Long Routes

Long Canal Boating Routes

There is a huge choice of canal boating routes for you to do. See the choice of routes below. You can of course plan your own route or ask the experienced staff at the marinas - they are always glad to give advice. There is no set schedule - It's entirely up to you .

 
Alton Towers from Anderton marina
Marina : Anderton
County: Cheshire
Canals: Caldon, Trent And Mersey
River: n/a
Cruising Days: 10.00 to 15.00
Cruising Hours: 57.00
Locks: 104

The Caldon Canal is widely seen as one of them most interesting waterways in the country. The canal was built to carry limestone for the iron industry and flints for the pottery .....
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Avon ring from Alvechurch
Marina : Alvechurch
Counties: Warwickshire, Worcestershire
Canals: Stratford Upon Avon, Worcester And Birmingham
Rivers: Avon, Severn
Cruising Days: 10.00 to 15.00
Cruising Hours: 59.00
Locks: 131

A cruise along the Stratford upon Avon canal, the Rivers Avon and Severn, visiting historical towns like Worcester, Tewkesbury and Evesham, and the home of the Bard himself - .....
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Avon Ring from Lyons Boat Yard
Marina : Lyons Boat Yard
County: Warwickshire
Canals: Stratford Upon Avon, Worcester And Birmingham
Rivers: Avon, Severn
Cruising Days: 11.00 to 15.00
Cruising Hours: 61.00
Locks: 130

A cruise along the Stratford upon Avon canal, the Rivers Avon & Severn, visiting historical towns like Worcester & Tewkesbury & Evesham, & the home of the Bard himself - Stratford .....
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Avon Ring from Stourport on Severn
Marina : Stourport on Severn
County: Worcestershire
Canals: Stratford Upon Avon, Worcester And Birmingham
Rivers: Avon, Severn
Cruising Days: 11.00 to 15.00
Cruising Hours: 69.50
Locks: 145

The River Avon stretches for some 40 navigable miles between Tewkesbury and Stratford upon Avon, through the Vale of Evesham, Pershore and Tewkesbury. Tewkesbury is an .....
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Avon ring from Worcester
Marina : Worcester
County: Worcestershire
Canals: Stratford Upon Avon, Worcester And Birmingham
Rivers: Avon, Severn
Cruising Days: 11.00 to 15.00
Cruising Hours: 62.50
Locks: 131

A fabulour cruise along the Stratford upon Avon canal, the Rivers Avon & Severn, visiting historical towns like Worcester & Tewkesbury & Evesham, & the home of the Bard himself .....
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Bath and return from Aldermaston
Marina : Aldermaston
County: Berkshire
Canal: Kennet And Avon
River: n/a
Cruising Days: 14.00 to 15.00
Cruising Hours: 82.00
Locks: 164

This is a 2 week trip. Aldermaston wharf is close to the railway station with good connections to Paddington in London, taking 55 minutes from London Paddington , or 13 minutes .....
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Bingley and return from Anderton
Marina : Anderton
County: Cheshire
Canal: Trent And Mersey
River: n/a
Cruising Days: 14.00 to 22.00
Cruising Hours: 109.00
Locks: 128

Take a tram into Manchester and visit the cities many attractions including the Imperial War Museum North at The Quays Cruise up the Leeds & Liverpool canal with views of the .....
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Black Country ring from Alvechurch
Marina : Alvechurch
County: Worcestershire
Canals: Birmingham, Birmingham and Fazeley
River: n/a
Cruising Days: 7.00 to 11.00
Cruising Hours: 52.00
Locks: 79

This route is packed with options for family activities and also a rich mixture of canal scenery, & can include visits to The Sea Life centre in Birmingham(mooring outside), .....
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Black Country Ring from Hinksford Wharf
Marina : Hinksford Wharf
County: Staffordshire
Canals: Birmingham, Birmingham and Fazeley
River: n/a
Cruising Days: 7.00 to 14.00
Cruising Hours: 55.50
Locks: 109

