Note: A handcuff key will be required as anti-vandal locks are fitted along this canal.
Boating the Huddersfield Broad Canal
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Huddersfield Broad Canal
| Length | 3.7 miles |
| Locks | 9 |
Maximum boat dimensions
| Length | 17.52m | 57ft 6" |
| Width | 4.32m | 14ft 2" |
| Draught | 1.3m | 4ft 3" |
| Headroom | 2.97m | 9ft 9" |
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Huddersfield Broad Canal
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Last Edited: 26 February 2026
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