For Hire Companies, click here.

For Maps and background reading, click here.

For the C&RT map, click here. Please note that this only covers the section that they own, up to Kiveton Park.

To find distances, locks, bridges, winding holes etc. click here. This covers the River Trent to Retford. The other bits, including the unrestored and Derbyshire-owned sections, are only a further click away.

For a video about entering West Stockwith Lock from the River Trent, click here.

The nearest garage to West Stockwith is in Gainsborough. In Retford there is Morrisons garage and in Worksop ASDA has one. If you are really struggling at the top end of the canal, you could try Central Garage at Kiveton Park which sells red diesel (01909 770555). On the western section, there are garages at Morrisons at Mill Green and Sainsbury’s at Tapton Lock.

There are Water Points at West Stockwith, the Retford & Worksop Boat Club (Clayworth), the Hop Pole (Retford), Forest Middle Top Lock, Worksop Town Lock (red door; 25m below the lock), Shireoaks Marina and Tapton Lock.

Pump Outs are available at West Stockwith and Shireoaks Marina.

Cassettes can be emptied at Clayworth (Retford & Worksop Boat Club), Forest Middle Top Lock (Charlie’s Lock, no. 55), just below Bridge Street Bridge (no. 42) in Worksop and Tapton Lock in Chesterfield.

For Head of Navigation plaques, email plaques@chesterfield-canal-trust.org.uk.

For Licences, click here.

For Moorings, click here.

For Slipways, click here.

For Stoppages, click here.

For Refreshment, click here.

For Attractions, click here.

For Shops, click here.

Entering the canal at West Stockwith.