Mist hanging over a still canal at dawn beneath a wooden footbridge, moored narrowboats fading into the haze with woodsmoke rising from a stove chimney.
Photo: Barry Skeates from newbury, UK · CC BY 2.0
Canal & Waterway Events

Cotswold Canals Trust Santa Cruises

📅 Date TBC · usually December📍 Wallbridge Lock, GloucestershireGL5 3JS

Short festive cruises aboard the trust's trip boat Perseverance from Wallbridge Lock in central Stroud, with Santa on board and a gift for every child under 16. In 2025 the 20 to 25 minute cruises ran every Saturday and Sunday in December with departures between 10.30am and 3pm. The 2026 dates had not been announced by the Cotswold Canals Trust as of September 2026.

What’s on

  • 20-25 minute cruise aboard trip boat Perseverance
  • Santa on board with a gift for every child under 16
  • Departs Wallbridge Lock in central Stroud
  • 2025 edition ran every Saturday and Sunday in December