The walk was meant to include a section of the Chesterfield Canal along which runs the long distance footpath known as the Cuckoo Way - named after the boats which were used on the canal. The route runs for 46 miles from West Stockwith and the River Trent to Chesterfield though the canal itself, opened in 1777, is blocked at the Norwood Tunnel near Kiveton Park.
The planned route |
Kiveton Park start after the flood |
River levels at the nearest monitoring station in Worksop - the highest level for at least ten years |
The Cuckoo Way from West Stockwith to Chesterfield showing previous VBR routes |
The start - West Stockwith Marina next to the Trent January 2017 |
Drakeholes Tunnel, May 2015 |
Brenda and Robbie in Retford October 2022 |
Shireoaks, May 2015 |
The end of the eastern section of the Chesterfield Canal - the entrance to the collapsed Norwood Tunnel |