The historic steam narrowboat President billowing white steam at a canal festival, with a boatman in period waistcoat and flat cap leaning on the cabin and the butty Kildare moored alongside.
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Canal & Waterway Events · In 11 days

Chesterfield Canal Trust Halloween Cruises

📅 Selected dates, 28 Oct – 1 Nov 2026📍 Hollingwood Hub, Tapton Lock and the Chequers Inn, Ranby, DerbyshireS43 2PF

The Chesterfield Canal Trust decorates its trip boats for Halloween at the end of October. Madeline runs one-hour Halloween return cruises from Hollingwood Hub on 28, 30 and 31 October, John Varley II sails from Tapton Lock on 31 October, and Seth Ellis runs 40-minute trips from the Chequers Inn at Ranby on 31 October and 1 November. All cruises are booked online through each boat's page on the Trust website.

What’s on

  • Halloween cruises on three trip boats
  • Several departures a day between 10:30 and 15:00
  • Adults £7, children and concessions £5
  • John Varley II also runs Fish & Chip cruises on 23 and 30 October
28Nov

Chesterfield Canal Trust Santa Specials

Tapton Lock, Hollingwood Hub, Shireoaks Top Lock and the Chequers Inn, Ranby, Chesterfield · Derbyshire

0 miles awayCanals Tickets available From £10 Selected dates, 28 Nov – 23 Dec 2026