Blackwater Dawn Barge on Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation

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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

Facilities

Accessibility

  • Disabled access

Children

  • Children welcome

Map & Directions

Chelmer Cruises - Heybridge Basin

Type:Boat Trips

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

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

    0.19 miles away
  2. This waterway runs through a largely unspoilt part of rural Essex and connects the county…

    0.19 miles away
  3. Heybridge Basin's famous sea lock links the Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation to the…

    0.2 miles away
  1. Now moored permanently in Heybridge Basin, Maldon, Essex, the Sir William Arnold lifeboat…

    0.22 miles away
  2. One of the highlights of a walk around Promenade Park is to walk along the extension,…

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

    0.42 miles away
  4. The small lake at Promenade Park is perfect for model boating, and is regularly used by…

    0.43 miles away
  5. The World War Two Avenue of Remembrance at Promenade Park, beginning close to the boating…

    0.46 miles away
  6. Lying alongside the sea wall and to the north of the Heybridge Basin's built-up area is…

    0.48 miles away
  7. Maldon's Promenade Park Beach Huts are located in the valley, with the Splash Park and…

    0.54 miles away
  8. The Deckchair Hut, operated by The Maldon Deckchair Company is offering deckchair hire at…

    0.54 miles away
  9. Welcome to Maldon Splash Park, Essex's favourite children's water park!

    Located in the…

    0.58 miles away
  10. The Maldon Promenade Zoo is home to over 70 species of animals when we are open (please…

    0.62 miles away
  11. The Twinning Link sculpture was placed in Promenade Park in 1991 to celebrate the 22nd…

    0.65 miles away
  12. Millenium Wood is an extension of Promenade Park & is a wildlife area consisting of…

    0.66 miles away
  13. Northey is an island in the Blackwater Estuary in Essex, connected to the mainland by a…

    0.75 miles away
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    Upper Plume school artificial pitch, Fambridge Road, Maldon, Essex, CM9 6AB

    Telephone

    01621854477

    Maldon

    Run by Simon and Ben from our community health and wellbeing team, Walking Football is open to men aged 50+ and costs just £1 per player, per session.

    Each session aims to encourage people over the age of 50 to get back into football, currently we…

  2. Address

    Station Road, Southminster, Essex, CM0 7EW

    Telephone

    01621 773868

    Southminster

    One of the largest and best equipped parish fields in the Maldon District, this open, flat site is bordered to the south by a large flooded former gravel pit.

  3. Address

    Madison Heights, Park Drive, Maldon, Essex, CM9 5JQ

    Telephone

    01621 850222

    Maldon

    The soft play fun at Monkey Puzzle extends over four  levels, covering 2000 square metres,with its amazing giant play frame that is over 6 metres high - fantastic for climbing and running around.

  4. Address

    Promenade Park, Park Drive, Maldon, CM9 5JQ

    Maldon

    The Promenade Park maze was built in the 1990s and is a simple hedge maze that children will enjoy. At the centre is a sculpture, in the shape of a standing stone or obelisk, that is called the Singing Stone.

  5. Address

    Burnham Library, 103 Station Road, Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex, CM0 8HQ

    Telephone

    0345 603 7628

    Burnham-on-Crouch

    Come along to our Block Builders Construction Club and use your imagination to get creative.
    All work will be on display until the following session. Free event no need to book.

  6. Address

    Northey Cottage, Northey Island, Maldon, Essex, CM9 6PP

    Maldon

    Northey is an island in the Blackwater Estuary in Essex, connected to the mainland by a causeway that is covered by the tide twice every day. It is a Site of special scientific interest with a large area of undisturbed Saltmarsh. It is also the site…

  7. Address

    Off London Road, Beeleigh, Maldon, Essex, CM9 6LL

    Maldon

    Three acres of riverside gardens in a picturesque and historic setting dating from the 13th century.

