The Cheshire Ring
One week - a strenuous 8 hours a day, 128 miles, 118 locks through the Harecastle Tunnel on the Trent & Mersey Canal. Join the Macclesfield Canal at Hardings Wood Junction past the Peak National Park with breathtaking scenery. Then the Peak Forest Canal and the Ashton Canal. Cruise through the wide locks of the Rochdale Nine and the heart of Manchester Night Life. The Bridgewater Canal is adjacent to the Manchester Ship Canal and you will pass through the infamous Anderton Lift. Local attractions include Little Moreton Hall, Museum of Science and Industry, Dunham Massey Hall and Paradise Hill - just a few attractions to be found on this picturesque adventure cruise in the Derbyshire and Cheshire countryside.
Two weeks - if you have time to spare, why not book the boat for 2 weeks and have a more relaxing holiday, with time to stop and explore whenever you fancy.

The Four Counties Ring
One week - cruising a strenuous 9 hours a day, 120 miles, 108 locks. You will travel through the counties of Staffordshire, Derbyshire, Cheshire and Shropshire for the ultimate holiday experience. Sights such as the Harecastle Tunnel (where the canal water is orange) to the 26 locks of Heartbreak Hill make this adventure truly stunning. Visitor Attractions include Shugborough Hall, Trentham Gardens, Wedgwood Visitor Centre, to name but a few.
Two weeks - a more sedate 6 hours a day taking in the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct on the Llangollen Canal, 198 miles, 143 locks. The Llangollen Canal and breathtaking scenery of Wales: experience the dramatic splendor of the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct. This monument of early engineering is quite spectacular and spans an incredible distance of 1,007 feet long by 126 feet wide. Horseshoe Falls, Llangollen Steam Railway, Valle Crucis Abbey, Chirk Castle and Shropshire's Lake District are just a few of the sights to take in whilst cruising the picturesque Welsh Canals. The return journey allows a second chance to enjoy the breathtaking scenery before we join the Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal. Cruise onto Norbury Junction, once the outlet for the Shrewsbury Newport and Trent Branches of the Shropshire Union Canal system. Turn onto the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal at Autherley Junction and take in the local attractions of Shrugborough Hall and County Museum.Then cruise northerly on the Trent and Mersey Canal to join the Caldon Canal.

The Caldon Canal
One week - cruising a leisurely 3 hours a day 42 miles, 34 locks. This is a leisurely cruise through the picturesque Churnet Valley which takes in 25 miles of narrow canals, one aqueduct, 3 lift bridges and one tunnel. Travel to many of the tourist attractions of Stoke on Trent without the hassle of parking and traffic congestion. Alton Towers Theme Park, Consall Nature Park and Wild Life Sanctuary, Devils' Staircase, Waterworld, Etruria Bone and Flint Mill are just some of the visitor attractions which can be visited along the canal. For waterway attractions look no further than the Bedford Staircase Locks, Hazlehurst Junction and Aqueduct, Rudyard Reservoir and the Leek Branch of the Caldon Canal. If time permits travel south onto the Trent and Mersey Canal to Barlaston and Stone to enjoy wide beam canals.

The Leicester Ring
Two weeks - cruising a moderate 7 hours a day, 229 miles, 156 locks. Cruising a moderate 7 hours a day, 229 miles, 156 locks. The Leicester Ring takes in scenery of Staffordshire, Leicestershire and Birmingham. Cruising southerly down the Trent and Mersey Canal through Great Haywood and onto Fradley Junction. We turn to Burton on Trent and join the canalised River Soar onto Leicester and its Cathedral. Foxton Locks is 2 staircases of 5 locks each and the Watford Locks are 7 narrow locks with 4 locks in a staircase are just the tip of the iceberg for waterway attractions. Visitor attractions include John Taylor-Bell Foundry, Great Central Steam Railway, Shardlow and Coventry Cathedral. Or enjoy shopping in Leicester and Coventry. We turn at Norton Junction onto the Oxford Canal and Coventry Canal and rejoin the Trent and Mersey Canal at Fradley Junction for our homeward journey.

Short Breaks
3-4 nights To Barlaston & Back - 6 hours a day, 40 miles, 42 locks.
The Alton Towers Alternative - 6 hours a day, 36 miles, 16 locks - miss the traffic queues into Alton Towers. Spend the day on white knuckle rides at the park and then unwind cruising back to the Caldon Canal.
From Base to Leek & return - 6 hours a day, 26 miles lock-free.
"Up Hanley Duck" - 5 hours a day, 20 miles, 20 locks - stop off for Hanley's nightlife after a days shopping in the Potteries Centre.
Anniversary Special - book a table at a waterside restaurant for a romantic dinner, then cruise the Caldon Canal with your loved one.
Hen weekend - a real girlie treat which separates the women from the girls, sample the delights of local food and drink from waterside restaurants and pubs.