Canal Holidays Guide to the Warwickshire Ring
A popular route for the enthusiast, the Warwickshire Ring contrasts
very scenic rural areas with some urban sections. It passes near
famous landmarks such as Warwick Castle and Coventry Cathedral,
with an option to visit the redeveloped Birmingham city centre canalside
area.
Distance, Time, and Locks
103 miles, 60 hours cruising, 94/107 locks
An energetic week’s cruise, the Ring has upwards of 94 locks depending
on your route through Birmingham. Take two weeks and visit the many
sights, or for a more leisurely week try out-and-back cruises from
bases in the Rugby area towards Oxford or Stoke Bruerne. Short breaks
are available from all bases.
Cruising the Ring
Starting in the Rugby area it is a short trip through farmland to
the Grand Union Canal at Braunston. Cruise to scenic Napton past
elegant Royal Leamington Spa to Warwick with England’s finest medieval
Castle and many historic buildings.
 The
spectacular Hatton flight of locks lead on to the route via Cadbury
World at Bournville to central Birmingham. Moor right in the centre
at the redeveloped Gas Street basin, with the Sea Life Centre and
the Symphony Hall close by, plus many city centre attractions.
Take the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal out of the city
under ‘Spaghetti Junction’ past Drayton Manor Theme Park and Tamworth
with its Snowdome onto the Coventry Canal.
If time, detour into Coventry to see the Cathedral.
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