Public Transport along the canal

Kiveton Park Station

It would be impossible to list all the transport services along the canal. Towns like Chesterfield, Worksop and Retford are very well served. Instead we have just brought your attention to some linking services for those people who want to do linear walks.

Train
Much of the canal lies near the Sheffield – Worksop – Retford – Gainsborough – Lincoln line. This line is most useful for the restored Rotherham stretch which is considered one of the most beautiful sections of canal in the country. Both Kiveton Park and Shireoaks stations are right on the canal. Kiveton Bridge, Worksop and Retford stations are not far away. Click here and go to N32 to download a timetable.

Tram
Sheffield Supertram has a terminus at Halfway which is a mile from Killamarsh. Several of the services below link to it at Crystal Peaks. Click here for timetables etc.

Bus
Service 90 from Chesterfield to Staveley stops at Tapton Lock, Hollingwood Hub and Staveley Town Basin. Click here for the timetable.
Service 78 from Chesterfield to Hartington stops at the Mill pub at Brimington and Staveley Town Basin. (Not weekends) Click here for the timetable.
Service 26 Crystal Peaks circular stops at Kiveton Park, Norwood, and Killamarsh. (Not Sundays) It also links up with Sheffield Supertram at Crystal Peaks. This is useful to go up the Norwood Flight of locks, under the M1, past Kiveton Waters to the eastern portal of the Norwood Tunnel. Click here for the timetable.
Services 6/7 run between Worksop and Shireoaks. (Not Sunday.) Click here for the timetable.
Services 42/43 between Worksop and Retford stops at the Chequers Inn at Ranby. (Not Sundays) Click here for the timetable.
Service 97 between Retford and Gainsborough stops at Clarborough, Hayton, Clayworth, Wiseton, Gringley-on-the-Hill, Walkeringham, Misterton and West Stockwith. Click here for the timetable.
Service 98 between Doncaster and Gainsborough stops at Gringley-on-the-Hill, Walkeringham, Misterton and West Stockwith. Click here for the timetable.

General websites
For further information, click on Public Transport in Derbyshire, Travel South Yorkshire, or Stagecoach.