The Black Country cruising ring (also known as the Staffordshire ring) is made up of a combination of canals each memorable for different reasons. Leaving the much-revamped .....
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Bradford on Avon and return from Alderma.....
Marina : Aldermaston
County: Berkshire
Canal: Kennet And Avon
River: n/a
Cruising Days: 10.00 to 15.00
Cruising Hours: 74.50
Locks: 162

Cruise most of the Kennet & Avon Canal. Newbury was an affluent C17th and C18th cloth town, which is apparently evident by the size of its church. The area called West Mills .....
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Caldon Canal from Kings Orchard Marina
Marina : Kings Orchard
County: Staffordshire
Canals: Caldon, Coventry
River: n/a
Cruising Days: 10.00 to 11.00
Cruising Hours: 58.00
Locks: 80

The Caldon Canal takes you from Stoke-on-Trent to picturesque Staffordshire and the Churnet Valley. It is still steeped in history, with fascinating industrial buildings .....
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Cheshire ring from Anderton
Marina : Anderton
County: Cheshire
Canals: Bridgewater, Macclesfield
River: n/a
Cruising Days: 8.00 to 11.00
Cruising Hours: 53.00
Locks: 92

A fascinating trip that takes you through the heart of Manchester and the Peak District with its distinctive stone architecture. The Cheshire Ring is a canal cruising circuit .....
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Cheshire Ring from Middlewich
Marina : Middlewich
County: Cheshire
Canals: Bridgewater, Macclesfield
River: n/a
Cruising Days: 7.00 to 11.00
Cruising Hours: 53.00
Locks: 92

A fascinating trip that takes you through the heart of Manchester and the Peak District with its distinctive stone architecture. The Cheshire Ring is a canal cruising circuit .....
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Cheshire Ring from Tattenhall marina
Marina : Chester
County: Cheshire
Canals: Bridgewater, Macclesfield
River: n/a
Cruising Days: 14.00 to 15.00
Cruising Hours: 71.00
Locks: 112

A fascinating trip that takes you through the heart of Manchester. The Cheshire Ring is a canal cruising circuit or canal ring, which includes sections of six canals in and .....
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Cheshire ring from Whitchurch
Marina : Whitchurch
County: Worcestershire
Canals: Bridgewater, Peak Forest
River: n/a
Cruising Days: 12.00
Cruising Hours: 82.00
Locks: 138

The Cheshire Ring takes in the whole of the Macclesfield Canal and parts of the Trent and Mersey, bridgewater, Rochdale, Ashton and Peak Forest Canals. It provides a complete .....
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Cheshire ring from Wrenbury
Marina : Wrenbury
County: Worcestershire
Canals: Bridgewater, Macclesfield
River: n/a
Cruising Days: 11.00
Cruising Hours: 72.00
Locks: 118

The Cheshire Ring takes in the whole of the Macclesfield Canal and parts of the Trent and Mersey, Bridgewater, Rochdale, Ashton and Peak Forest Canals. It provides a complete .....
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Devizes and return from Aldermaston
Marina : Aldermaston
County: Wiltshire
Canal: Kennet And Avon
River: n/a
Cruising Days: 10.00 to 11.00
Cruising Hours: 51.00
Locks: 88

Leisurely cruise along the Kennet & Avon Canal Newbury developed in the Middle Ages as an important cloth town, and the town has managed to retain much of its period .....
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East Midlands or Leicester ring from Gay.....
Marina : Gayton
County: Northamptonshire
Canals: Coventry, Grand Union
River: n/a
Cruising Days: 15.00
Cruising Hours: 88.00
Locks: 115

Visit the new visitor Centre of Richard III in Leicester and follow the story of the most ambitious archaeological projects ever attempted: no less than a search for the lost .....
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East Midlands or Leicester Ring from Nor.....
Marina : North Kilworth
Counties: Derbyshire, Leicestershire
Canals: Birmingham and Fazeley, Coventry
River: Soar
Cruising Days: 15.00
Cruising Hours: 78.00
Locks: 101

