Middlewich
Middlewich Top Wharf 1 Canal Terrace, Middlewich, Cheshire CW10 9BDNearest Canal : Trent and Mersey
Located on the Cheshire Ring and Four Counties Ring, close to Llangollen canal
Llangollen Canal is only 5 hours cruising from Middlewich , it crosses the border between England and Wales and is a combination of picturesque countryside and breath-taking engineering.
The historic City of Chester is only 12 hours cruising from Middlewich - Chester has the most complete city walls, the oldest racecourse and the largest Roman Amphitheatre in Britain, plus a 1000 year old Cathedral with Europe's finest example of medieval carvings - and the 700 year old Rows galleries where shopping is a double delight. Chester Zoo is one of the largest in the UK
Four Counties Ring can be done in a week from Middlewich- The Four Counties are Cheshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire and West Midlands. This route takes you through beautiful countryside, with Historic houses like Shugborough, navigate the 2670 metre haunted tunnel at Harecastle, and see our industrial heritage in the Potteries museums in Stoke on Trent. From the Shropshire Union Canal through the rolling Cheshire Plains to the Trent & Mersey Canal, the Staffordshire & Worcester Canal and back via the Shropshire Union the Four Counties Ring is one of the more rural Cruising Rings and is best savoured slowly and although the route is mainly rural it is interspersed with picturesque towns like Nantwich, Market Drayton & Penkridge with their half-timbered buildings.
Cheshire Ring - A fascinating trip that takes you through the heart of Manchester and the Peak District with its distinctive stone architecture. The Cheshire Ring is a canal cruising circuit or canal ring, which includes sections of six canals in and around Cheshire and Greater Manchester in North West England: the Ashton Canal, Peak Forest Canal, Macclesfield Canal, Trent and Mersey Canal, Bridgewater Canal and Rochdale Canal. It passes through contrasting landscapes between Manchester city centre and rural Cheshire with views of the Peak District and the Cheshire Plain.