Cruising rings

Two weeks should allow you ample time to navigate this 108 mile route without hurrying, while still allowing you to appreciate places such as Stratford-on-Avon or Worcester

At 45 miles, this ring takes just one week to complete at your leisure

The Black Country cruising ring (also known as the Staffordshire ring) is made up of a combination of canals, each memorable for different reasons

Featuring the Bridgewater Canal, the Cheshire ring was formed after successful campaigns to restore several sections and is one of the original cruising rings

The Four Counties Ring is one of the more rural cruising rings and is best savoured slowly

Non-tidal rivers combined with broad and narrow gauge canals offer a mixture of waterway experiences

The Mid-Worcestershire, or Droitwich ring, is a 21-mile circular route and the only ring that you can comfortably negotiate in a weekend

The breathtaking scenery on the journey is made even more remarkable as until recently much of the route was derelict

The Stourport Ring visits no fewer than three cities of contrasting colours, taking in both urban and countryside scenery

The Thames ring offers an eclectic combination of narrow canal, broad canal, tidal and non-tidal river waters

Lancashire and Yorkshire are brought together in a combination of canal and river navigations centering on the Pennines

Despite how close it comes to Birmingham and its urban and industrial areas, the Warwickshire ring manages to carve a surprisingly rural canal boating route

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