The Warwickshire Ring | Scenic Holiday & Family Experience

The Warwickshire Ring from Alvechurch Marina

Duration: 10 - 14 Nights
TOTAL LOCKS: 128
CRUISING TIME PER DAY: 5 - 7 HOURS
TOTAL CRUISING TIME: 65 HOURS

Maps & Guides for this route: P6, N3, L13 | Click here buy maps

This route can be completed from Alvechurch Marina in 10 nights by more experienced boaters, but to fully enjoy this trip at a more relaxed pace take 14 nights to complete it.

A 100 mile contrasting route of scenery and canal architecture. It includes the northern Grand Union, north Oxford, Birmingham and Fazeley and Coventry.

Drayton Manor Park can be visited on this route moor near Drayton Manor bridge. This route can also be completed from Gayton and Rugby.

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