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Cheshire Ring Boat Holidays

The Cheshire Ring is a circular canal network ideal for boating holidays. Boating holidays on the Cheshire Ring open up the awe-inspiring scenery of the Peak District, the magic of the Pennines as well as the beautiful Cheshire Plain. Incorporating the Macclesfield Canal, the Trent and Mersey Canal and the Bridgewater Canal boating holidays on the Cheshire Ring are an excellent way to explore the North West of England at a relaxed and sedate pace. Boating holidays on the Cheshire Ring mean that you can tour the 97 miles, arriving back at your point of origin within a week.

Boat Hire in the Cheshire Ring

Boat hire on the Cheshire Ring network is extremely popular due to the circular nature of the system's layout. Hoseasons are happy to offer a wide range of different boats available for hire. These boats include four birth canal boats all the way up to narrowboats capable of sleeping ten persons. Utilising boat hire services is a brilliant way to get away from it all, slowing down to the pace of the river and taking the time to meander through stunning parts of Cheshire. Book your boat hire experience with Hoseasons today for a fantastic deal on boating holidays.

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…from the fun of family narrowboat holidays on the canals and rivers of the Heart of England to a romantic boat holiday aboard your own cruiser on the tranquil reaches of the Norfolk Broads – and even the excitement and adventure of cruising the waterways of Europe, the rivers of Ireland and the broad lochs of Scotland.
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Cheshire Ring


Dramatic gorges and historic industrial architecture, glorious Peak District landscapes and the high foothills of the Pennines – canal boat holidays on this enchanting ring of waterways offer the perfect blend of town and country. The famous Mow Cop Hills, Little Moreton Hall, Lyme Park, the Salt Museum at Northwich, and Cheddleton Flint Mill are among the wealth of attractions along the way.

Heading north up the Macclesfield Canal, you can visit near Macclesfield's Silk Museum and Heritage Centre before reaching Marple locks, perhaps the most picturesque flight of locks in the country. Divert onto the Peak Forest Canal or stay with the Ring and cross the Marple Aqueduct, 100ft over the wooded ravine of the River Goyt. Canal boats can now also travel the recently restored Huddersfield Narrow Canal, where industrial landscapes give way to rolling hills and river valleys.

The northernmost arc of the Ring takes your canal boat along the Ashton and Rochdale canals, through the heart of Manchester, where you can moor at Potato Wharf, and onto the Bridgewater Canal. Detour onto the Leeds and Liverpool and marvel at the Barton Swing Aqueduct, one of the Seven Wonders of the Waterways spanning the Manchester Ship Canal.

Continue round the Ring, through the Preston Brook tunnel and you're on the Trent and Mersey Canal, winding its way through the unspoilt landscapes of the Cheshire Plain. At Northwich, you can explore the restored Anderton Boat Lift, known as the 'Cathedral of the Canals', before rejoining the Macclesfield Canal and completing the Ring.



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Guildford Boat House | Guildford Knight
Spring Special Offer - Guildford Knight save £50 off weeks and £25 off short breaks. Book before 31/03/10 View Offer
Le Boat Horning | Swallowtail (GL 2)
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Topcraft Cruisers | Blue Kestrel
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Welsh Lady Cruisers | Catrina
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Alpha Craft | Alpha Spitfire
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Napton Narrowboats | Cannes
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Castelnaudary | Capri
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Casier | Salsa
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Hesse | Salsa
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