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Book your group outing or celebration on one of our trip boats and enjoy a cruise along the glorious Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation in Essex with Chelmer Cruises. The Navigation offers nearly 14 miles of waterway to explore. Much of our wonderful waterway runs through tranquil Essex countryside, and is the perfect place to go for an afternoon cruise.

Flexible for You:
Charter trips can be arranged for any day of the week, with timings to suit hirers. The minimum hire period is 2 hours. The vessel is wheelchair and pushchair-friendly.

Spending time by the water is the fastest way to slow down, so perhaps just take a moment to sit back and enjoy our fantastic waterway.

​​​​One Hour Boat Trips:

Regular one-hour Chelmer Cruises boat trips run from Heybridge Basin on the Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation.

www.waterways.org.uk/essex_waterways/chelmer_cruises/chelmer_cruises

Guide Prices

£6.50 each

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Facilities

Accessibility

  • Disabled access

Children

  • Children welcome

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Chelmer Cruises - Heybridge Basin

Type:Boat Trips

Daisy Meadow Kiosk, Basin Road, Heybridge Basin, Essex, CM9 4RY

Website

Tel: 01245 226245

Opening Times

* One hour boat trips operate from Heybridge Basin and Paper Mill Lock from Easter through to October - phone for details or go to the kiosk by Daisy Meadow car park

What's Nearby

  1. Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation

    This waterway runs through a largely unspoilt part of rural Essex and connects the county…

    0.19 miles away
  2. Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation Canal

    This waterway runs through a largely unspoilt part of rural Essex and connects the county…

    0.19 miles away
  3. Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation Sea Lock

    Heybridge Basin's famous sea lock links the Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation to the…

    0.2 miles away
  1. Sir William Arnold Lifeboat Experience

    Now moored permanently in Heybridge Basin, Maldon, Essex, the Sir William Arnold lifeboat…

    0.22 miles away
  2. Statue of Byrhtnoth

    One of the highlights of a walk around Promenade Park is to walk along the extension,…

    0.3 miles away
  3. St George's Church

    The little church building behind the bus shelter in Heybridge Basin began life during…

    0.42 miles away
  4. Model Boating Lake / Crabbing Lake

    The small lake at Promenade Park is perfect for model boating, and is regularly used by…

    0.43 miles away
  5. World War Two Avenue of Remembrance

    The World War Two Avenue of Remembrance at Promenade Park, beginning close to the boating…

    0.46 miles away
  6. St George's Field & Playground

    Lying alongside the sea wall and to the north of the Heybridge Basin's built-up area is…

    0.48 miles away
  7. Maldon Promenade Park Beach Huts

    Maldon's Promenade Park Beach Huts are located in the valley, with the Splash Park and…

    0.54 miles away
  8. The Deckchair Hut

    The Deckchair Hut, operated by The Maldon Deckchair Company is offering deckchair hire at…

    0.54 miles away
  9. Maldon Splash Park

    Welcome to Maldon Splash Park, Essex's favourite children's water park!

    Located in the…

    0.58 miles away
  10. Maldon Promenade Zoo

    The Maldon Promenade Zoo is home to over 70 species of animals when we are open (please…

    0.62 miles away
  11. Maldon and Cuijk Twinning Link Sculpture

    The Twinning Link sculpture was placed in Promenade Park in 1991 to celebrate the 22nd…

    0.65 miles away
  12. Millennium Wood

    Millenium Wood is an extension of Promenade Park & is a wildlife area consisting of…

    0.66 miles away
  13. Northey Island

    Northey is an island in the Blackwater Estuary in Essex, connected to the mainland by a…

    0.75 miles away
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  1. Lawling Park Hall

    Address

    Katonia Avenue, Mayland, Essex, CM3 6AD

    Mayland

    This is a large, well equipped recreation ground with good access for cars and pedestrians.

  2. Blackwater Leisure Centre

    Address

    Park Drive, Maldon, Maldon, Essex, CM9 5UR

    Telephone

    01621 851898

    enquiries@blackwaterleisurecentre.org

    Maldon

    At Blackwater Leisure Centre there is a huge range of activities on offer, including swimming, a gym, and fitness and pool classes, including a well-equipped spinning /indoor cycling studio with a variety of spin classes.

  3. Totham Plains

    Address

    The Street, Little Totham, Maldon, CM9 8JG

    Telephone

    01621 891363

    lucy.messent@btinternet.com

    Little Totham

    This large site is registered common land. It is mainly rough grassland with some areas of blackthorn scrub.

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Albert Barge on the Chelmer & Blackwater CanalChelmer & Blackwater Navigation, MaldonThis waterway runs through a largely unspoilt part of rural Essex and connects the county town of Chelmsford with the tidal estuary of the River Blackwater at Heybridge Basin. It is 13.8 miles (22.1 km) long and has 13 locks.

Hoe Mill Lock Camping Site SignHoe Mill Lock, MaldonHoe Mill Lock is an active set of locks and gates serving the River Chelmer between the County Town of Chelmsford, and historic maritime town of Maldon. Hoe Mill Lock is best known for its campsite and makes an excellent base for canoeing the River Chelmer, or walk a mile or so along the towpath…

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