Brighouse Canal Basin
📍 West Yorkshire, Brighouse HD6 1PN, UK
About Brighouse Canal Basin
Nestled in West Yorkshire, the Brighouse Canal Basin offers a tranquil escape, just a short walk from the vibrant Brighouse town centre. This picturesque waterside spot is cherished by visitors, boasting an excellent Google rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars. It's renowned as a superb place to unwind, enjoy the peaceful surroundings, and observe local wildlife.
The basin is praised for its clean environment, featuring inviting grassy areas adorned with flowers, and calm, clear canal waters. Guests frequently highlight it as an ideal location for a quiet lunch, a relaxed picnic, or simply enjoying a coffee while watching the world go by. Its open and spacious layout provides plenty of seating, making it a perfect spot to pause and appreciate the beauty of the canal.
Visiting Information
Brighouse Canal Basin is designed with accessibility in mind, offering wheelchair-accessible parking and a wheelchair-accessible entrance, ensuring a comfortable visit for everyone. While specific opening hours are not provided, the basin welcomes visitors to enjoy its serene atmosphere. Payment for any nearby amenities is flexible, as the location does not accept cash only.
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📍 West Yorkshire, Brighouse HD6 1PN, UK
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Showing 5 of 57 reviews from Google Maps.Last updated 7 February 2026.
Spent a few moments at the Brighouse Canal basin this morning ....enjoying a coffee and taking in this wonderful site. Took this pic of the canal and Jeremy's by the Boathouse just before a breeze kicked up the glassy water. What a wonderful site. Really good place to rest a while in the rush of life and notice the special moments. Recommend a visit.
Really open, clean, plenty of seats and quiet. Tucked away a short walk from the town centre with very clise amenities. Was still drinking my coffee from the centre of town.
We came down here for a walk on a hot Friday afternoon and ended up getting some drinks after at Jeremy's. It's clean, there's lots of grassy areas with flowers and the water in the canal basin looks clean too. This is somewhere to have a quiet lunch or a picnic, lots of wild life too, you can here the birds into the night too. There are lots of canal barges and boats moored up here too. Definitely worth visiting and it's really close to Brighouse centre.
Lovely quiet day and my two dogs are watching the narrow boat come in and raising up and down and lovely weather and relaxing view and watching boats come in and out
Good for boaters' facilities. Some moorings between locks and good mooring for Sainsbury's supermarket. Central town location with most essential needs shops close by. Pretty town centre.