The Black Country Ring
Pass gently through the peaceful English countryside, listening to joyful birdsong, watching out for farm animals in the fields, church spires in passing villages, and waterside wildlife.
Choose from our variety of routes listed below and enjoy exciting cultural experiences, including the magnificent Symphony Hall in Birmingham, over 1,000 years of history at Warwick Castle and Shakespeare’s Birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Whether you are simply looking to escape into the English countryside, or you’d like to take the opportunity to visit some of our greatest historic and cultural attractions, Great British Boating offers a variety of route options and suggestions on where to stop along the way.
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Hall” link_url=”” target=”_self” hotspot_position_left=”42.3″ hotspot_position_top=”34.8″ pointer_type=”count” pointer_icon=”fa-map-marker fas” tooltip_position=”top” tooltip_text_color=”” tooltip_background_color=”#666666″ /][iee_image_hotspot_item title=”Fradley Pool
Nature Reserve” link_url=”” target=”_self” hotspot_position_left=”55.5″ hotspot_position_top=”45.8″ pointer_type=”count” pointer_icon=”fa-map-marker fas” tooltip_position=”top” tooltip_text_color=”” tooltip_background_color=”#666666″ /][iee_image_hotspot_item title=”Black Country
Museum” link_url=”” target=”_self” hotspot_position_left=”30.9″ hotspot_position_top=”58.0″ pointer_type=”count” pointer_icon=”fa-map-marker fas” tooltip_position=”bottom” tooltip_text_color=”” tooltip_background_color=”#666666″ /][iee_image_hotspot_item title=”The Grand Theatre” link_url=”” target=”_self” hotspot_position_left=”29.2″ hotspot_position_top=”51.0″ pointer_type=”count” pointer_icon=”fa-map-marker fas” tooltip_position=”right” tooltip_text_color=”” tooltip_background_color=”#666666″ /][iee_image_hotspot_item title=”Brindley Place” link_url=”” target=”_self” hotspot_position_left=”43.9″ hotspot_position_top=”67.7″ pointer_type=”count” pointer_icon=”fa-map-marker fas” tooltip_position=”top” tooltip_text_color=”” tooltip_background_color=”#666666″ /][iee_image_hotspot_item title=”Alvechurch Marina” link_url=”https://www.drifters.co.uk/bases/alvechurch/?location=Alvechurch” target=”_self” hotspot_position_left=”40.0″ hotspot_position_top=”75.6″ pointer_type=”icon” pointer_icon=”fa-star fas” tooltip_position=”top” tooltip_text_color=”” tooltip_background_color=”#f25d1c” /][iee_image_hotspot_item title=”Worcester Marina” link_url=”https://www.drifters.co.uk/bases/worcester-marina/?location=worcester” target=”_self” hotspot_position_left=”26.0″ hotspot_position_top=”92.0″ pointer_type=”icon” pointer_icon=”fa-star fas” tooltip_position=”right” tooltip_text_color=”” tooltip_background_color=”#f25d1c” /][iee_image_hotspot_item title=”Autherley Base” link_url=”https://www.drifters.co.uk/bases/autherley/?location=Autherley” target=”_self” hotspot_position_left=”27.9″ hotspot_position_top=”54.9″ pointer_type=”icon” pointer_icon=”fa-star fas” tooltip_position=”left” tooltip_text_color=”” tooltip_background_color=”#f25d1c” /][iee_image_hotspot_item title=”Gailey Base” link_url=”https://www.drifters.co.uk/bases/gailey/?location=gailey” target=”_self” hotspot_position_left=”29.2″ hotspot_position_top=”42.1″ pointer_type=”icon” pointer_icon=”fa-star fas” tooltip_position=”top” tooltip_text_color=”” tooltip_background_color=”#f25d1c” /][iee_image_hotspot_item title=”Great Haywood Base” link_url=”https://www.drifters.co.uk/bases/great-haywood/?location=great haywood” target=”_self” hotspot_position_left=”37.1″ hotspot_position_top=”33.9″ pointer_type=”icon” pointer_icon=”fa-star fas” tooltip_position=”top” tooltip_text_color=”” tooltip_background_color=”#f25d1c” /][iee_image_hotspot_item title=”Brewood Base” link_url=”https://www.drifters.co.uk/bases/brewood/?location=brewood” target=”_self” hotspot_position_left=”22.1″ hotspot_position_top=”47.0″ pointer_type=”icon” pointer_icon=”fa-star fas” tooltip_position=”left” tooltip_text_color=”” tooltip_background_color=”#f25d1c” /][iee_image_hotspot_item title=”Tardebigge Base” link_url=”https://www.drifters.co.uk/bases/tardebigge/?location=tardebigge” target=”_self” hotspot_position_left=”39.0″ hotspot_position_top=”79.3″ pointer_type=”icon” pointer_icon=”fa-star fas” tooltip_position=”left” tooltip_text_color=”” tooltip_background_color=”#f25d1c” /][iee_image_hotspot_item title=”Stoke Prior Base” link_url=”” target=”_self” hotspot_position_left=”32.4″ hotspot_position_top=”82.0″ pointer_type=”icon” pointer_icon=”fa-star fas” tooltip_position=”left” tooltip_text_color=”” tooltip_background_color=”#f25d1c” /][/iee_image_hotspot]
The Stourport Ring
The Stourport Ring takes canal boat holiday-makers on a 79-mile journey of discovery around Middle England, travelling through 122 locks and taking around 56 hours.
The route offers a wonderful mix of urban and rural landscapes, with historic destinations to explore along the way, including the Stourport Basins, once one of the busiest inland ports in Britain.
As well as cruising a length of the beautiful River Severn, the route travels the entire Worcester & Birmingham Canal, plus sections of the Staffordshire & Worcestershire, Birmingham Main Line and Stourbridge canals.
Highlights include Gas Street Basin and Brindleyplace in the heart of Birmingham, the ancient City of Worcester with its spectacular cathedral and the incredible Tardebigge Flight of 30 locks, one of the largest flights in Europe.
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The Warwickshire Ring
The Warwickshire Ring takes boaters on a 104-mile journey of discovery around the West Midlands, passing through 120 locks and taking around 56 hours.
This popular circuit takes in sections of the Grand Union, Oxford, Coventry and Birmingham & Fazeley canals. Highlights include the pretty canal village of Braunston, the awesome Hatton Flight of 21 locks at Hatton, Warwick Castle, Royal Leamington Spa and Birmingham’s Gas Street Basin.
It can be done in a week, but to enjoy visiting some of the fascinating destinations along the way, we recommend holiday-makers complete the Warwickshire Ring a 10-day or two-week break.
