From the middle of March 2024, we will be offering canal boat holidays from Nantwich Marina on the Shropshire Union Canal in Cheshire.<\/p>\n
We\u2019ll have three different sized narrowboats for hire, offering accommodation for between four and eight people.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s a great choice of short breaks, week-long holidays and two-week routes from Nantwich.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s a guide to our Top 5 narrowboat holidays from Nantwich:<\/p>\n
This short break route is great for beginners.\u00a0 You\u2019ll cruise through the countryside passing the canalside Barbridge Inn at Barbridge Junction, where you transfer onto the Middlewich Branch of the Shropshire Union Canal. A good place to stop is the village of Church Minshull with its popular Badger Inn.\u00a0 Once in Middlewich, you can moor up to explore this ancient town where the rivers Dan, Croco and Wheelock meet.\u00a0 The town\u2019s history dates back to Roman times and a medieval market later rose up around the salt industries established there.<\/p>\n
The journey to Middlewich and back travels 27 miles, passes through 14 locks (seven each way) and takes around 13 hours.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Perfect for a four-night break, the journey to Chester takes you through beautiful unspoilt countryside and a series of villages.\u00a0 Places to visit along the way include Beeston Castle, and the Ring O\u2019 Bells pub at Christleton.\u00a0 Once in Chester, you can shop at the famous Chester Rows galleries, walk the Roman City Walls and visit Chester Zoo.<\/p>\n The journey to Chester and back travels 36 miles, passes through 22 locks (11 each way) and takes around 17 hours.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n This is a popular week-long route for beginners.\u00a0 You\u2019ll cruise first to Barbridge Junction, and onto the Middlewich Branch to Middlewich.\u00a0 From there you\u2019ll transfer onto the Trent & Mersey Canal and cruise on through the Cheshire countryside to Northwich. At Northwich there\u2019s a choice of places to shop and eat, including the Kingfisher pub.\u00a0 Another good place to stop is the Salt Barge pub at Marston.\u00a0 Soon after you\u2019ll reach the Anderton Boat Lift, also known as \u2018The Cathedral of the Canals\u2019. After passing through three tunnels, you\u2019ll switch to the Bridgewater Canal.\u00a0 Then you\u2019ll pass through Stockton Heath with views of the Pennine Hills in the distance.\u00a0 There\u2019s a choice of places to shop, eat and drink at Lymm, including the Spread Eagle pub in the heart of the village.\u00a0 And you can see the 240 million years old dinosaur footprint at the Lymm Heritage Centre.<\/p>\n The journey to Lymm and back travels 81 miles, passes through 18 locks and takes around 35 hours.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n This week long journey travels the entire length of the Llangollen Canal.\u00a0 You\u2019ll start off in Cheshire and then you\u2019ll transfer onto the Llangollen Canal at Hurleston Junction.\u00a0 The route will take you through the Shropshire Lake District and the historic market town of Ellesmere.\u00a0 Soon after you\u2019ll reach Chirk and then the beginning of the 11-mile UNESCO World Heritage section of the Llangollen Canal.\u00a0 This will take you through stunning scenery and across the Chirk and Pontcysyllte aqueducts.\u00a0 Also known as \u2018The Stream in the Sky\u2019, the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct carries the Llangollen Canal 38 metre\u2019s high above the Dee Valley.\u00a0 In Llangollen, you can moor up in the basin and visit the town\u2019s independent shops and restaurants, including the Three Eagles bar and grill.<\/p>\n The journey to Llangollen and back travels 92 miles, passes through 42 locks (21 each way) and takes around 48 hours.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n On a two-week break from Nantwich you can travel round the Four Counties Ring.\u00a0 This canal boat holiday odyssey takes you through the counties of Staffordshire, Cheshire, Shropshire and the West Midlands.\u00a0 You\u2019ll pass through a series of historic towns and villages with canalside pubs.\u00a0 These include the Gingerbread Man in Market Drayton and the Littleton Arms at Penkridge.\u00a0 You\u2019ll pass through Macclesfield and Marple Junction.\u00a0 You\u2019ll cross a series of aqueducts, including the Marple Aqueduct on the Peak Forest Canal with incredible Peak District views. You\u2019ll travel through parts of Manchester and then on to the village of Lymm.\u00a0 You\u2019ll also pass through Preston Brook Tunnel and past the Anderton Boat Lift.<\/p>\n The Four Counties Ring from Nantwich travels 110 miles, passes through 94 locks and takes around 60 hours.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" From the middle of March 2024, we will be offering canal boat holidays from Nantwich Marina on the Shropshire Union Canal in Cheshire. We\u2019ll have three different sized narrowboats for hire, offering accommodation for between four and eight people. There\u2019s a great choice of short breaks, week-long holidays and two-week routes from Nantwich. Here\u2019s a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":9016,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[123],"tags":[184,179,94,96,121,187,98,97,67,41,34],"yoast_head":"\n2. Navigate to the ancient City of Chester to walk the Roman walls<\/h4>\n
3. Boat to Lymm to see a dinosaur footprint<\/h4>\n
4. Travel across \u2018The Stream in the Sky\u2019 to Llangollen<\/h4>\n
5. Complete the Four Counties Ring<\/h4>\n