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The waterways charity Canal & River Trust says the new “bucket list opportunity” will see guided tours by canoe for the first time through Standedge Tunnel, which runs for three and a half ...
Watersports fans are being given the chance to “paddle under the Pennines” with canoe trips through the longest canal tunnel in the UK. The waterways charity Canal & River Trust says the new ...
The lucky punters slipped from one side of the Pennines to the other during their underground voyage inside the 213-year-old Standedge Tunnel. The 3.5-mile-long route on the Huddersfield Narrow ...
In fact the spooky secrets of the iconic Standedge Tunnel along the Huddersfield Narrow are set to be revealed as the Soul Reaper Paranormal investigations team looks into the creepy tales that ...
A mile-long, 200 year old tunnel with a morbid history has been opened to the public as a new aquatic attraction. Canoeists can now paddle through and experience the Standedge tunnel for the first ...
Take a short trip through the longest, highest and deepest canal tunnel at Standedge as surveyors carry out the annual inspection. The tunnel, on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal, was opened on 4 ...
The UK's longest, deepest and highest canal tunnel has been opened to canoeists for the first time in its 200-year history. Standedge Tunnel runs for 3.5 miles (5.6km) under the Pennines between ...
Events are being held to mark the 200th anniversary of the opening of Standedge Tunnel - the longest, highest and deepest on the canal network. The tunnel, on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal ...
Standedge tunnels are four interconnected tunnels ... the last to be built was the three mile long twin-track railway tunnel completed in 1894 that is still in use today. The previous two are ...
Next time you moan about your e-mail playing up or the office photocopier going on the blink, spare a thought for the 3,500 navvies who toiled in backbreaking conditions to build Standedge Tunnel.