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Detailed Information
- Place Types Tourist attraction
- Address Lockoford Ln, Chesterfield S41 7JB, UK
- Coordinate 53.2518846,-1.4211629
- Website https://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/leisure/countryside/countryside-s
- Rating 4.4
- Compound Code 7H2H+QG Chesterfield, UK
Openning hours
- Monday 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM, 1:45 – 4:00 PM
- Tuesday 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM, 1:45 – 4:00 PM
- Wednesday 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM, 1:45 – 4:00 PM
- Thursday 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM, 1:45 – 4:00 PM
- Friday 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM, 1:45 – 4:00 PM
- Saturday 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Sunday 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
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Reviews
This is the ideal starting point for those wishing to walk this currently isolated but beautifully restored end of the Chesterfield Canal. Going to the town end of the canal is a two-mile return journey. Walking the whole length of the canal as far as it is in water in the other direction is an eight-mile return but is very rewarding. One passes immaculate locks which have been restored/rebuilt by volunteers from the Chesterfield Canal Society through woodland and rural countryside. Hopefully, within the next five years, narrowboats shall return when this section is reconnected. The Tapton Lock Information Centre is staffed by friendly, welcoming folk. Refreshments are available but it is also a marvelous spot for a picnic! Surprisingly quiet and green for being so close to the town.
Visitor centre approximately 1 mile from the start of the Cuckoo Walk which covers the whole of the Chesterfield Canal. There is road parking nearby and the visitor centre has toilets that are open.
The canal, if you walk towards Chesterfield has some old bridges and weirs/basins. In the opposite direction there are locks. A lovely place to start a walk.
Very nice for walking
3hr on street parking adjacent to the lock and visitors centre. Cafe and info centre open for take away. Toilets benches and a table for a sit down by the canal for passing walkers and cyclists . Great walking from here.
During lockdown this place has provided a haven with its takeaway service. Perfect stop off for a coffee while walking. Thanks for staying open and having a loo !!
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