Chesterfield Canal Walking Festival 14th to 22nd September 2019 Guided walks along the Chesterfield Canal in Derbyshire, Yorkshire & Nottinghamshire www.chesterfield-canal-trust.org.uk 1 The Chesterfield Canal Trust Join us and help close the gap Welcome to the Chesterfield Canal Walking Festival 2019 The Chesterfield Canal There are Volunteer Work I have been researching and leading walks We are grateful to the following organisations for Trust is a charitable Parties on the canal every along the Chesterfield Canal for over twenty their help in setting up this Festival: company run entirely by weekend and often during years. The canal is an absolute delight at any Bassetlaw Leisure & Cultural Services, Canal volunteers, incorporated the week. Our ofce is at time of year, but early Autumn possibly sees & River Trust, Chesterfield Visitor Information in July 1997. It took over Hollingwood Hub, which it at its best. Centre, Chesterfield Cultural Education Partnership, from the Chesterfield includes Katey’s Cofee Chesterfield Ramblers, Creswell Heritage Trust, The Chesterfield Canal has featured in many Walking Canal Society which had Shop. Derbyshire County Council Countryside Service, Festivals in the past, but last year the Trust decided been founded in 1976. Don Catchment Rivers Trust, Dronfield Footpaths & run its own Walking Festival. We have well over 1,800 Bridleways, Friends of Woodlands and Coachwood The aims of the Trust members, who receive The results were amazing. We had over 50 walks and Amongst other activities, Green, Gainsborough Health Walks, Gringley History are to promote the full copies of our award- over 500 participants – so we decided to do it again Club, Mayflower Pilgrims Nottinghamshire UK Limited, restoration and appropriate we run four trip boats - winning magazine this year. National Trust, Penistone Line Partnership, Retford development of the Seth Ellis in Retford, Hugh Cuckoo and regular & Worksop Boat Club, Retford Civic Society, Retford Henshall in Worksop, We believe that this is the biggest Walking Festival Chesterfield Canal, and E-Newsletters. In addition along a single canal. We are very grateful to everyone Ramblers, Retford U3A, Rotherham Metropolitan to campaign for the Madeline at Hollingwood there are meetings, social who has helped us to put it together. District Council, RSPB, Worksop Ramblers. Hub and John Varley in construction of the Rother events and lots of other There are special interest walks, e.g. Nature, We are grateful to the following whose Valley Link, a navigable Chesterfield. We also have volunteering opportunities. photographs we used: an 90 year old ex-working History, Architecture and Restoration. There are waterway to join the Membership is available also opportunities to explore some of the attractive boat called Python that David Blackburn, John Bradley, Christopher Greig, John Chesterfield Canal to via our website, which is a towns and villages in North Nottinghamshire. Lower, Neil Roberts, Janet Ross, Diane Watson, Rod the Shefeld and South attends waterways mine of information about Auton. festivals and does canal We are delighted to be able to ofer a Tree, Mushroom Yorkshire Navigation. the canal. and Toadstool walk with Dr Patrick Harding, one of Most especially, we are very grateful to the clean-ups. Some volunteers the country’s leading experts in fungi. have built Dawn Rose, the following for researching and leading the walks: first new Cuckoo boat for We will be repeating our full-length walk of the canal Jim Anderson, Tom Bell, David Blackburn, Donna 90 years, using traditional (46 miles) in three days. This time we are going Booth, Hazel Brand, Jackie Brown, Michael Edwards, east to west – from the River Trent to the centre of methods and hand tools. John Graham, Patrick Harding, Mel Hardy, Eric Haykin, Chesterfield. Caitlin Hayman, Sally Hyslop, Joe Kelsall, Danielle Our promotional trailer, There are opportunities to combine a walk (a good Lander-Brown, Stella Longden, Barbara Lower, John the James Brindley, travels choice available, from 2 or 3 miles up to 7), with a Lower, Barbara Milton, Sally Outram, Noel Palethorpe, far and wide informing cruise on our trip boats. Natalie Peace, Richard Pett, Mark Potter, Iain people about the canal. Rowbotham, Janet Ross, David Seymour, Joan Soulsby, We are even ofering the opportunity of a guided Helena Stenton, Chris Thompson, Derek Turner, Joan tour of Britain’s last surviving working Railway Turner, Lucy Tye, Kerry Watson, Sybel Webb, Phil Chesterfield Canal Trust Ltd Roundhouse at Barrow Hill. Whifn, plus the crews of our tripboats Seth Ellis, Hollingwood Hub, 22 Works Road, Hollingwood, Chesterfield S43 2PF So, feast your eyes on all the possibilities and we Hugh Henshall and John Varley. email: [email protected] tel: 