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House” link_url=”” target=”_self” hotspot_position_left=”44.0″ hotspot_position_top=”61.2″ pointer_type=”count” pointer_icon=”fa-map-marker fas” tooltip_position=”bottom” tooltip_text_color=”” tooltip_background_color=”#666666″ /][iee_image_hotspot_item title=”Hatton Locks” link_url=”” target=”_self” hotspot_position_left=”46.6″ hotspot_position_top=”67.8″ pointer_type=”count” pointer_icon=”fa-map-marker fas” tooltip_position=”bottom” tooltip_text_color=”” tooltip_background_color=”#666666″ /][iee_image_hotspot_item title=”Warwick Castle” link_url=”” target=”_self” hotspot_position_left=”53.1″ hotspot_position_top=”67.8″ pointer_type=”count” pointer_icon=”fa-map-marker fas” tooltip_position=”bottom” tooltip_text_color=”” tooltip_background_color=”#666666″ /][iee_image_hotspot_item title=”Royal Pump
Rooms” link_url=”” target=”_self” hotspot_position_left=”73.0″ hotspot_position_top=”71.3″ pointer_type=”count” pointer_icon=”fa-map-marker fas” tooltip_position=”bottom” tooltip_text_color=”” tooltip_background_color=”#666666″ /][iee_image_hotspot_item title=”Warwick Base” link_url=”” target=”_self” hotspot_position_left=”67.6″ hotspot_position_top=”70.7″ pointer_type=”icon” pointer_icon=”fa-star fas” tooltip_position=”left” tooltip_text_color=”” tooltip_background_color=”#f25d1c” /][iee_image_hotspot_item title=”Stockton Base” link_url=”” target=”_self” hotspot_position_left=”81.0″ hotspot_position_top=”71.9″ pointer_type=”icon” pointer_icon=”fa-star fas” tooltip_position=”bottom” tooltip_text_color=”” tooltip_background_color=”#f25d1c” /][iee_image_hotspot_item title=”Napton Base” link_url=”” target=”_self” hotspot_position_left=”85.5″ hotspot_position_top=”71.5″ pointer_type=”icon” pointer_icon=”fa-star fas” tooltip_position=”bottom” tooltip_text_color=”” tooltip_background_color=”#f25d1c” /][iee_image_hotspot_item title=”Braunston Base” link_url=”” target=”_self” hotspot_position_left=”89.6″ hotspot_position_top=”67.7″ pointer_type=”icon” pointer_icon=”fa-star fas” tooltip_position=”right” tooltip_text_color=”” tooltip_background_color=”#f25d1c” /][iee_image_hotspot_item title=”Rugby Base” link_url=”” target=”_self” hotspot_position_left=”85.2″ hotspot_position_top=”58.6″ pointer_type=”icon” pointer_icon=”fa-star fas” tooltip_position=”right” tooltip_text_color=”” tooltip_background_color=”#f25d1c” /][iee_image_hotspot_item title=”Alvechurch Marina” link_url=”” target=”_self” hotspot_position_left=”19.4″ hotspot_position_top=”69.9″ pointer_type=”icon” pointer_icon=”fa-star fas” tooltip_position=”left” tooltip_text_color=”” tooltip_background_color=”#f25d1c” /][/iee_image_hotspot]
The East Midlands Ring
Also known as the Leicester Ring, this epic canal boat holiday journey travels 154 miles through stunning English countryside, visiting a series of historic villages and market towns along the way.
The East Midlands Ring, also known as the Leicester Ring, is a 154-mile long circuit of English waterways which travels through 100 locks and takes around 84 hours of cruising time.
Perfect for a two-week break afloat, the route takes canal boat holiday-makers on a waterway odyssey exploring a series of rivers and canals, including the Rivers Trent and Soar, the Leicester Line of the Grand Union Canal, as well as the Coventry, Birmingham & Fazeley and Trent & Mersey canals.
Highlights along the way include the Foxton Flight of Locks with stunning views of the surrounding Leicestershire countryside, the picturesque canal village of Shardlow, and Coventry Cathedral, home to the famous majestic tapestry of Christ the King designed by Graham Sutherland.
