An enjoyable way to spend a couple of hours on holiday, informative in a relaxed environment. - Really enjoyed the 2 hour trip, up to the pump house and newly restored Aqueduct Cottage and back to Cromford. Was a calming and relaxing experience as the volunteers are... read more a very welcoming, friendly, helpful and informative group of people who obviously love what they do. Would love to go back again. Also enjoyed feeding the ducks. Something for everyone and all ages.

  Highly recommended  - We spend a lovely couple of hours on the Birdswood, travelling between Cromford Wharf and High Peak Junction. The journey could not have been more pleasantly spent. The crew and... read more guides were entertaining, knowledgable and friendly and we finished knowing much more about the canal's history, renaissance, maintenance and wildlife than when we started. The boat too is a time capsule and it was delightful to learn of its history. Highly recommended. Hats off to the volunteers for helping us to keep in touch with our rich past as well as providing a most enjoyable present day experience.

  Super relaxing and informative journey through time!  - Such a lovely informative and calming ride along the Cromford Canal aboard a restored working canal boat. We did this last year and so enjoyed it that we brought... read more our grandson and his girlfriend who were visiting us from Switzerland to experience this too. A two hour journey in total, in a World Heritage site, with a stop at the well preserved railway workshops. Super friendly staff, well informed and great commentary. A visit to the living conditions on the boat was a bonus. Refreshments also served. Well done to all the amazing volunteers who keep this alive for us all to enjoy. What is not to like.

  Great day out for all the family  - This is the second time we have visited the canal boat, this time with our two grandchildren. We all thoroughly enjoyed the trip. The atmosphere on board was good, the... read more refreshments extremely good value and the guides are very informative. The trip itself is through the lovely Derbyshire countryside.

  Canal boat tour celebrating a bygone time  - A lovely way to support local history with a beautiful canal boat trip visiting a museum that has stood still in time telling the story of how things used to... read more be. Remembering all the hard work people endured all those years ago. Lovely staff and a real pleasure. Thank you Birdswood

  Great family trip  - We were 2 Grandparents and 9yr old Grandaughter. We had a morning trip (rainy at first but didn't matter) on the canal, feeding ducks, having a drink and... read more history of canal life and railway at High Peak really interesting. We appreciated the hard work of the volunteers and would recommend this trip to other people/families. Lunch at the Mill and historic games appreciated by our Grandaughter.