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There are many aspects to canal life apart from simply relaxing. The canals have a rich history of commerce, infrastructure and innovation.

Cruising the Staffordshire (Black Country) Ring

This popular canal cruising ring navigates thorough the heart of the Industrial Revolution and the picturesque villages of the surrounding Midlands counties of Staffordshire and …Read More

Original Plan and Cross-section views of Harecastle Hill - Image courtesy of Institute of Civil Engineers/Thomas Telford Ltd.

Five Counties in 14 Days – into the Abyss

Summer 2011 was wet and I picked it to show off the canal system to Canadian family. It was the first real canal boat holiday …Read More

Narrowboat Kodran, canal boat holiday Rest stop at Gnosall, Staffordshire, Shropshire Union canal

Shroppie 2019: A leisurely cruise. Day 5, Gnosall

Day 5 – Gnosall Gnosall sits about halfway between Newport in Shropshire and the county town of Stafford. Once served by the Newport to Stafford …Read More

Signpost at Fazeley Junction, Coventry and Birmingham & Fazeley Canals

Where can we go in a week? Easy canal cruises from Gailey Wharf

Our base at Gailey Wharf is centrally located on the northern section of the historic Staffordshire and Worcester Canal in the rural English Midlands. This …Read More

Narrowboat rising in a lock between Wheelock to Kidsgrove, Trent & Mersey canal

Five Counties in 14 days – A Day full of Locks

Summer 2011 was wet and I picked it to show off the canal system to Canadian family. It was the first real canal boat holiday …Read More

Five Counties in 14 days – Wet weather challenge

Summer 2011 was wet and I picked it to show off the canal system to Canadian family. It was the first real canal boat holiday …Read More

Canada Maple Leaf flag on the stern of a canal boat holiday Birmingham UKvacationsAfloat

Five Counties in 14 days – don’t do this at home!

Summer 2011 was wet and I picked it to show off the Four counties ring and my hometown of Birmingham to Canadian family. It was …Read More

Four Counties Ring compromised by breach on Middlewich Branch.

Four Counties Ring alternatives

We were all shocked by the scale of the damage to the Middlewich Branch of the Shroppie in 2018. The closure meant the popular Four …Read More

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Narrowboat Kodran, canal boat holiday Rest stop at Gnosall, Staffordshire, Shropshire Union canal
Moored opposite the Boat Inn, a favourite canal boat holidays watering hole on the southern lock-free stretch of the Shropshire Union canal
Sharing the waterway – A Saturday afternoon fishing competition
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