FREE EVENT!
26 & 27 July (9.30am – 4.30pm)
To celebrate our BIG birthday, we’ll be transporting visitors back in time to 1875 by hosting a spectacular, immersive Victorian Fair with traditional games, entertainers, circus skills and drop-in workshops. Classic organ grinders and street music will add to the magical atmosphere of this outdoor family festival. We’ll be dressed up in our Victorian best so feel free to join us and enjoy the show!
Included activities:
- Victorian entertainers and performers
- Circus skills workshops
- Aerialists, jugglers, and stilt walkers
- Traditional games and illusions
- Classical organ grinders
Visitors can also enjoy:
- Costumed guided tours
- Vintage fairground mechanical slot machines
- Boat Trips on the River Weaver (£15)
- ‘Make & Take’ LEGO workshops to make an exclusive 150th anniversary model of the lift! (£15pp).
The Anderton Boat Lift – Northwich’s iconic ‘Cathedral of Canals’ – is the world’s first major commercial boat lift and 2025 marks the 150th anniversary of this unique Scheduled Monument. We look forward to welcoming as many people as possible to join us to celebrate our special year.
For more information visit https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/things-to-do/museums-and-attractions/anderton-boat-lift-and-visitor-centre-cheshire/events?page=1
