The Way of the Cuckoo

Walks, England, Derbyshire, Chesterfield

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  • Begin your walk at the Station Road car park in Brimington. It's just next to The Mill pub. You'll join the towpath just by a lock.

    Step 1: Begin your walk at the Station Road car park in Brimington. It's just next to The Mill pub. You'll join the towpath just by a lock.

  • Start to follow the waterway along the path. This canal is 220 years old and stretches 46 miles all the way to the River Trent.

    Step 2: Start to follow the waterway along the path. This canal is 220 years old and stretches 46 miles all the way to the River Trent.

  • But don’t worry, you’ll only cover about 6km today, surrounded by nature, canal boats and maybe a few people fishing πŸŸπŸ¦‹πŸπŸ¦†πŸΈπŸŒΏπŸŽ£πŸš£

    Step 3: But don’t worry, you’ll only cover about 6km today, surrounded by nature, canal boats and maybe a few people fishing πŸŸπŸ¦‹πŸπŸ¦†πŸΈπŸŒΏπŸŽ£πŸš£

  • The canal was built to export coal, limestone, iron & lead from Derbyshire. The stone for the Palace of Westminster once sailed by this spot

    Step 4: The canal was built to export coal, limestone, iron & lead from Derbyshire. The stone for the Palace of Westminster once sailed by this spot

  • You made it to Dixons Lock. Someone once accidentally pulled the plug & drained part of the canal. Wooops! πŸ™ˆ

    Step 5: You made it to Dixons Lock. Someone once accidentally pulled the plug & drained part of the canal. Wooops! πŸ™ˆ

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