Visit the new visitor Centre of Richard III in Leicester and follow the story of the most ambitious archaeological projects ever attempted: no less than a search for the lost .....
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East Midlands or Leicester Ring from Nor.....
Marina : North Kilworth
Counties: Derbyshire, Leicestershire
Canals: Birmingham and Fazeley, Coventry
River: Trent
Cruising Days: 10.00 to 11.00
Cruising Hours: 78.00
Locks: 101

A varied route taking in parts of the Grand Union Main Line & Leicester Line, the Oxford Canal, the River Soar, a short section of the River Trent, part of the Trent & Mersey .....
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East Midlands or Leicester Ring from Nor.....
Marina : North Kilworth Marina
Counties: Derbyshire, Leicestershire
Canals: Birmingham and Fazeley, Coventry
River: Soar
Cruising Days: 15.00
Cruising Hours: 78.00
Locks: 101

Visit the new visitor Centre of Richard III in Leicester and follow the story of the most ambitious archaeological projects ever attempted: no less than a search for the lost .....
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East Midlands or Leicester Ring from Spr.....
Marina : Springwood Haven
Counties: Derbyshire, Leicestershire
Canals: Birmingham and Fazeley, Coventry
River: n/a
Cruising Days: 14.00 to 15.00
Cruising Hours: 79.00
Locks: 101

A varied route taking in parts of the Grand Union Main Line & Leicester Line, the Oxford Canal, the River Soar, a short section of the River Trent, part of the Trent & Mersey .....
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Four Counties ring from Anderton
Marina : Anderton
Counties: Cheshire, Shropshire
Canals: Shropshire Union, Staffordshire And Worcestershire
River: n/a
Cruising Days: 12.00 to 15.00
Cruising Hours: 69.50
Locks: 102

The Four Counties are Cheshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire and West Midlands. This route takes you through beautiful countryside, with Historic houses like Shugborough, navigate .....
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Four Counties ring from Blackwater
Marina : Blackwater
County: Shropshire
Canals: Llangollen, Shropshire Union
River: n/a
Cruising Days: 15.00
Cruising Hours: 90.00
Locks: 132

From the Llangollen and Shropshire Union Canal through the rolling Cheshire Plains to the Trent & Mersey Canal, the Staffordshire & Worcester Canal and back via the Shropshire .....
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Four Counties ring from Gailey
Marina : Gailey
County: Shropshire
Canals: Shropshire Union, Staffordshire And Worcestershire
River: n/a
Cruising Days: 8.00 to 11.00
Cruising Hours: 55.00
Locks: 94

From the Shropshire Union Canal through the rolling Cheshire Plains to the Trent & Mersey Canal, the Staffordshire & Worcester Canal and back via the Shropshire Union the Four .....
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Four Counties Ring from Hinksford Wharf
Marina : Hinksford Wharf
County: n/a
Canals: Shropshire Union, Staffordshire And Worcestershire
River: n/a
Cruising Days: 10.00 to 14.00
Cruising Hours: 74.00
Locks: 124

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Four Counties Ring from Middlewich
Marina : Middlewich
Counties: Cheshire, Shropshire
Canals: Shropshire Union, Staffordshire And Worcestershire
River: n/a
Cruising Days: 7.00 to 11.00
Cruising Hours: 61.00
Locks: 94

The Four Counties are Cheshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire and West Midlands. This route takes you through beautiful countryside, with Historic houses like Shugborough, navigate .....
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Four Counties Ring from Tattenhall Marin.....
Marina : Chester
Counties: Cheshire, Shropshire
Canals: Shropshire Union, Staffordshire And Worcestershire
River: n/a
Cruising Days: 14.00 to 15.00
Cruising Hours: 69.00
Locks: 106

