The Rochdale Canal in the Upper Calder Valley in Calderdale

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The Rochdale Canal in the Upper Calder Valley in Calderdale Canal History Getting Around Information boards and plaques can be found on Welcome to the the canal towpath along with distance markers. Rochdale Canal in the Upper Calder Valley in Calderdale Railway Stations at Sowerby Bridge, Mytholmroyd, Hebden Bridge, Todmorden, and Explore its moors and wooded valleys Walsden. Frequent services to Manchester, with tumbling streams. Leeds, York, Burnley, Blackpool, Huddersfield. Enjoy the beauty of the Pennines. Bus services follow the canal all along the valley, Shop in its towns and villages. except at Sowerby Bridge (top of Tuel Lane only). Eat in its cafés, pubs and restaurants. Walks Discover its history. Visit these websites for walks on the tops or in the Appreciate its art. More history: www.myrochdalecanal.org.uk cloughs (valleys) with details of buses too. Canal Art Sowerby Bridge Wharf: Jack O’ The Lock can be www.hbwalkersaction.org.uk seen at the entrance. www.mytholmroydwalkers.org Luddendenfoot: The Fender www.calderdaleheritagewalks.org.uk Mytholmroyd: The Hawk www.pennineheritage.org.uk/Trails/Enjoy-a-Trail Hebden Bridge: The Horse Bench Todmorden: The Globe Visit the Tourist Information Centre at Hebden Bridge or Todmorden - both within easy reach of The Summit: Lock 39 The Ribbon the canal to find out what’s on. Take a look at www.visitcalderdale.com The Summit Pound: The Watershed www.horseboating.org.uk The story of the Canal Connections Art Project www.southpenninesleader.co.uk/files/8713/9514/1 448/canal_connections_story_small.pdf Hebden Bridge Horseboating on the Rochdale Canal Boating Sowerby Mytholmroyd Hebden Bridge Todmorden Churches and Mosque near the Canal Facilities Bridge Water point Near Shire - Below Black Pit Lock 9 Below guillotine lock 19 Sowerby Bridge Cruisers Christ Church C of E, Wharf St., HX6 2LW, 10.30am Elsan Disposal Near Shire - Below Black Pit Lock 9 Below guillotine lock 19 St Patrick’s RC, Bolton Brow, HX6 2BA, 11am Cruisers St Paul’s Methodists, Tower Hill, HX6 2EQ, 10.30am Luddendenfoot Pump out Shire Cruisers - Machine available - United Reformed Church, Civic Centre, Station Rd., below Black Pit Lock 9 HX2 6AD, 10:45am Diesel Shire Cruisers - Bronte Boats - Mytholmroyd Bottled Gas Shire Cruisers - Bronte Boats - The Good Shepherd (RC) HX7 5EA, Saturday 6pm Electric point Shire Cruisers - - - Sunday 8.45am & 10.45am Laundrette - In George St. 21 Bridge Gate 38 Burnley Road St Michael’s C of E, Church St, HX7 5DS, 11am 01422 882331 01706 819231 Hebden Bridge Refuse disposal Yes - Below Black Pit Lock 9 - St James’ C of E, Church Lane, HX7 6DS, 11am Toilets C&RT On main road On main road opp. Fielden Wharf Hebden Bridge Methodists, Market Street, HX7 6EU, Services opp. Dusty Miller Memorial Gardens Services 10:30am Hebden Bridge Quaker Meeting, Royd Square Centre, Slipway Yes - Yes - Bond Street HX7 7DE, 10:30am Dry dock Cranage - On Hebden Marina - Hope Baptist Church, New Road, HX7 8EW, 10:30am Chandlery Shire Cruisers - - - Todmorden When mooring, you may not be able to get close to the bank – leave St Mary’s C of E, Burnley Rd., OL14 7AA, 8am & 11am some slack in your ropes. Don’t moor in short pools overnight as the Boat Hire, Repairs & Chandlery level may drop. Please take extra care to leave all paddles down St Joseph’s RC, Wellington Road, OL14 5HL (except where notices say otherwise), and secured with locks if Todmorden Central Methodists, Union St., OL14 5AW, Shire Cruisers: The Wharf, Sowerby Bridge provided. Please share locks whenever you can. 10:30am HX6 2AG 01422 832712 Holiday Boat hire and Roomfield Baptists, Halifax Rd., OL14 5BE 10:45am also moorings [email protected] GP Practices and dentists - Out of hours: 111 Masjid e Hamza Mosque, Eagle St., OL14 5HQ www.shirecruisers.co.uk Sowerby Bridge - Meadow Dale Group Practice Newsagents, chemists, take aways, pubs, Post Bronte Boats: The Marina, New Road, Hebden 01422 834463 Station Road, HX6 3AD Offices, cafes and restaurants are all close to Bridge, HX7 8AD 01706 815103 and Sowerby Bridge Dentists - M Younas 01422 the canal near the towns and villages. 07957869641. [email protected] 834392 Bolton Brow and Calder House Dental Canalside Bike Repairs and café at Hebble End, www.bronteboathire.co.uk Day boat hire, also offer Care 01422 316315 Bolton Brow. The Bicycle Den. a full repair facility at your boat and mobile welding Luddendenfoot Health Centre - Kershaw Drive. Canalside pub near Hebden Bridge at Stubbing services. 01422 415 777 Wharf. Tuel Lane Lock Mytholmroyd - Grange Dene Medical Centre, Canalside Fish and Chips at Walsden, Grandma 01422 415 777 Burnley Rd., HX7 7BZ Pollard’s. Between certain dates, no booking is required on Grange Dene Dental Practice 01422 881234 Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays & Mondays and first Burnley Road, HX7 5LF Leaflet produced by The Rochdale Linear Park boat entry is at 8:30am with last passage at 5pm. Hebden Bridge Group Practice 01422 415 777 Group in Calderdale, part of Booking is required for other days giving 24 hours’ Valley Road, HX7 7BZ notice. Call Canal & River Trust 03030 404040 Hebden Bridge Dentist Wright Denny & during office hours. Associates, 16 New Road (on A646) Calderdale-based Voluntary Lock Keepers can be Todmorden Health Centre Group Practice 01706 811 100 and Dentist 01706 811 123 requested from Tuel Lane Lock Lodge 01422 316678 (along towpath below Shop Lock 18 to Lidl) .
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