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Cathedral” link_url=”” target=”_self” hotspot_position_left=”40.4″ hotspot_position_top=”51.0″ pointer_type=”count” pointer_icon=”fa-star fas” tooltip_position=”right” tooltip_text_color=”” tooltip_background_color=”#666666″ /][iee_image_hotspot_item title=”Shardlow
Canal Village” link_url=”” target=”_self” hotspot_position_left=”48.1″ hotspot_position_top=”21.6″ pointer_type=”count” pointer_icon=”fa-star fas” tooltip_position=”right” tooltip_text_color=”” tooltip_background_color=”#666666″ /][iee_image_hotspot_item title=”National Brewery Museum” link_url=”” target=”_self” hotspot_position_left=”28.0″ hotspot_position_top=”21.3″ pointer_type=”count” pointer_icon=”fa-star fas” tooltip_position=”top” tooltip_text_color=”” tooltip_background_color=”#666666″ /][iee_image_hotspot_item title=”Fradley Pool Nature Reserve” link_url=”” target=”_self” hotspot_position_left=”21.6″ hotspot_position_top=”29.8″ pointer_type=”count” pointer_icon=”fa-star fas” tooltip_position=”top” tooltip_text_color=”” tooltip_background_color=”#666666″ /][iee_image_hotspot_item title=”Napton Base. Click HERE” link_url=”https://www.drifters.co.uk/bases/napton/?location=Napton or .napton” target=”_blank” hotspot_position_left=”36.3″ hotspot_position_top=”68.2″ pointer_type=”icon” pointer_icon=”fa-star fas” tooltip_position=”bottom” tooltip_text_color=”” tooltip_background_color=”#f25d1c” /][iee_image_hotspot_item title=”Braunston Base” link_url=”” target=”_self” hotspot_position_left=”68.4″ hotspot_position_top=”67.1″ pointer_type=”icon” pointer_icon=”fa-star fas” tooltip_position=”left” tooltip_text_color=”” tooltip_background_color=”#f25d1c” /][iee_image_hotspot_item title=”Rugby Base” link_url=”” target=”_self” hotspot_position_left=”58.0″ hotspot_position_top=”58.6″ pointer_type=”icon” pointer_icon=”fa-star fas” tooltip_position=”top” tooltip_text_color=”” tooltip_background_color=”#f25d1c” /][iee_image_hotspot_item title=”Market Harborough Base” link_url=”” target=”_self” hotspot_position_left=”85.7″ hotspot_position_top=”57.1″ pointer_type=”icon” pointer_icon=”fa-star fas” tooltip_position=”bottom” tooltip_text_color=”” tooltip_background_color=”#f25d1c” /][iee_image_hotspot_item title=”Kings Orchard Base” link_url=”” target=”_self” hotspot_position_left=”33.4″ hotspot_position_top=”34.8″ pointer_type=”icon” pointer_icon=”fa-star fas” tooltip_position=”left” tooltip_text_color=”” tooltip_background_color=”#f25d1c” /][iee_image_hotspot_item title=”Alvechurch Marina” link_url=”” target=”_self” hotspot_position_left=”3.0″ hotspot_position_top=”62.3″ pointer_type=”icon” pointer_icon=”fa-star fas” tooltip_position=”right” tooltip_text_color=”” tooltip_background_color=”#f25d1c” /][/iee_image_hotspot]
The Avon Ring
Also known as the Leicester Ring, this epic canal boat holiday journey travels 154 miles through stunning English countryside, visiting a series of historic villages and market towns along the way.
The East Midlands Ring, also known as the Leicester Ring, is a 154-mile long circuit of English waterways which travels through 100 locks and takes around 84 hours of cruising time.
Perfect for a two-week break afloat, the route takes canal boat holiday-makers on a waterway odyssey exploring a series of rivers and canals, including the Rivers Trent and Soar, the Leicester Line of the Grand Union Canal, as well as the Coventry, Birmingham & Fazeley and Trent & Mersey canals.
Highlights along the way include the Foxton Flight of Locks with stunning views of the surrounding Leicestershire countryside, the picturesque canal village of Shardlow, and Coventry Cathedral, home to the famous majestic tapestry of Christ the King designed by Graham Sutherland.
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The Four Counties Ring
Also known as the Leicester Ring, this epic canal boat holiday journey travels 154 miles through stunning English countryside, visiting a series of historic villages and market towns along the way.
The East Midlands Ring, also known as the Leicester Ring, is a 154-mile long circuit of English waterways which travels through 100 locks and takes around 84 hours of cruising time.
Perfect for a two-week break afloat, the route takes canal boat holiday-makers on a waterway odyssey exploring a series of rivers and canals, including the Rivers Trent and Soar, the Leicester Line of the Grand Union Canal, as well as the Coventry, Birmingham & Fazeley and Trent & Mersey canals.
Highlights along the way include the Foxton Flight of Locks with stunning views of the surrounding Leicestershire countryside, the picturesque canal village of Shardlow, and Coventry Cathedral, home to the famous majestic tapestry of Christ the King designed by Graham Sutherland.
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