Lock Free Routes

Lock Free Canal Boating Routes

There is a huge choice of canal boating routes for you to do. See the choice of routes below. You can of course plan your own route or ask the experienced staff at the marinas - they are always glad to give advice. There is no set schedule - It's entirely up to you .

 
Ashby Canal and Battlefields from Spring.....
Marina : Springwood Haven
Counties: Staffordshire, Warwickshire
Canals: Ashby, Coventry
River: n/a
Cruising Days: 4.00 to 5.00
Cruising Hours: 21.00
Locks: 0

Follow the lock free beautifully tranquil and rural Ashby Canal to its terminus at Snarestone, a lovely cruise . Take in the site of the Battle of Bosworth, and Heritage .....
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Birmingham, Cadbury World, The Sea Life .....
Marina : Lyons Boatyard
County: n/a
Canal: Worcester And Birmingham
River: n/a
Cruising Days: 3.00
Cruising Hours: 6.00
Locks: 0

Cruise to Birmingham's Gas street Basin & Brindley place with it's waterside pubs and colourful boating community by the Sea Life Centre Experience Britain's second city, a .....
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Birmingham cruise from Alvechurch
Marina : Alvechurch
County: Worcestershire
Canal: Worcester And Birmingham
River: n/a
Cruising Days: 3.00 to 4.00
Cruising Hours: 9.50
Locks: 0

Cruise to Birmingham's Gas street Basin & Brindley place with it's waterside pubs and colourful boating community Experience Britain's second city, a thriving cosmopolitan .....
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Cadbury World from Alvechurch
Marina : Alvechurch
County: Worcestershire
Canal: Worcester And Birmingham
River: n/a
Cruising Days: 3.00 to 4.00
Cruising Hours: 9.50
Locks: 0

Cruise to Birmingham's Gas street basin & Cambrian Wharf by the Sea Life Centre with it's waterside pubs and colourful boating community, and experience Britain's second city, a .....
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Coventry Cathedral and Museum of British.....
Marina : Springwood Haven
County: Warwickshire
Canal: Coventry
River: n/a
Cruising Days: 3.00 to 4.00
Cruising Hours: 10.50
Locks: 0

Coventry basin, and Coventry's crowning glory, is its Cathedral. Designed by Sir Basil Spence, and completed in 1962, it is pretty spectacular. The font is a boulder from a .....
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Crick and Leicestershire countryside fro.....
Marina : North Kilworth
County: Leicestershire
Canal: Grand Union
River: n/a
Cruising Days: 4.00
Cruising Hours: 11.00
Locks: 0

This short lock-free cruise takes you through the rural Leicestershire countryside past small villages including the delightful village of Crick, and through the 1500 yard long .....
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Drayton Manor Theme park and Tamworths S.....
Marina : Kings Orchard
County: Warwickshire
Canals: Birmingham and Fazeley, Coventry
River: n/a
Cruising Days: 3.00
Cruising Hours: 6.75
Locks: 0

Cruise to Drayton Manor Theme park, and Tamworth's Snowdome Drayton Manor -The UK's best family theme park with kids rides, family fun, zoo, and thrill rollercoaster .....
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Ellesmere and return from Whitchurch
Marina : Whitchurch
County: Shropshire
Canal: Llangollen
River: n/a
Cruising Days: 4.00
Cruising Hours: 11.00
Locks: 0

This lock free cruise takes you pass the famous Meres- or lakes made durung the Ice Age to the 18th century Market town of Ellesmere. Ideal for novices and a very pleasant rural .....
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Foxton and Crick from North Kilworth Wha.....
Marina : North Kilworth
County: Leicestershire
Canal: Grand Union
River: n/a
Cruising Days: 5.00
Cruising Hours: 16.00
Locks: 0

Lock-free cruise along the Grand Union Canal in a 21-mile stretch. View the famous Foxton Locks without having to do them!! Also, see the remains of the steam-powered Foxton .....
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Glasgow and return from Falkirk
Marina : Falkirk
County: Stirlingshire
Canal: Forth And Clyde
River: n/a
Cruising Days: 4.00
Cruising Hours: 17.50
Locks: 10

Glasgow is one of Europe's most exciting destinations, combining the energy and sophistication of a great international city with some of Scotland's most spectacular scenery. All .....
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Gloucester and Cotswolds towns along Riv.....
Marina : Stourport on Severn
County: Worcestershire
Canal: n/a
River: Severn
Cruising Days: 8.00
Cruising Hours: 28.00
Locks: 0

The River Severn offers easy, lock free cruising (all the locks are done for you) passing through many picturesque villages and stunning views of the Severn Vale. A very .....
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Lapworth Flight from Alvechurch
Marina : Alvechurch
County: Worcestershire
Canals: Stratford Upon Avon, Worcester And Birmingham
River: n/a
Cruising Days: 4.00
Cruising Hours: 14.00
Locks: 0

Briefly heading north, then turning down on the Stratford Canal towards Stratford, this relaxing route involves no locks at all, so ideal for novices who don't want a city route .....
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Llangynidr and return from Goytre
Marina : Goytre
County: Monmouthshire
Canal: Monmouthshire And Brecon
River: n/a
Cruising Days: 3.00
Cruising Hours: 14.00
Locks: 0

Cruise to Llangynidr through the breathtaking scenery of the Brecon Beacons National Park, surrounded by the Black mountains & overlooking the Usk valley, passing Abergavenny & .....
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Market Bosworth and the tranquil Ashby C.....
Marina : Springwood Haven
County: Warwickshire
Canals: Ashby, Coventry
River: n/a
Cruising Days: 3.00 to 4.00
Cruising Hours: 15.50
Locks: 0

The Ashby Canal is surrounded by rural farmland, woodlands and the occasional bridge This lock free route takes you to Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre which tells the .....
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Sharpness and Return from Stourport on S.....
Marina : Stourport on Severn
County: Worcestershire
Canal: n/a
River: Severn
Cruising Days: 8.00
Cruising Hours: 41.00
Locks: 0

Beautiful River cruise with all the locks done for you !! The mighty River Severn is Britain's longest river. It runs for 220 miles from the Welsh mountains, through the .....
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Whitchurch and return from Blackwater Ma.....
Marina : Blackwater
County: Shropshire
Canal: Llangollen
River: n/a
Cruising Days: 4.00
Cruising Hours: 10.00
Locks: 0

The Mere at Ellesmere is the largest and most spectacular of the nine glacial meres in North Shropshire. The Mere is surrounded by circular walks, woodlands and gardens and is a .....
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Lock Free Canal Boating Routes