From the Shropshire Union Canal through the rolling Cheshire Plains to the Trent & Mersey Canal, the Staffordshire & Worcester Canal and back via the Shropshire Union the Four .....
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Four Counties ring from Whitchurch
Marina : Whitchurch
County: Shropshire
Canals: Llangollen, Shropshire Union
River: n/a
Cruising Days: 15.00
Cruising Hours: 79.00
Locks: 132

From the Llangollen and Shropshire Union Canal through the rolling Cheshire Plains to the Trent & Mersey Canal, the Staffordshire & Worcester Canal and back via the Shropshire .....
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Four Counties ring from Wrenbury
Marina : Wrenbury
Counties: Cheshire, Shropshire
Canal: Llangollen
River: n/a
Cruising Days: 11.00
Cruising Hours: 69.00
Locks: 112

The Four Counties are Cheshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire and West Midlands. This route takes you through beautiful countryside, with Historic houses like Shugborough, navigate .....
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Froghall and return from Anderton along .....
Marina : Anderton
County: Cheshire
Canals: Caldon, Trent And Mersey
River: n/a
Cruising Days: 11.00 to 15.00
Cruising Hours: 57.00
Locks: 104

10 night Cruise from Anderton to the beautiful Caldon Canal. The Caldon Canal is widely seen as one of them most interesting waterways in the country. The canal was built to .....
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Gailey and return from Anderton
Marina : Anderton
Counties: Cheshire, Shropshire
Canal: Shropshire Union
River: n/a
Cruising Days: 11.00
Cruising Hours: 66.50
Locks: 74

Cruise through small Cheshire towns like Northwich, Middlewich and Nantwich along the Middlwich canal and Shropshire Union canal with its tranquil setting and small villages and .....
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Hungerford and return from Hilperton
Marina : Hilperton
County: Wiltshire
Canal: Kennet And Avon
River: n/a
Cruising Days: 8.00 to 11.00
Cruising Hours: 49.50
Locks: 120

Cruise to the charming historic market town of Devizes through the fantastic Caen Hill flight of locks- 29 wide beam locks in just 2.25 miles to the pretty village of Pewsey, and .....
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Llangollen and return from Middlewich
Marina : Middlewich
Counties: Cheshire, Shropshire
Canals: Llangollen, Trent And Mersey
River: n/a
Cruising Days: 7.00 to 14.00
Cruising Hours: 58.00
Locks: 50

This very beautiful canal is one of the most popular waterways in Europe and includes the famous Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, which is one of the most spectacular and amazing feats of .....
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Market Harborough and return from Spring.....
Marina : Springwood Haven
Counties: Leicestershire, Warwickshire
Canals: Coventry, Grand Union
River: n/a
Cruising Days: 10.00 to 14.00
Cruising Hours: 59.50
Locks: 54

A relaxing cruise, as the canal winds through uncluttered countryside. This route offers the rare chance to revel in remote landscapes with the drama of an idyllic lock flight and .....
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Newbury and Return from Bradford on Avon
Marina : Bradford-on-Avon
County: Wiltshire
Canal: n/a
River: n/a
Cruising Days: 12.00
Cruising Hours: 60.00
Locks: 140

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Newbury and return from Hilperton
Marina : Hilperton
County: Wiltshire
Canal: Kennet And Avon
River: n/a
Cruising Days: 11.00 to 12.00
Cruising Hours: 60.00
Locks: 140

Cruise to the charming historic market town of Devizes through the fantastic Caen Hill flight of locks, through the vale of Pewsey through lush Wiltshire countryside with .....
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Oxford and return from Gayton
Marina : Gayton
County: Northamptonshire
Canals: Grand Union, Oxford
River: n/a
Cruising Days: 11.00 to 15.00
Cruising Hours: 73.50
Locks: 104

Visit Oxford, the City of Dreaming Spires, famous the world over for it's University and go punting on the River, also visit the Cathedral, and the Dinosaurs & Dodos in the Museum .....
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Reading and return from Hilperton
Marina : Hilperton
County: Wiltshire
Canal: Kennet And Avon
River: n/a
Cruising Days: 15.00
Cruising Hours: 85.00
Locks: 182

