点评:I visited on Friday 27th September 2024, having driven up the night before and stayed at a nearby B&B. Parking at the nearby Marsden Station was free but appeared limited to about 5 bays. No nearer publicly accessible parking was available apart from disabled parking. As it is, it's a 15-minute walk to the Tunnel and Cafe, along the well-signposted canal towpath. As listed elsewhere the Visitor Centre has been converted into a music venue, but the cafe has been taken over by the volunteers who run the canal tunnel boat trips after the previous leaseholders closed the business. I booked my tunnel trip in advance on the website which is a good idea as it lets the volunteers know that there is a paying customer on a scheduled service. As it was there were only 5 of us on the trip but that just meant we had more room to move about. The 2 volunteers who provided commentary during the short incursion into the initial parts of the tunnel (it was three miles long and would take 2 hours to get to the other end) were excellent and the only strange aspect was that you were not allowed to video the trip, but it isn't stated why. The cafe was open and staffed by other volunteers and was excellent. It's worth a visit at any time. I also purchased a lovely quirky bid box made of a teapot made by one of our trip guides (Stuart).
翻译:我于 2024 年 9 月 27 日星期五参观了这里,前一天晚上开车过来,住在附近的一家 B&B 旅馆。附近的 Marsden 车站停车是免费的,但似乎只有大约 5 个停车位。除了残疾人停车位外,没有更近的公共停车场。事实上,沿着路标清晰的运河纤道步行 15 分钟即可到达隧道和咖啡馆。如其他地方所述,游客中心已改建为音乐场所,但在之前的承租人关闭业务后,咖啡馆已被经营运河隧道游船的志愿者接管。我提前在网站上预订了隧道之旅,这是一个好主意,因为它可以让志愿者知道有付费客户在预定的服务上。事实上,我们只有 5 个人参加旅行,但这意味着我们有更多的活动空间。在短暂进入隧道的初始部分(隧道长 3 英里,需要 2 小时才能到达另一端)期间,有 2 名志愿者提供了评论,他们非常出色,唯一奇怪的是不允许拍摄整个旅程,但没有人说明原因。咖啡馆开门营业,有其他志愿者在场,非常棒。任何时候都值得一去。我还买了一个由我们的一位旅行导游(Stuart)制作的茶壶制成的可爱古怪的投标箱。