Boating the Trent & Mersey

1 March 2025 to 31 October 2025

Open passages are available from 8am to 12 noon, Monday to Sunday. Un-booked (Open) passages must arrive at the tunnel portal between 8am and 12 noon. There is no guarantee of passage for arrivals after 12 noon unless pre-booked the day before by booking online here.. 

Alternatively, please contact our customer services department on 0303 0404040. 

Bookable passages are available Southbound (Kidsgrove to Tunstall) at 2pm and 4pm and Northbound (Tunstall to Kidsgrove) at 1pm and 3pm. 

For direct tunnel enquiries please email [email protected] 

Please always follow the directions of our team members on site. Passage is only permitted with a working horn and tunnel light; at present we are unable to lend such items.

Trust and the Bridgewater Canal customers can now spend up to ten days cruising away from their home navigation free of charge. There are no restrictions about how far you can travel, but you will need to book your passage online and return to your home navigation authority within the ten days. You can revisit the other authority's water again after a 28-day period. 

• More information on booking a passage.  
• Middlewich Branch