293 Saturday 22nd November 2025 Calder and Hebble Canal /Huddersfield Broad Canal Brighouse to Huddesfield

 Simon  chose  this  one, a repeat  of  our earlier trip , this  time  getting  it  right after pre-trip reserach. The weather forecast wasn't great but we didn't have to put the brolley up once.

We  drove to Todmorden. We'd just missed a  train so we went  into  the  town. We  had  a look  round  the  information centre then went  in  a  record shop which had only just opened. Simon bought a Yes LP. We  then had a quick look round the market and bought some Norwegian socks and Swedish cinnamon buns.

We  caught  the  train to Brighouse and  visited the  same cafe for some breakfast. We  crossed the river Calder  which looked  pretty full.


 This time round, we found our way through the back streets on  the other side of the  river  to the next section of canal.


This  soon took us under  the  M62.


We  realised this bridge would  have  helped to  get  us  on  the  right line  on  the  previous  trip  if  we'd been  able  to  find  it.


This  was  the  next  junction  with  the  river .


There  looked  to be  a  decent riverside path going forward . It  took us under this  railway  bridge.


 Soon  after  this  it  became  rougher and  then hemmed in  by a  works on the right, eventually  becoming  dangerous. We  had  to  retreat once  more but  this  time there was  an  obvious  escape  route  across a  field to  a railway underpass which  took us to The Kirklees Way. It took us past this mill  chimney repurposed as a phone mast near to Cooper Bridge.


We  had  a  snack stop  at  the Esso garage then found our  way to  the start of the  Huddersfield  Broad  Canal where  there  was  some  work  going on.


The  towpath had recently been tarmaced and  the  surface  water  bounced up off it and  wet  our  shins. The canal passed  under  this  massive railway viaduct.


At  Deighton, we passed this  impressive  six-storey warehouse.


Soon  we  saw  the  Accu Stadium  through the trees on the left.


We  were  now  on  the  outskirts of Huddersfield.


On  the  opposite  bank was  the Suez Waste Management plant  with its  colossal chimney.


Castle  Hill  was  now  visible on the skyline above  the  restored  Turnbridge Lift  Bridge.


Apsley Wharf meant we had completed the Huddersfield Broad Canal.


Simon found  somewhere to  sit  down  before  our  walk to  the  Wimpy.


We  had tea  at  the Wimpy before  returning  to  Todmorden via Dewsbury.

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