This is a recommended canal boat holidays route.
This Cruise combines non-tidal rivers with broad and narrow canals offering a mixture of waterway experiences.
Cruise down the Grand Union to Braunston, up the Oxford canal through Rugby, up the Coventry canal past the city bearing its name.
Along the long Trent & Mersey canal, past Burton on Trent & Derby, down the River Soar through Leicester and back to Market Harborough.
Book From : Gayton Marina
14 day canal boat hire.
85 Hours cruising time.
115 Locks.
Book From : Union Wharf Marina
14 day canal boat hire.
75 Hours cruising time.
102 Locks.
Stanford Hall, Lutterworth, Leicestershire - An historical home with museums, tearooms and gardens | Website |
Heart of the Shires Shopping Village | Website Telephone : 01604 230213 |
Webb Ellis Rugby Football Museum | Website Telephone : 01788 567777 |
Coventry Cathedral | Website Telephone : 024 7652 1200 |
Rockingham Castle | Website Telephone : 01536 770240 |
Drayton Manor Theme Park | Website Telephone : 01827 285551 |
Herbert Art Gallery and Museum | Website Telephone : 024 7623 7521 |
Coventry Transport Museum | Website Telephone : 024 7623 4270 |
Tamworth Snowdome | Website Telephone : 0844 800 0011 |
St.Martins Square Shopping Centre | Website Telephone : 0116 255 2694 |
Leicester Museums | Website Telephone : 0116 225 4900 |
National Space Centre Leicester | Website Telephone : 0116 261 0261 |
The National Gas Museum | Website Telephone : 0116 250 3190 |
Brocks Hill Country Park and Visitor Centre | Website Telephone : 0116 257 2888 |
Wistow Maze | Website Telephone : 07884 403889 |
Loughborough Bell Foundry | Website Telephone : 01509 212241 |
Great Central Railway | Website Telephone : 01509 632323 |
National Brewery Centre | Website Telephone : 01283 532880 |
Claymills Victorian Pumping Station | Website Telephone : 01283 509929 |
Charnwood Museum | Website Telephone : 01509 233754 |
Stonehurst Family Farm | Website Telephone : 01509 413216 |
Theatres in Leicester | Website Telephone : 01509 413216 |
Leicester Tourist information | Website Telephone : 0116 299 4444 |
Foxton Locks | Website Telephone : 0116 299 4444 |
Stanford Hall, Lutterworth, Leicestershire - An historical home with museums, tearooms and gardens | Website Telephone : 0116 299 4444 |
Webb Ellis Rugby Football Museum | Website Telephone : 01788 567777 |
Coventry Cathedral | Website Telephone : 024 7652 1200 |
Leicestershire Tourist Information | Website Telephone : 0116 299 4444 |
Rockingham Castle | Website Telephone : 01536 770240 |
Drayton Manor Theme Park | Website Telephone : 01827 285551 |
Herbert Art Gallery and Museum | Website Telephone : 024 7623 7521 |
Coventry Transport Museum | Website Telephone : 024 7623 4270 |
Tamworth Snowdome | Website Telephone : 0844 800 0011 |
St.Martins Square Shopping Centre | Website Telephone : 0116 255 2694 |
Leicester Museums | Website Telephone : 0116 225 4900 |
National Space Centre Leicester | Website Telephone : 0116 261 0261 |
The National Gas Museum | Website Telephone : 0116 250 3190 |
Brocks Hill Country Park and Visitor Centre | Website Telephone : 0116 257 2888 |
Wistow Maze | Website Telephone : 07884 403889 |
Loughborough Bell Foundry | Website Telephone : 01509 212241 |
Great Central Railway | Website Telephone : 01509 632323 |
National Brewery Centre | Website Telephone : 01283 532880 |
Claymills Victorian Pumping Station | Website Telephone : 01283 509929 |
Charnwood Museum | Website Telephone : 01509 233754 |
Stonehurst Family Farm | Website Telephone : 01509 413216 |
Theatres in Leicester | Website Telephone : 01509 413216 |
Leicester Tourist information | Website Telephone : 0116 299 4444 |