Jubilee Venture & Scouting Venture
Scout Narrowboats
Wakefield District Scouts
Routes
Day Routes
From our mooring in Wakefield groups can either head upstream on the Calder & Hebble Navigation and then onto the Rochdale Canal, Huddersfield Broad Canal or Huddersfield Narrow Canal. Or head downstream onto the Aire & Calder Navigation and then onto the Leeds & Liverpool Canal or Selby Canal.
There are several different routes which we recommend from short evening trips to longer weekend/week trips. Please scroll down to find out more.
Afternoon/Evening Routes
Weekend Routes & 3 Day Routes
Stanley Ferry
Total: 6 Miles & 2 Locks
3 hours cruising including return trip.
Broadcut (Navigation Inn)
Total: 4 Miles & 4 Locks
3 hours crusing including return trip.
Dewsbury
Total: 13 Miles & 12 Locks
7 hours cruising including return trip.
Castleford
Total: 15 Miles & 8 Locks
7 1/2 hours cruising including return trip.
Brighouse
Total: 29 Miles & 32 Locks
1 Weekends Cruise
Leeds
Total: 35 Miles & 18 Locks
1 Weekends Cruise
Huddersfield
Total: 31 Miles & 42 Locks
1 Weekends Cruise
Sowerby Bridge
Total: 41 Miles & 52 Locks
3 Days Cruise
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Week Routes
Rochdale Canal Summit (Walsden)
Total: 66 Miles & 112 Locks
1 Weeks Cruise
Dewsbury
Total: 13 Miles & 12 Locks
7 hours cruising including return trip.
Standedge Tunnel (Marsden)
Total: 48 Miles & 126 Locks
1 Weeks Cruise
Bingley & Skipton
Total: 94 Miles & 80 Locks
1 Weeks Cruise
The recent storms/flooding have caused serious damage to the Figure of Three Locks at Horbury Bridge. The Canal & River Trust has now closed the canal to boats in this area and travel upstream is only available as far as Horbury Bridge. Therefore all trips, other than evening trips, on our narrowboats can currently only head downstream towards Castleford, Leeds and Ferrybridge.
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West Haddlesey & Selby
Total: 52 Miles & 20 Locks
1 Weekends Cruise/ 3 Days Cruise
Whitley & Goole
Total: 62 Miles & 20 Locks
1 Weekends Cruise/ 3 Days Cruise
Rodley
Total: 49 Miles & 46 Locks
3 Days Cruise/ 4 Days Cruise
Stainforth
Total: 65 Miles & 24 Locks
3 Days Cruise
Doncaster & Sheffield
Total: 116 Miles & 70 Locks
1 Weeks Cruise
