The Cheshire Ring Canal Boat Holiday From Shropshire

The Cheshire Ring from Whitchurch Marina

Duration: 14 Nights
TOTAL LOCKS: 137
CRUISING TIME PER DAY: 6 HOURS (82 HOURS IN TOTAL)

Maps & Guides for this route: P3, P5, N4, N5, L5, L8 | Click here buy maps

This route can be completed from Whitchurch, Blackwater Meadow or Wrenbury Marina.

It is recommended to travel this ring clockwise, so heading down to Middlewich.

The ring takes in the whole of the Macclesfield Canal, parts of the Trent & Mersey, Bridgewater, Rochdale, Ashton and Peak Forest Canals, providing a range of scenery.

Enjoy glorious scenery as the Macclesfield Canal skirts the edge of the Pennines. If time allows why not take a detour from Marple along the Peak Forest Canal and enjoy stunning views.

Continue round the ring through the heart of Manchester and moor at Castlefields to explore the city and places such as the Old Trafford , home of ‘Man U’, the Arndale shopping centre or the Science and Industry Museum.

This route has a variety of canal features including broad and narrow locks, aqueducts and tunnels, and the distinctive stone architecture of the Peak District.

More routes from Whitchurch Marina

Audlem & return

7 Nights

50 Locks

This fascinating route will take you back in time to the Romans, and will also uncover stories of bishops and monks, bickering aristocracy, speeding canal boats and government secrets – and the generosity of a Queen. From Shropshire to Cheshire and back, you’ll be treated to lock staircases and lift bridges, historic aqueducts, and glorious sweeping landscapes.

More Information

Caldon Canal

14 Nights

136 Locks

Another longer route from Whitchurch Marina. An alternative to the Four counties ring, but equally energetic.

More Information

Chester & return

7 Nights

66 Locks

Visit the historic city of Chester with its shopping, restaurants, the River Dee and its spectacular cathedral.

More Information

Four Counties Ring

11-14 Nights

132 Locks

A varied route taking in parts of the Shropshire Union Canal, the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal, the Trent & Mersey Canal and the Middlewich Branch. The route includes two tunnels, over 15 aqueducts, and 94 locks - can be done in 7 nights or a more relaxing 14 nights.

More Information