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For groups of over 15 people booking is essential and discounted rates are available. All prices state include VAT at 20%.Please note prices correct as of 2015 season. Please check the website for up-to-date times and prices.

Standedge Tunnel & Visitor Centre is a seasonal visitor attraction. Please check the website or phone the centre to ensure we are open before you visit!

© Canal & River Trust charity number 1146792All information correct at the time of printing – please visit the website for the latest information on admission charges, opening times and special events.

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And don’t forget… to take a short boat trip in the tunnel and visit the craft artists working in the loft space of the Visitor Centre.

Where history comes alive

Through Trip

Standedge Boat

Watersedge Café

The leggers commemorative stone

The Blacksmiths Tools

The tunnel end reservoir

Can you see?

Take a trip all the way through our 3.25 mile long tunnel.

The journey will last two hours and provide you with an in-depth insight into the history of the 200 year tunnel.

There are two scheduled trips, one leaving Marsden portal at 10am and the other leaving Diggle portal at 1pm.

Tickets are priced at £15 per person and there is a taxi service provided at no extra cost, which for the morning trip will bring you back to the visitor centre in Marsden and for the afternoon trip will take you from the visitor centre to the Diggle portal. Please let us know in advance if you will require this service.

We recommend passengers wear appropriate warm clothing as the tunnel remains a cool temperature all year round.

Prior booking essential. For availability telephone 01484 844298.

Standedge Tunnel & Visitor Centre, Waters Road(off Reddisher Road), Marsden, Huddersfield, HD7 6NQT: 01484 844298 E: [email protected]

Trip Adult Child (5-16) Concession Under 5’s Family

30 min guided £4.50 £3.50 £4.00 Free £14.00

2 hour through £15.00 not recommended for children under 7 years old

Boat trip prices

Getting there

Standedge Tunnel & Visitor Centre is located off the A62 in Marsden, between Huddersfield and Oldham.

Parking: Free parking at Marsden Train Station (HD7 6DH), from there take the 15 minute pushchair friendly walk along the towpath to join us. Disabled parking available at the centre. Standedge Tunnel & Visitor Centre is a fully accessible visitor attraction.

For more information on accessibility please see our website canalrivertrust.org.uk/standedge

• Sunday 19th April St George’s Day Celebration

• Saturday 6th June Falconry Day

• Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th July Standedge Tunnel Country Fair

• Saturday 24th – Sunday 31st October Halloween Week

Along with these annual events we have plenty more lined up, be sure to check the website for full listings canalrivertrust.org.uk/standedge-tunnel/events

Throughout the season we have a varied programme of events. From browsing local produce and craft stalls to taking a step back in time to a haunted Standedge – there is something for the whole family to enjoy!

Standedge Tunnel & Visitor Centre Huddersfield, West Yorkshire

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As one of the ‘Seven Wonders of the Waterways’, visitors can explore deep into this marvellous Yorkshire attraction on one of the family friendly guided boat trips, stop for a bite to eat in the Watersedge Café, or let the kids jump, climb and explore our outdoor play area and wildlife garden. For the little ones, there is a free soft play area located on the ground floor of the Visitor Centre.

Standedge Tunnel is the longest, highest and deepest canal tunnel in Britain. Located in the unique Pennine countryside, a stone’s throw from Manchester and Leeds, it makes a great day out for all the family.

For more details contact us on 01484 844298 or visit canalrivertrust.org.uk/standedge-tunnel

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‘ longest, highest and deepest canal

tunnel in the country’

Visitor CentreOur free Visitor Centre tells the story of the tunnel right from the planning through its 200+ year history, including the fascinating story of its restoration and reopening in 2001. With a range of items from our national collection on display and an informative film outlining the roles people played the centre brings the history of the tunnel alive.

Short daily boat trips:After taking a look around the free Visitor Centre to learn the story of the tunnel, take a 30 minute boat trip into this amazing feat of engineering. Our guide will thrill you with tales of the folk who designed, built and worked in the tunnel.

30 minute boat trips run daily, on the hour:

For the more adventurous, we offer a trip all the way through the tunnel on selected dates. Please see the website for a full list of dates and up-to-date prices.

Watersedge Café &Visitor Centre:The Watersedge Café offers a great selection of freshly made lunches and a fine selection of tasty cakes! We have plenty of indoor and outdoor seating and picnic areas to enjoy your food.

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Weekdays 11am – 4pm

School Holidays 10.30am – 4pm

Weekends & Bank Holidays 10am – 5pm Weekdays 12am – 3pm

School Holidays 11am – 3pm

Weekends & Bank Holidays 11am – 4pm