Let's Walk: Historic Canal Walk

Let's Walk: Historic Canal Walk

Join us on a walk along the canal to discover over 200 years of history at Victoria Quays on the Sheffield and Tinsley Canal.

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Thu, 5 Jun 2025 11:00 - 12:30 BST

Location

Victoria Quays

Victoria Quays Sheffield S2 5SY United Kingdom

About this event

About this event

Our wonderful volunteers are leading these historic walks.

The walks will take place on the 1st & 3rd Thursday of the month, which will be a tour round the Quays.

Starting at 11am and lasting around 1 hour and 30 mins, the meeting point is outside Victoria Junction Cafe, Victoria quays, Furnival Rd, Sheffield S4 7YB

Due to the cobbles and stairs on this walk, we don't believe its accessible for wheelchairs or pushchairs. The Walk lasts approximately 2 hours. Please bring comfortable footwear and clothing to suit the weather conditions.

Getting here:

Location: Victoria Junction Cafe, Victoria quays, Furnival Rd, Sheffield S4 7YB

Public Transport:

Buses: 5, 24 Sheffield, 25, 97 Sheffield, 98 Sheffield, X54 Sheffield and X74 Sheffield bus routes will take you to bus stops nearby

Train: It's approximately a 15minute walk from Sheffield Train Station to get to the Canal and River Trust Office at Victoria Quays.

Parking: The Victoria Quays Car park is the closest car park to the walk meeting point.

**If you can no longer attend, please cancel your ticket via Eventbrite or please get in touch with us to allow another person(s) a chance to take part**

Book now:

Please book one time slot per person. Please arrive no more than 15 minutes before your booked slot. These sessions are designed for adults and for children as an introduction to walking and are easy grade along our amazing towpaths. Learn a bit of history or see some awesome wildlife which is around every turn on our waterways .

Parents and Guardians are required to accompany their children on this walk.

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The Canal & River Trust’s Let’s Activity campaign is free to attend as part of our work as a waterways and wellbeing charity to help everyone get out, get active and make their lives better by water by learning to paddle. You can now support the work our teams do with children and families and make a donation: DONATING HERE

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We're the charity who look after and bring to life 2,000 miles of waterways, because we believe that life is better by water.

Our research shows that spending time by water, whether it be your lunchbreak, daily commute or just a weekend stroll, really can make us feel happier and healthier.

With ever increasing rates of obesity, stress and declining mental health in the UK, we are uniquely placed to make a significant contribution to improving the wellbeing of millions of people. Our canals and rivers run through some of the most heavily populated communities in England and Wales, providing accessible green and blue space where it’s needed the most.

That’s why, here at the Trust, we're working with volunteers and communities across England and Wales to transform canals and rivers into spaces where local people want to spend time and feel better. We know this will bring wellbeing opportunities to millions.

Our work involves not only looking after our waterways, but promoting them widely to the eight million plus people who have waterways on their doorstep so that many more people benefit from our free, accessible and local source of wellbeing.

We have a range of events which you will be able to take part in around your local waterways.