Christmas Down the Chichester Canal

Welcome and enjoy our magical trips down Chichester Canal in 2023 to discover Father Christmas in his grotto. We will provide family festive fun, Christmas activities and refreshments for you to celebrate with your friends and family this season.

 

Pricing Information

Kingfisher - Adult or child Max 20 people on board - £15 per person
Richmond - Adult or child Max 32 people on board - £15 per person
Kingfisher - Festive Boat Ride Max 20 people on board - £12.5 per person
Richmond - CHRISTMAS BOAT TRIPS FOR APPROVED COMMUNITY GROUPS AND SCHOOLS Max 32 people on board - £400 whole boat booking

Family Christmas Boat Trips

Both our Kingfisher and Richmond Boat Trips will take 1 hour and 15 minutes and depart from the Canal Basin.

Kingfisher

Father Christmas will board Kingfisher with the help of his crew to say hello and give gifts to the children, then return to his grotto. Children will receive a wrapped named gift from Father Christmas and other gifts will be given out during the journey and when the family departs. We will be providing light refreshments for our customers and our Cabin Crew will be aboard to involve children in activities around the theme of the North Pole.

Kingfisher – Adult or Child
Max 20 people on board – £15 per person

Richmond

Richmond
On our Richmond boat, Father Christmas will also board the boat from his grotto but will stay on board and travel back to the Canal Basin with your family and friends. Children will receive a wrapped named gift from Father Christmas and other gifts will be given out during the journey and when the family departs. We will be providing light refreshments for our customers and our Cabin Crew will be aboard to involve children in activities around the theme of the North Pole.

Richmond – Adult or Child
Max 32 people on board – £15 per person

Bookings open on 27 September 2023 with our online booking system available for your use.  For any more information or queries please contact boxoffice@nullchichestercanal.com  or Telephone 01243 771363

Festive Boat Ride

Our Festive Boat Ride aboard Kingfisher will take 1 hour and 15 minutes and depart from the Canal Basin. Passengers can enjoy a mince pie and mulled wine or coffee and fruitcake on board.

Kingfisher – Festive Boat Ride
Max 20 people on board – £12.50 per person

Bookings open on 9 October 2023 with our online booking system available for your use. For any more information or queries please contact boxoffice@nullchichestercanal.com or telephone 01243 771363.

 

Christmas Boat Trips for Approved Community Groups and Schools

Our Richmond Boat Trips will take 1 hour and 15 minutes and depart from the Canal Basin.
Father Christmas will board the Richmond boat at Hunston and travel back to the Canal Basin with your family and friends. Wrapped named gifts will be given out by Father Christmas and other treats will be given out during the journey and when your group departs. We will be providing light refreshments for our customers and our Cabin Crew will be arranging activities on board around the theme of the North Pole.

Richmond – Christmas Boat Trips for Approved Community Groups and Schools

Max 32 people on board – £400 whole boat booking
These will be available to book in house only between the 17th and 22nd September for Approved Community Groups and Schools.

If you would like to book a date please come back to us on boxoffice@nullchichestercanal.com or telephone 01243 771363.

 

Christmas Light Switch-on Evening

Please Join us for Countdown to Christmas at the Chichester Canal Basin Performances by Fishbourne Mill Morris Dancers and join in Festive carols with the OK Chorale Choir Sunday from 4 pm onwards on the 26th of November 2023.
Watch the Portsmouth Model Boat Firework display from 5 pm and join Father Christmas for our annual Christmas Lights Switch on.
Hot Chocolate. Mulled wine and Mince pies will be available to purchase from the Canal Café and Food vans will be selling delicious bites to eat.

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Once you have booked, you will receive a booking confirmation email where you can follow the link to input your children’s names. We would appreciate you do this at your earliest convenience.

Please remember to add a Wheelchair space to your party when booking if required you will not be charged for the extra seat a paid seat must also be added for the person in the wheelchair
We would be grateful if you could add any special requirement or dietary requirements when you book.

Although we will try our best to heat the boat, please wear suitable clothes for the temperature outside on the day.

The children will have a chance to talk with Father Christmas and you may take photographs of your family with him.

Infants under 2 can go free but must be counted on your booking and will not be given refreshment or gifts on the journey.


CUSTOMERS ARE REMINDED THAT:

  • You must book in on arrival at the Chichester Canal centre before boarding our boats.
  • A maximum of two wheelchairs are permitted per trip. Both boats have lifts for passengers with impaired mobility or requiring wheelchair access. There is a ramp to the pontoon.
  • When booking please put down any special requirements for your trip.
  • Toilet facilities are available on-site before you board the boat. Both boats have toilet facilities on board; the facility on Kingfisher is accessible to wheelchair users.
  • We regret that dogs are not allowed on our boat trips, the only exception being guide or assistance dogs.