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    St Leonard's Church, Station Rd, Southminster, Essex, CM10 7EW

    Telephone

    01621 772300

    Southminster

    Southminster War Memorial is a 2.4m obelisk in the grounds of St Leonard's Church, bearing the names of 75 casualties of war.

  9. Address

    Tollesbury Road, Tolleshunt D'Arcy, CM9 8UA

    Telephone

    07498 218283

    Tolleshunt D'Arcy

    Our two passions are craft beer and aviation. In late 2021 we created Datum Attitude Brewing Co, brewing the beers that we love inspired by our passion for aviation.

    Sam, our brewer and founder, is ex Royal Air Force and has a real passion for all…

  10. Address

    Limebrook Way, Maldon, CM9 6GG

    Maldon

    Morrisons supermarket includes a petrol station and carwash, cafe, photo booth, dry cleaning, National Lottery, ATM bank machines, Coinstar machine, Rug Doctor hire and floristry department, and well as a huge range of groceries and essentials.

  11. Address

    Butt Lane Car Park, Butt Lane, Maldon, CM9 5HD

    Maldon

    The historic town centre of Maldon has had a street market since medieval times, and the tradition is rejuvenated with the launch of a new outdoor market.

    The market is weekly at Butt Lane car park on Thursday mornings,featuring artisan,…

  12. Address

    Brickhouse Road, Tolleshunt Major, CM9 8JZ

    Telephone

    01621 815327

    Tolleshunt Major

    Daymens Hill Farm is home to around 4,000 apple and pear trees. The farm is open from early September until mid-October for pick-you-own PYO apples and pears, then the seasonal farm shop stays open at weekends until the end of March selling apples…

  13. Address

    Sawyers Road, Little Totham, Maldon, CM9 8JP

    Telephone

    01621 854477

    Little Totham

    This site has a small car park and is also accessible on foot from School Road. It is managed for informal recreation and a number of events are organised by the local community throughout the year.

  14. Address

    12 Station Road, Burnham on Crouch, Essex, CM0 8PJ

    Telephone

    01621 786 503

    Burnham on Crouch

    What would you do if you were handed the keys to your own hotel for a night? Invite all your friends for a big dinner party, play the bartender, sip cocktails, snoop around the rooms, have the spa to yourselves… but here’s the catch… you’ve got to…

  15. Address

    Promenade Park, Maldon, Essex, CM9 5JQ

    Maldon

    A weekly free 2k timed running event for juniors.

  16. Address

    Heybridge Approach, Heybridge, Maldon, CM9 4PS

    Telephone

    01621 854477

    Heybridge

    Consists of meadow, rank vegetation, scrub trees, wet ditches and open water. A man-made lake and island make up about one third of the site. Facilities include all weather paths and a number of seats near the lake.

  17. Address

    Quay House, Bradwell-On-Sea, CM0 7QX

    Telephone

    01920 438403

    Bradwell-On-Sea

    Our aim is to promote and advance the enjoyment of sailing and in our case that of cruising as we do not have a junior or dinghy section.

  18. Address

    Southminster Road, Burnham-On-Crouch, Essex, CM0 8QB

    Telephone

    01621 785865

    Burnham-On-Crouch

    The Limes has been trading in Burnham for over 25 years. Our popular farm shop sells fruit and veg in season, while our nursery is stocked all year round with a wide variety of plants, especially herbacious during the spring.

  19. Address

    11 Market Hill, Maldon, CM9 4PZ

    Telephone

    01621 502225

    Maldon

    With its beautiful ever-changing window display including an array of plants, Dillys has already become an attractive feature of Market Hill. Just off the High Street, in a historic timber-framed building, Dillys offers a complete range of floristry…

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    Althorne, Essex, CM9 6DG

    Althorne

    A picturesque 5.65 mile linear walk along the coast between the villages of Althorne and North Fambridge; this allows you to get a train from North Fambridge station at the end of the walk to return to the start.

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