Visit Turnerwood Turnerwood is a picture-perfect hamlet on the Chesterfield . There are magnificent locks and great walks through peaceful Thorpe Top countryside with plenty of wildlife spotting Treble opportunities. It’s got to be one of the best family days out on the canal system! Orchard Teas & ice cream parlour Brancliffe feeder Boundary Lock Trip parking Norwood (Marina Drive - on street)

Shireoaks St

Little adventures on your doorstep Turnerwood Basin

Laura’s Row Coffee Shop on street Shireoaks Marina

STAY SAFE: Stay Away From Map not to scale: covers approx 0.5 miles/0.8km the Edge A little bit of history Turnerwood, on the Chesterfield Canal, linked the to the centre of Chesterfield to transport coal from the coalfields of , and South . At Turnerwood you can see a run of 22 ‘staircase’ locks built almost 250 years ago by , the famous canal engineer.

Best of all it’s FREE!*

Five things to d o at T urner Watch negotiate James Brindley’swood double and triple locks Information Explore Chesterfield Canal on the trip boat Hugh Turnerwood Henshall from Shireoaks. For more information Worksop visit chesterfield-canal-trust.org.uk and go to trip S80 3LA boats Pack a camera and photograph the stunning Parking countryside rich with wildlife (Free on-street) Go fishing – it’s the best canal fishing in the Café (Seasonal country! opening may Walk the known as The Cuckoo Way as apply) it passes through countryside where scarcely a Boat trips house is to be seen, or use local rights of way for Path a longer circular walk. Allow 1-2 hours for this visit

* Don’t forget: Although the site is always open the facilities and Did you know?... boat trips may not be and some may be chargeable. Our lock gates are handbuilt Please check with local by skilled carpenters in businesses before setting out. There is no parking at our workshops in the West Turnerwood hamlet. Midlands and Yorkshire, from FSC Green Oak. Each one is unique and can take up to a month to make. Once built they last for about 25 years. Sign up for our newsletter and get regular updates and offers from the Canal & River Trust.

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