The BRM Chesterfield Festival of Cricket, in association with Chesterfield Borough Council, returns to Queen’s Park in June/July.

The picturesque ground will again play host to traditional County Championship cricket, as well as vibrant Vitality Blast action at the height of summer.

It all begins on Saturday, 28th June, when Derbyshire Falcons Women take on Worcestershire in the Vitality Blast, before Derbyshire Men host Lancashire in Rothesay County Championship action from Sunday, 29th June.

The Blaze face Hampshire in a T20 on Friday, 4th July, with the Falcons Men looking to extend their lengthy unbeaten run against Yorkshire on Sunday, 6th July.

All seven days of cricket are included in a Festival Pass for just £59 to allow you to enjoy a full week of thrilling action at one of the most picturesque cricket grounds in the Country.

For the latest updates on the BRM Chesterfield Festival of Cricket, please visit the Derbyshire County Cricket website here: https://cricket.derbyshireccc.com/chesterfield-festival-of-cricket/ or call 01332 388 101.

If you are looking to upgrade your Festival experience, our Hospitality packages are available to book for Sunday 29 June – Tuesday 1 July, and Sunday 6 July. To find out more or book your package, visit our hospitality site, powered by Seat Unique: https://derbyshireccc-hospitality.seatunique.com/

Transport

Getting to the Chesterfield Cricket Festival by bus

Easily plan your journey to the Cricket festival by bus here. Maximum fare £2 one way.

There are bus stops right outside Queens Park, where the Cricket Festival is held, on Boythorpe Road and Park Road served by the following buses.

Stagecoach Gold X17 up to every 30 mins from Sheffield or Matlock, hourly from Barnsley or Wirksworth
Stagecoach 39 up to every 20 mins from Holme Hall or Grangewood areas of Chesterfield Stagecoach 90a hourly from Markham Vale, Staveley, Hollingwood and Brimington
Hulleys of Baslow 55 hourly from Alfreton, Tibshelf, Clay Cross and Wingerworth

Buses to & from Chesterfield Town Centre

All buses to & from Chesterfield have stops approximately 8 to 12 minutes’ walk from Queens Park, in the town centre. The buses below run to Chesterfield from surrounding towns and villages. For local buses in Chesterfield from the town’s suburbs visit stagecoachbus.com

Stagecoach buses – stagecoachbus.com

• 1 – from Langwith & Shirebrook | hourly.
• 1 & 1a – from Bolsover, Duckmanton & Calow | up to every 20 mins.
• 43 & 44 – from Sheffield, Dronfield & Unstone | up to 3 buses an hour
• 50 & 50a – from Sheffield, Mosborough, Eckington, New Whittington | up to every 30 mins.
• 51 – from Clay Cross & Tupton | up to every 30 mins.
• 54 & 54a –  from Clay Cross & North Wingfield | up to every 15 mins
• 77 – from Worksop, Creswell, Clowne, Barlborough & Staveley | up to every 30 mins
• X17 – from Barnsley, Sheffield, Matlock, Matlock Bath, Cromford & Wirksworth
• 170 – run daily linking Chesterfield Rail Station, New Beetwell Street, Baslow and Chatsworth to Bakewell
• Pronto – from Nottingham, Mansfield, Glapwell & Holmewood | up to every 30 mins

Trentbarton buses – tranbarton.co.uk

• Comet – from Derby, Ripley, Alfreton & Clay Cross | Hourly

Getting to the Chesterfield Cricket Festival by train

Chesterfield train station is approximately 20 minutes’ walk from the Cricket Festival and has direct trains to and from:

• The North East and South West on Cross Country Trains
• London, Manchester, Liverpool, Norfolk and the East Midlands on East Midlands Railway
• West Yorkshire and South Yorkshire on Northern Rail.

Looking for other things to do in Chesterfield? Use our what’s on guide to plan your day out.

Why not make a short break of it?  Details of hotels and more at www.chesterfield.co.uk/visiting