01246 477569 hope to see you on the canal in September. David Blackburn www.chesterfield-canal-trust.org.uk Cuckoo Way Ofcer, Chesterfield Canal Trust 2 3 Chesterfield Canal Walking Festival 2019 Walk starting points A161 e1% West September 2019 Stockwith River Trent Saturday 14th Thursday 19th Misterton Sunday 15th Friday 20th A159 Monday 16th Saturday 21st 1^3( Gringley Tuesday 17th Sunday 22nd 2$on-the-Hill Gainsborough Wednesday 18th 2) A631 Drakeholes Tunnel A631 2& Clayworth A60 qr2( M1 Carlton in A638 Lindrick Hayton 31 1$3)4&5) A620 1#2@2%3^ Clarborough A57 Kiveton 3* A1 Park 4#5! to4*5@ Rother Valley Country Turnerwood Park Norwood Ranby Tunnel Thorpe Worksop u Retford w3# Salvin 2!4^ Killamarsh 1!2* 1&3@ Shireoaks y1)2#4@4(5# 3$ 4$ Osberton Renishaw A619 A57 A60 A1 1*3!3& 30 A616 Staveley Brimington A619 i1( Chesterfield 1@2^3%4)4!4% To book go to www.chesterfield-canal-trust.org.uk or ring 01246 345777 4 5 Boats & Boots Bookings Public transport Combine a boat trip with a walk - what better way All walks must be booked in advance. There are rail stations in Chesterfield, Kiveton, to explore an area? Each trip will include going up You can book online via the Chesterfield Canal Trust Kiveton Park, Shireoaks, Worksop and Retford. or down in at least one lock and the walks range website: www.chesterfield-canal-trust.org.uk. This Useful bus services are: from a two mile towpath saunter to a seven mile will link you to the Chesterfield Visitor Information 90 from Chesterfield to Staveley via Tapton Lock and exploration of the local countryside. You may even Centre’s booking website. Hollingwood Hub. have the opportunity to steer the boat - under strict You can also book by phone on 01246 345777 or 78 from Chesterfield Station and Town Centre to supervision of course! in person at the Visitor Information Centre, which Staveley Town Basin. Our tripboat John Varley ll will run from Tapton Lock in is next to the Crooked Spire in Rykneld Square, 70 from Chesterfield to Shefeld via Staveley, Chesterfield – Walks 40 and 41. Chesterfield, S40 1SB. Renishaw, Eckington and Killamarsh. Hugh Henshall from Shireoaks (near Worksop) – Walks All the walks are free except for Boats & Boots (5, 9, 26 from Rotherham to South Anston, meeting the 22, 25, 36 and 38. 48 & 52), Walks 2, 11 and 43, for which there will be canal on Rotherham Road in Killamarsh and Kiveton Seth Ellis from Retford – Walks 5, 9, 48 and 52. a collection on the day by the walk leaders for their Park. It also links up with Shefeld Supertram at to the starts for a few walkers, but otherwise walkers organisations, and Walk 7 which includes a meal. Crystal Peaks. These trips are very popular and the boat capacity are expected to organise their own transport. West However, the Chesterfield Canal Trust will pay a fee 7 from Shireoaks along the canal into Worksop. is limited to just 12 on each trip, so early booking is Stockwith is on bus routes 97 and 98. Retford and to Chesterfield VIC for taking all the bookings. Walk advisable. We charge for these walks to cover the Kiveton Park have rail stations. leader will take a voluntary collection. The money will 42/43 from Worksop to Retford via Manton and costs of the boats. go to pay this fee. Any extra monies will go towards Ranby. An exhibition of photographs the Chesterfield Canal Trust’s Restoration Fund. 97 from Retford to Gainsborough right along the We know that many of you will have a camera with canal via Clayworth, Clarborough, Hayton, Wiseton, you on our walks and so we propose to hold an Numbers Gringley-on-the-Hill, Walkeringham, Misterton and exhibition of photos taken during our Festival. Some walks have strictly limited numbers, e.g. 12 for West Stockwith. all Boats & Boots, so it is a good idea to book early. The exhibition 98 from Gainsborough to Doncaster via Gringley-on- will be held Preparing for your walk the-Hill, Misterton and West Stockwith. at the Trust’s Walkers are expected to make their own transport headquarters at Walk gradings arrangements. The start points of most walks are Hollingwood close to rail stations and/or bus services, see below. Gentle Hub in Staveley Short walks on flat ground or very gentle gradients. initially, and Please try to arrive at least 15 minutes before the No stiles. hopefully in a few stated set of time to get registered and have a Easy local libraries later. briefing. Walk leaders will not keep everyone else waiting if you are late. Walks for reasonably fit people. There may be gentle Photographs can gradients and stiles. Full length walk be taken on or Please wear suitable clothing, especially decent Moderate of the canal and boots. Some paths, including towpaths, are likely to We expect this walk to be very popular, so we can Walks for people with a good level of fitness.