Bradford faith trail to offer insight into city's culture

Five venues will open their doors to visitors, including the Shree Lakshmi Narayan Hindu Temple

Places of worship in Bradford are opening their doors to offer visitors a "unique experience" to learn more about different faiths.

The Bradford Faith Trail allows people to find out more about Muslim, Hindu, Sikh and Christian faith buildings and their link to the city's culture.

It takes place across five venues, with a guide on hand to answer questions.

Maggie Myers, from Bradford Cathedral, said it was a chance to find out more about the city's religious diversity.

"There are so many faith communities living side by side in this small area of Bradford," she said.

"The faith trail offers the chance to look beyond the doors, to see what is inside, to meet members of the communities, to hear a little of what goes on, to ask questions and to spend a fascinating day with people of all faiths and none."

The Guru Gobind Singh Ji Gurdwara is among the venue to open its doors to visitors for the trail

The Faith Trail takes place on the first Saturday of the month from March to October and can be walked on foot in a day.

It starts at St. Peter's RC Church on Leeds Road at 10:00 GMT and works its way down Leeds Road, stopping at the Abu Bakar Masjid, the Shree Lakshmi Narayan Hindu Temple and the Guru Gobind Singh Ji Gurdwara.

Organisers said places on the trail needed to be booked and that it would finish at around 15:45 GMT after a tour of Bradford Cathedral.