Cruising Route

Canal Boat Holidays
The East Midlands Ring.

Start From Gayton Marina

From Gayton Marina
Cruising days : 14
Cruising hours : 85 hours
Locks : 115

Start From Union Wharf Marina

From Union Wharf Marina
Cruising days : 14
Cruising hours : 75 hours
Locks : 102

Information

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.

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The East Midlands Ring Canal Boat Holidays Route

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Useful Information

Wicksteed Park is situated in 147 acres of landscaped English countryside and offers the elements of a country and theme park in one. www.wicksteed.co.uk

Stanford hall, Lutterworth leics -Historical home with museums, tearooms and garden www.stanfordhall.co.uk

Foxton Locks www.foxtonlocks.com

Tamworth Snow Dome www.snowdome.co.uk

Drayton Manor Theme Park www.draytonmanor.co.uk

St.Martins Square is Leicester's most unique and fashionable shopping centre, located conveniently in the Lanes area of the City www.martinssquare.com

Tourist information www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk www.goleicestershire.com www.touruk.co.uk www.aboutbritain.com

Leicesters Museums www.Leicestermuseums.ac.uk

Haymarket Theatre Leicester www.lhtheatre.co.uk

National Space centre- Leicester Website Tel. 0116 261 0261

Newarke Houses Museum Leicester Website Tel. 0116 225 4980

Phoenix Arts Centre Leicester Tel. 0116 255 4854

Jewry Wall Museum Tel. 0116 225 4971

Shires Shopping centre Website Tel. 0116 251 2461

Eco House Western park, Kinkley Road, Leicester Tel. 0116 285 5489

Abbey pumping Station Website Tel. 0116 299 5111

The Gas museum at Aylestone Website Tel. 0116 250 3190

Brocks Hill Country Park & Environment Centre Website Tel. 0116 271 4514