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Haworth Storm in a teacup The moors that so moved Emily Bronte are still wild, but what would she think of all the twee cafes, asks Helen Pickles

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From: The Sunday Telegraph London
Date: 20040328
Author:by Helen Pickles

The sun was shining and the wind scarcely breathing, which was not what I wanted for a walk across Haworth Moors. I wanted storms and lowering skies. Curiously, as I approached the ruins of Top Withins - the supposed inspiration for Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights - the sun slipped behind a cloud, the wind rose and an icy blast sliced through me.

In Haworth, atmosphere is all. The ruined farmhouse bears no resemblance to Wuthering Heights, but its setting is spot on.

"Pure, bracing ventilation they must have up there, at all times, indeed: one may guess the power of the north wind, blowing ...

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