Cruising on the Chesterfield Canal is back!

 WITH the scrapping of social distancing rules, the Chesterfield Canal Trust will be getting its fleet of four tripboats back into action.

First in line will be Madeline running trips from Hollingwood Hub in Staveley on Saturday 24th July. This will be followed by John Varley ll at Tapton Lock in Chesterfield on Sunday 25th.

Pirate trips

Sunday will also see Hugh Henshall cruising from the Lock Keeper pub in Worksop and Seth Ellis hosting Pirate trips in Retford.

The trust has a host of cruises lined up running from 20 minute taster trips to six hours cruises. Cake & Cruise—no problem. Strawberry Cream Tea cruise—of course.

Altogether there are 17 different types and lengths of trips running from eight different venues. Prices vary from £2 to £22. To see the full list go to the trust’s website—search for Chesterfield Canal Trust.

Charter

In addition to all this, it is possible to charter any of the boats for £60 an hour for up to 12 passengers, with Sarah Stephens, the trustee in charge of tripboats, explaining:

“We have been running a few charter cruises with very strict Covid rules since May, but now our crews are delighted to be able to get back to our regular public trips.”

All the boats will still be taking precautions such as proper cleaning regimes, hand sanitising and good ventilation. The wearing of masks will be welcome.