The East Midlands Ring journeys 154 miles through the Leicestershire countryside
Also known as the Leicester Ring, this circuit travels through 100 locks, and takes around 84 hours. It takes boaters along a mixture of canals and rivers, including the Rivers Trent and Soar, the Leicester Line of the Grand Union Canal, and along sections of the Coventry, Birmingham & Fazeley and Trent & Mersey canals.
Best done on a two week holiday, destinations to visit along the way include: Coventry Cathedral; Foxton Locks; Foxton Inclined Plane Museum; and the pretty canalside village of Shardlow.
The best Drifters bases for this Ring are Braunston and Gayton.
East Midlands Ring Canal Map
For full details of the individual routes and attractions, simply hover your mouse over any one of the numbered Drifters Hire Bases.
Then click on “Routes and Availability” in the blue ‘pop-up’ panels.
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Kings Orchard Base Routes and Availability
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Rugby Base Routes and Availability
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Braunston Base Routes and Availability
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Napton Base Routes and Availability
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Stockton Base Routes and Availability
East Midlands (Leicester) Ring
154 miles, 100 locks, 14 days at 6 hours cruising per day
Waterways:
Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section), River Soar, Trent & Mersey Canal, Coventry Canal, Oxford Canal. Grand Union Canal
Highlights:
Foxton Locks, Foxton Inclined Plane & Museum, Shardlow village, Burton Brewing Museum, Drayton Manor Theme Park and Zoo, Coventry Cathedral.
Additional information at Great British Boating