifax, but for those thinking of making a mini-break or a long weekend away, I have visited the area before and can thoroughly recommend a few places.

Recommedations for a Long Weekend

Firstly, I would be amiss not to mention the very impressive tourist attraction at the heart of Halifax city centre, The Piece Hall which dates from 1779, when it was first built as a cloth trading hall. But I don't want to turn this into a full-on travel post and spoil the surprise.

I'll just mention that it is now lined with artisan type shops and there is a free fascinating museum if you're a history buff like me. I'm thinking of getting an early train just to hang around the centre of Halifax and the The Piece Hall before the main meet-up.

_{Panaroma of the piece hall I took in 2019 when travelling in the area.}

Halifax is a nice town with many restaurants and bars etc if you're staying there, but when I visited it was only for a day as I was staying just down the road at Hebden Bridge. A place which is a bit of a Hippie Mecca, and also surrounded by beautiful countryside.

I will share a few select pictures here, but to read more about attractions around the area check out the travel posts I'll link below which go into far more detail.

_{A picture of the old church that was struck by lightning in the village of Heptonstall, site of famous poet Sylvia Plath's grave.}

To read much more about this beautiful ancient hilltop village, and read some poetry, check out my post linked below the title image.

Heptonstall - Cobblestones, Churches and Sylvia Plath's Grave

The whole area around this part of Yorkshire is a Hiker's paradise, which if there was a Yorkshire version of Collio I'm sure he would have written a wrap about this place I discovered 😂

_{A picture of Stoodly Pike which stands on the moors above Hebden Bridge.}

This is a beautiful, and quite a long, hike if you get the bus up to near the reservoir and then walk all the way back to Hebden Bridge but well worth it on a sunny day because you get to experience so many environments, from the high moors to small woodlands and then finally along the canal on the way back. But again, I shall not share all the details but direct you to a full walkers guide I wrote for this hike back in 2019.

_{A picture of the canal towpath on the approach to Hebden Bridge}

Hiking the Peak District - Peaking my Head Above the Clouds

So, I shall sign off here with those recommendations for anyone who is staying for more than a day to consider, and I'll look forward to meeting up with some hive folks on the day of the event.

All the best, and thanks for reading 🙂🌿

All pictures used in this post were taken by me in 2019 when visiting the area.

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