We asked Halifax Courier readers for their suggestions for the best parks and areas of countryside where you can pitch up with a blanket and some sandwiches.
With so many beautiful places to choose from, there were plenty of responses.
Here are 11 of the most popular.
1. Heatwave: 11 of the best places in Halifax and rest of Calderdale for a picnic
Shibden Park in Halifax Photo: Bruce Fitzgerald
2. Heatwave: 11 of the best places in Halifax and rest of Calderdale for a picnic
Hardcastle Crags, near Hebden Bridge Photo: Tony Johnson
3. Heatwave: 11 of the best places in Halifax and rest of Calderdale for a picnic
Cromwell Bottom Nature Reserve, between Brighouse and Elland Photo: subm
4. Heatwave: 11 of the best places in Halifax and rest of Calderdale for a picnic
People's Park in Halifax Photo: Bruce Fitzgerald