On Sunday, we set out early to walk a stretch of the Chesterfield Canal that we hadn't done yet. We didn't do our research though!
We started at Hollingworth Hub with a full English breakfast at Nona's cafe and a lovely catch up gossip with Nona herself - such a lovely lady, then we started to walk Staveley way. We did notice that the Canal looks more like a river here.
We were relieved to find that this rater cronky looking bridge is reinforced beneath! We walked on for a short while but then suddenly......
the canal ran dry! It turns out that this stretch has not been renovated yet and has been replaced by a new road at one stretch. I will have to take a look and see what the plans are for this stretch.
So we turned around and walked back through Staveley itself.
Staveley Hall is a lovely looking building. Once a home for another part of the Cavendish family, it is now the local council offices.
We walked back down by the canal - I liked this information board.
As our walk had been cut short, we decided to visit nearby Chesterfield - a town I have only ever visited at night!
I was very pleasantly surprised. It was buzzing with Christmas shoppers and had a lovely atmosphere. They have spent a lot of money on the town and it is a great mix of old and new. I shall be making a return visit when it is market day.
And you know what they say about its church with the crooked spire in Chesterfield don't you............
....it will straighten back up when a virgin gets married in it.
15 comments:
Such a lot of lovely things to see, looks like a nice day out.
Hahahahahahaha..sorry can't stop laughing at that funny saying!
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Diane, how is it that you have only ever been to Chesterfield at NIGHT?! I highly recommend Thursday's flea market, all human life, and the objects they can sell, are there! Love that saying about the crooked spire.
The walk looks great, and I think I will suggest baby dunking to the kids next time they moan about getting in the shower! xxx
Thanks for such a lovely post. I love Chesterfield and went there a few times when my daughter used to live near.....xxx
oops that would be a very cold bath dunking in the canal Brrrr. Enjoyed this post thanks. Take care t'other Diane
Chesterfield, another of my old haunts like Sunday's post about 'Bow-zer', still is as my sister (who has just done a post about the crooked spire on her blog) and nieces and their families still live there. I'm sure you will enjoy the market and the Yards:)
Still a completely gorgeous walk!!
My aunt lives in Staveley, she moved there from Sheffield when I was a child so I used to visit Chesterfield often years ago! I still love going to see the spire. I remember when I was about 9 or 10 I had a wild idea that I was going to test that theory about the spire straightening when I was grown up!
OOOH missus you don't half get about a bit!!!
great post as always, giving me lots of ideas for days out!
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Chesterfield is great and I too recommend the Thursday flea market!
I don't think the crooked spire will ever get straight in this day & age!
Vanessa x
That sign made me giggle. How funny!
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How awful the baby dunking sounds! Very chilly way to get clean I reckon!
Chesterfield looks like a really beautiful city.
Lisa x
Lovely walk Diane. Chesterfield looks a lovely place to visit.
Patricia x
baby dunking and a twisted spire.....oh my no wonder I've never been there!!!x
The baby dunking so made me laugh! I can imagine them coming out dirtier than when they went in.
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