hello just wondering down on victoria quays can you get a canel ride?

if so where does it take you? do you just go down and ask a man/woman or do you av to ring up?

thank you!!!

basically the questions in the title....can you go ona canal ride down on victoria quays? where does it take you? and do you have to bok it?

plase help anyone....thnak you!!

a canel ride?

No camels down there, mate!

You must be thinking of Victoria Quays, Lanzarote!

I'm sure this is covered on a different thread from before Christmas. Somebody gave a phone number to contact. Try 'search'

ok ment canal...any help there???

You can go there and freeze to death :D :hihi:

Originally posted by Captain_Scarlet
You can go there and freeze to death :D :hihi:

Or drown!

Hi Neil,.

welcome to the forum.

there is a nice restaurant at the Quays and a few shops to browse around.

try this link for more info on canal trips. found this using the forum search.

link here (http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?s=&threadid=27094&highlight=quays)

For an example of a good development involving use of canals in an urban setting, I would advise taking a trip to Gas Street basin in Birmingham. I think the problem with doing the same for Victoria Quays is that its a bit out of the way and not all that easy to get to, whereas the Gas Street basin is a short walk away from a big International Convention centre, a major theatre and other attractions. Liverpool have done a similar thing with the docks area. VQ at the moment is probably not worth going to for its own sake.

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There is a good site here with a virtual ride along the canal and other info

http://www.penninewaterways.co.uk/sheffield/index.htm

Went down the canal basin on sunday for the 1st time,i was really impressed,found it very interesting too,could do with a few more "attractions" in keeping with the general theme though,just to generate extra visitors,without spoiling it too much.
ps saw the junkie in the phone box waiting for her dealer,as mentioned in an earlier thread by Kirky:(

The Bluwater restaurant / bar is very good and very friendly.

The shop that sells kitchen utensils (Zone?) has some really unusual stuff in and it's very cheap.

Apparently Sheffield Council dont encourage any open markets etc. because of Health and Safety, they could get sued if someone fell in the canal.

Originally posted by extaxman
Apparently Sheffield Council dont encourage any open markets etc. because of Health and Safety, they could get sued if someone fell in the canal.

It's just another example of how Sheffield tries half-heartedly and fails. Every other city has exploited their water feature to the fullest extent with great success.

The biggest problem is that it's fenced off by the ring road and it bordered by the awful Castlegate markets area.

Don't bother with a boat! My partner and I took a walk along the canal last month from Victoria Quays. Came off at a bridge and walked back into the city centre along the 5 weirs walk. We aim to go all the way along the canal to Rotherham. Incidentally, anyone know the exact location where the canal scene in the Full Monty was filmed?

PS We saw a kingfisher on the 5 weirs walk.

i use to live with my x bf on a boat in tinsley marina and love the victoria quays..

they is shop to look at, and it nice to to walk threw it has it all got cctv and walkin gaurds now 24/7. and seeing the boats is nice too,

nice bunch of people live there that will talk to you and a hotel b&b boat called lilly may that always full.

also a old dutch bardge call the a39( old friends of mine) that does partys and cruise down to tinsley marina and back,..it takes over a hour and very relaxing

then they the other trip boat that did the same trip can not rember name as it was over 2ys ago that i last lived on there but i belive it been took over now so dont know if still running

Originally posted by redrobbo
Don't bother with a boat! My partner and I took a walk along the canal last month from Victoria Quays. Came off at a bridge and walked back into the city centre along the 5 weirs walk. We aim to go all the way along the canal to Rotherham. Incidentally, anyone know the exact location where the canal scene in the Full Monty was filmed?

PS We saw a kingfisher on the 5 weirs walk.




you can walk along the canal from rotherham to sheff i done it plenty of times when i lived there.

the place were the full monty was filmed is just a 10 mins walk up from tinsley marina ,,have to walk past the sheff arena and the don vally and u come to some old bulidings on ur right as u walk on the left side of the canal it self it befor you get to victoria quays.. that the strech were it was filmed.hope that helps..

Thanks spinney. Now know where to look when we continue our walk.

The a39 is a nice trip boat but the one at Sprotbrough is nicer.

I went the a39 at xmas with my daughter for a Santa cruise and presume would be better in summer when lighter.

Dont forget to visit Stumpy's!!!!!!