This shows some of the things you will see when you go on a one way trip by the Huddersfield Narrow, Huddersfield Broad and Calder & Hebble.

23. Huddersfield Pioneers. 33 miles 97 locks 40 hours
Sail down the Calder & Hebble Navigation past Brighouse, with a short river section to Cooper Bridge, where you take the right turn into the bottom lock of the Huddersfield Broad. This leads you up through the outskirts of Huddersfield right into the City centre. Go through the University, a weird but satisfying juxtaposition of sixties high-rise and nineties mill conversion, then dive under another mill (this one real) into the first of two new tunnels which lead directly into new locks. As you emerge, a steel-truss railway viaduct frames the start of your journey up the Colne valley into the hills. At Slaithwaite the canal has been put back on its original track. You will enjoy exploring the village. Then go on towards the summit, past Marsden, whose Mechanics Institute is the home of  Mikron Theatre (though they will be away touring). So at last you come to the summit, 644’ 9” above sea level, where a very short pool makes the entrance into Standedge Tunnel all the more dramatic by its understatement. The Standedge Visitor Centre gives an unforgettable insight into the lives of the tunnellers who blasted their way under the Pennines, the packhorse teams who preceded them over the top, and the leggers who took the boats through 3 ¼ miles of pitch dark. The 21st century way is by having your boat pulled through by an electric tug, while you ride in a glass-sided passenger boat allowing you to see the work of the original miners and of their modern successors.
After the tunnel, the canal descends quickly through the Diggle flight, then into the Saddleworth villages, with weavers’ cottages, and genuine charm as well as craft shops. The centre of Stalybridge has been transformed by the construction of a new canal.
You enter Ashton by passing under an ASDA, to be compared with the Sainsbury’s you passed at Huddersfield several days (and 74 locks) ago. Our base is at Bridge 24 on the Ashton, a little past the Industrial Museum at Portland Basin.
Navigation notes: You require an active crew; the Huddersfield Narrow has many locks. At least one of the crew must have adequate experience (you need to know how to pace yourselves, and we may not be able to give lock instruction to those who chance to start from Ashton).
Passage through Standedge is now free for the boat and up to 4 passengers. Extra passengers £6. We will reserve passage for you. The Huddersfield Narrow has only recently been reopened, and you should be prepared for delays, particularly if traffic is heavy. We will give further details in the Notes posted to you in good time before your holiday.
Transfer arrangements for Ashton:
Your direction of travel will be advised the week before you start. It depends on that taken by previous crews. Your Information Pack has all details for both directions. You will come first to Sowerby Bridge whichever way the boat is going. All cars are parked here for security. The easy 20-mile transfer by minibus or taxi to or from Ashton will accordingly be at either the beginning (for the whole party) or the end (for the whole party or just the drivers) of your holiday. Cost about £40. Full information is sent to you in good time and details are discussed with you. Those travelling entirely by train can get to Ashton (Guide Bridge station) and Sowerby Bridge from main line trains at Manchester or Preston.
This one-way trip is available only on Somerset or Westmorland. Monday start. You must tell us on your booking form that you wish to go via Huddersfield.