Standedge Tunnel and Visitor Centre

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Exciting times are on the way as Standedge Tunnel & Visitor Centre undergoes a transformation! 😲
Our Visitor Centre is currently closed for the foreseeable future while a new tenant is preparing to launch The North of England Centre for Music & Arts! 🎢 🎭
The details we can share with you are limited at this time ahead of a bigger announcement when the time is right. πŸ™‚
You can still come alo

ng and visit our wonderful cafe and take a ride onboard one of our boats into the tunnel. ⛴️
To book a trip into the tunnel, head on over to canalrivertrust.org.uk/standedge

οΏ½FREE Parking is available at our large car park located next to Marsden Railway Station. The Watersedge Coffee House, run by our friends Brian and Lorna is open Wednesday to Sunday from 9am to 5pm

Boat trips run on Fridays and Saturdays. Our page will keep you updated with the latest news and events.

Its volunteer week🎊A huge thank you to all our volunteers who help on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal.We have over 100 vol...
05/06/2026

Its volunteer week🎊

A huge thank you to all our volunteers who help on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal.

We have over 100 volunteers across numerous teams who do so much to keep the canal such a beautiful place to visit.

From helping to maintain the canal, guiding visitors and boaters through the Standedge tunnel, taking care of both the Standedge and Diggle portals of the tunnel and managing the nature reserve, these fantastic individuals and teams work hard throughout the year and a huge asset to the Canal & River Trust

This week, teams have been repairing fences, gardening, strimming, balsam bashing, moving boats up and down the Marsden flight and through the tunnel, painting....the list goes on!

Amazing work, by amazing people! Thank you so much πŸ™ŒπŸΌ ❀️

01/06/2026

The Boat Team have been busy .

Well done to all involved with "The Pirates" event at Tunnel End. A great time was had by everyone.
25/05/2026

Well done to all involved with "The Pirates" event at Tunnel End. A great time was had by everyone.

Great weekend running the Paddle under the Pennines trips, a brilliant way to see the longest, deepest and highest canal...
17/05/2026

Great weekend running the Paddle under the Pennines trips, a brilliant way to see the longest, deepest and highest canal tunnel in the UK!! πŸ›Ά

Huge thank you to all our amazing volunteers who make the canoe and boat trips possible - sharing their knowledge and passion for the canals and our heritage.🎊

Also a huge thanks to all our customers that join us on these trips to help support the work of the Canal & River Trust

If you want to adventure under the Pennines by boat or canoe head to:
https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/things-to-do/museums-and-attractions/standedge-tunnel

Our next trips all the way through the tunnel are on the 27th June (canoe and boat) and 28th June (canoe).

Short boat trips (30 minutes) are also available every weekend πŸ˜‰

A huge thank you to all our amazing volunteers.This week the grounds team have continued working on the recreation boat ...
15/05/2026

A huge thank you to all our amazing volunteers.

This week the grounds team have continued working on the recreation boat getting it ready for bank holidays and school breaks.

Our band of gardeners have planted up a new bed, which is going to look amazing when the flowers come out.

The notifications team have continued with the fencing project at lock 18 - they already completed the fence from 16 up to 18, and are on the final push to complete it. That's over 300 meters of fencing!!!

The Wednesday work party have cleared dead brambles and vegetation from the mill pond wall by sandhill cottages (lock 32)

The nature reserve team have started a revetment project to combat the erosion of the river Bank using brash bundles and coppice timber.

We also got the canoes down to the Huddersfield broad canal to carry out a litter pick. We managed to pull 9 large bags of litter from the offside, which makes a huge difference to the area.

All in all a busy and satisfying week πŸ‘πŸ‘

Superb effort by all the grounds team this week.The grounds team are busy getting our new picnic boat built ready for su...
24/04/2026

Superb effort by all the grounds team this week.

The grounds team are busy getting our new picnic boat built ready for summer. This is going to be a great space for families to eat their lunch and play.

The notifications team are carrying on with a fencing project at lock 18 and looking at some smaller walling jobs that need attention.

The Wednesday work party have cleared the bywash at lock 39, and removed a number of bracken root balls from the wall.

The Diggle team are back together after winter, and have started tidying the area up ready for our canoe and boat trips through the tunnel.

The nature reserve team have fixed the leak in the goit 🎊 and also unblocked the feed in to get the water flowing again.

In addition to our Friday, Saturday and Sunday short,Discovery boat trips we have the Through Trips which are a fantasti...
23/04/2026

In addition to our Friday, Saturday and Sunday short,Discovery boat trips we have the Through Trips which are a fantastic and unique experience.

Combined emergency response training for the Boat Team with Oldham Fire Service .
15/04/2026

Combined emergency response training for the Boat Team with Oldham Fire Service .

The Fire Service met with the Standedge Tunnel Boat Team for a combined training exercise in the emergency disused tunne...
11/04/2026

The Fire Service met with the Standedge Tunnel Boat Team for a combined training exercise in the emergency disused tunnels. More training sessions are planned for the future.

Address

Waters Road, Marsden
Huddersfield
HD76NQ

Opening Hours

Friday 9:45am - 3pm
Saturday 9:45am - 3pm
Sunday 9:45am - 3pm

Telephone

+441484242792

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