Huddersfield Broad Canal, Huddersfield

Name: Huddersfield Broad Canal
Address: Huddersfield, United Kingdom

#21 among attractions in Huddersfield

Canal

Gallery (3)

Map

Map

Gallery

Facts and practical information

The Huddersfield Broad Canal or Sir John Ramsden's Canal, is a wide-locked navigable canal in West Yorkshire in northern England. The waterway is 3.75 miles long and has 9 wide locks. It follows the valley of the River Colne and connects the Calder and Hebble Navigation at Cooper Bridge junction with the Huddersfield Narrow Canal near Aspley Basin in Huddersfield. ()

Coordinates: 53°41'2"N, 1°44'10"W

Address

Huddersfield United Kingdom

ContactAdd

Social media

Add

Huddersfield

Day trips

Huddersfield Broad Canal – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kirklees Stadium, Brighouse Town Hall, Tolson Museum, ROKT Climbing Gym.

2.6 miSW
Arenas and stadiums, Sport, Football
Kirklees Stadium, Huddersfield
67 min walk • Kirklees Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, England. Since 1994, it has been the home ground of football club Huddersfield Town and rugby league side Huddersfield Giants, both of whom moved from Leeds Road.
2.2 miNW
City hall
Brighouse Town Hall, Brighouse
57 min walk • Brighouse Town Hall is a former municipal building in Thornton Square, Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Brighouse Borough Council, is a Grade II listed building.
2.8 miS
Historical and natural history exhibits
Tolson Museum, Huddersfield
72 min walk • The Tolson Memorial Museum, also known as Tolson Museum, is housed in Ravensknowle Hall, a Victorian mansion in Ravensknowle Park on Wakefield Road in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. The museum was given to the town by Legh Tolson in memory of his two nephews who were killed in the First World War.
2.2 miNW
53°41'59"N • 1°46'55"W
ROKT Climbing Gym, Brighouse
56 min walk • Sport complex, Climbing
2.1 miNW
Bridge
Brighouse Bridge, Brighouse
53 min walk • The Brighouse Bridge crosses the River Calder in Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England. It was built in 1825 as part of the Halifax and Huddersfield Turnpike.
0.5 miS
Bridge
Colne Bridge, Huddersfield
12 min walk • Colne Bridge is an historic 18th-century bridge near Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. A Grade II listed stone-built arch bridge, it spans the River Colne between Bradley and Kirkheaton. A Colne Bridge was mentioned in the Fountains Abbey records of the 12th century.
1.6 miNW
Bridge
Blakeborough's Bridge, Brighouse
42 min walk • Blakeborough's Bridge crosses the River Calder in Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England. It was built in 1962 to link J. Blakeborough and Sons works and offices that were on different sides of the river.
2.2 miNW
Bridge
Rastrick Bridge, Brighouse
57 min walk • Rastrick Bridge crosses the River Calder in Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England. It was built in 1558 as a replacement for an earlier wooden bridge and rebuilt c1750.
0.4 miN
Memorial
Robin Hood's Grave
11 min walk • Robin Hood's Grave is the name given to a monument in Kirklees Park Estate, West Yorkshire, England, near the now-ruined Kirklees Priory. It is alleged to be the burial place of English folk hero Robin Hood.
1.7 miE
53°40'43"N • 1°41'40"W
Knowl Park Nurseries, Mirfield
45 min walk • Park
2.1 miSE
53°40'7"N • 1°41'34"W
Hopton New Road, Mirfield
53 min walk • Bridge

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How to get to Huddersfield Broad Canal by public transport?

The nearest stations to Huddersfield Broad Canal:

Train

Deighton (33 min walk)