The Chesterfield Canal is widely recognised as one of the most beautiful and varied waterways in England.
It runs for 46 miles from the River Trent to the middle of Chesterfield,
linking Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire and Derbyshire.
There are less than nine miles left to restore. The Chesterfield Canal Trust has set itself a bold target of 2027 for the completion of the restoration because this is the 250th Anniversary of the opening of the canal.
The Chesterfield Canal Trust is a charitable company run entirely by volunteers, incorporated in July 1997. In 1998 it took over the assets of the former Chesterfield Canal Society, which had been formed in 1976.

The aims of the Chesterfield Canal Trust are to promote the full restoration and appropriate development of the Chesterfield Canal, and to campaign for the construction of the Rother Valley Link, a navigable waterway to join the Chesterfield Canal to the Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation.