The Avon Ring takes narrowboat holiday-makers on a 108 mile waterway tour through the counties of Warwickshire and Worcestershire
This incredible waterway journey passes through 130 locks and takes around 58 hours. It can be done in a week, but most boaters take it at a more leisurely pace over the course of 10 days or two week.
The Avon Ring navigates sections of the Stratford Canal, River Avon, River Severn and Worcester & Birmingham Canal. Highlights include: Shakespeare’s Stratford; the Lapworth flight of 25 locks; the Wilmcote flight of 11 locks; the River Avon and its panoramic views; historic Evesham and Tewskesbury; Worcester and its magnificent cathedral; Telford’s lofty Mythe Bridge; the tidal River Severn double river-lock at Diglis, and the 30 lock Tardebigge Flight, the longest in the country.
The best Drifters bases for accessing the Avon Ring are Worcester, Stoke Prior, Tardebigge, Alvechurch or Wootton Wawen.

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AVON RING
108 miles, 130 locks, 7 days at 9 hours cruising per day or 14days at 6 hours cruising per day.
Waterways:
Worcester & Birmingham Canal, River Avon, Stratford on Avon Canal, Birmingham Canal Navigations.
Highlights:
Stratford on Avon, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Tewkesbury Abbey, Mary Arden’s House, Birmingham nightlife ,Birmingham Science Museum, Birmingham Symphony Hall, Birmingham Sealife Centre, Brindley Place, Evesham town, Pershore town, Stourport, Worcester City, Worcester Cathedral.

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