The Highlanders sit in a natural bowl high above Lepton, with a view across the Pennines to the Emley Moor mast. It is an unusual ground for a village club, and it is the first thing visiting teams mention.
Cricket
A main square, two-lane practice nets described as state of the art, and a traditional scoreboard.
Photo to come — the cricket square and the two-lane nets
Football
Grass pitches on site, with home fixtures listed on FA Full-Time under Lepton Highlanders Sports & Social Club. [TO CONFIRM: number and sizes of pitches]
Photo to come — a junior match in progress
Getting here and parking
Wakefield Road, Lepton, Huddersfield HD8 0LX. Ample free gravel parking on site. Buses 231 and 232 stop nearby.
Facilities
- Family friendly and dog friendly
- Camping by arrangement
- Ground-floor function room with its own bar (see Venue hire)
- Plenty of outside space for summer events and fun days
What comes next
The club has held talks with West Riding FA, the Football Foundation and Kirklees about a 3G artificial pitch on site, and has received pre-planning advice. The site is in the green belt, which shapes what is possible.
Content needed. Photography for this page: the bowl of the ground with Emley Moor behind it (this is also the homepage hero), the nets, the function room set up three ways, and juniors in kit with consent on file.
Owner: Whoever holds the assets (content pack ยง6).