Cruise almost the whole length of the Kennet & Avon canal following its picturesque course virtually the entire way to Reading, the number and variety of towns and villages that .....
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Snarestone and return from Gayton
Marina : Gayton
County: Northamptonshire
Canals: Ashby, Grand Union
River: n/a
Cruising Days: 8.00 to 11.00
Cruising Hours: 54.00
Locks: 34

Cruise up to the lovely canal village of Braunston, through the town of Rugby to the lovely lock free Ashby Canal. The Ashby canal is steeped in history, this beautiful , .....
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Stourport ring from Alvechurch
Marina : Alvechurch
County: Worcestershire
Canals: Birmingham, Staffordshire And Worcestershire
River: Severn
Cruising Days: 7.00 to 11.00
Cruising Hours: 51.50
Locks: 118

Offering an interesting mix of river, countryside and cities, this route will take you through the historic city of Worcester, along the River Severn to one of the prettiest .....
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Stourport Ring from Stourport
Marina : Stourport on Severn
County: Worcestershire
Canals: Birmingham, Staffordshire And Worcestershire
River: n/a
Cruising Days: 8.00 to 15.00
Cruising Hours: 52.50
Locks: 118

The Stourport Ring visits no fewer than three cities of contrasting colours, Wolverhampton, industrial Birmingham and the ancient City of Worcester taking in both urban and .....
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Stourport ring from Worcester
Marina : Worcester
County: Worcestershire
Canals: Birmingham, Staffordshire And Worcestershire
River: n/a
Cruising Days: 8.00 to 11.00
Cruising Hours: 51.50
Locks: 118

Offering an interesting mix of river, countryside and cities, this route will take you through the historic city of Worcester, along the River Severn to one of the prettiest .....
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Stratford upon Avon from Stourport on Se.....
Marina : Stourport on Severn
County: Worcestershire
Canal: n/a
River: n/a
Cruising Days: 11.00 to 15.00
Cruising Hours: 55.50
Locks: 52

Worcester has plenty to offer the visitor, including the imposing cathedral which dates from 1074. In Friar Street is Greyfriars, dating from 1480 this is one of the finest .....
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Tarleton and return from Anderton
Marina : Anderton
County: Cheshire
Canal: Trent And Mersey
River: n/a
Cruising Days: 8.00 to 11.00
Cruising Hours: 52.00
Locks: 32

Cruise from Cheshire to Lancashire, this route can be done over 10 days to make it a more leisurely cruise, you can also take a tram into the city of Manchester if you wish, but .....
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Warwickshire ring from Alvechurch
Marina : Alvechurch
Counties: Warwickshire, Worcestershire
Canal: Grand Union
River: n/a
Cruising Days: 10.00 to 15.00
Cruising Hours: 65.00
Locks: 121

Cruise from the medieval village of Alvechurch with its pretty half-timbered houses through idyllic stretches of countryside to Stratford on Avon or to Warwick. This route .....
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Warwickshire ring from Gayton
Marina : Gayton
County: Warwickshire
Canal: Oxford
River: n/a
Cruising Days: 11.00 to 12.00
Cruising Hours: 75.50
Locks: 147

This route combines historic castles, like Warwick, daredevil rides at Drayton manor, toboganning or ski-ing in Tamworth, the Stairway to heaven at Hatton's 21 locks, Braunston's .....
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Windsor and Oxford and return from Alder.....
Marina : Aldermaston
County: Berkshire
Canal: Kennet And Avon
River: Thames
Cruising Days: 10.00 to 15.00
Cruising Hours: 63.50
Locks: 70

10-14 night cruise and to the Royal town of Windsor and visit its famous castle and Legoland & to Oxford, The City of Dreaming Spires, famous the world over for its University and .....
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