Aqua Narrowboats are based
on the Trent & Mersey Canal at Kings Bromley Marina near the historic City of Lichfield, approximately 45 minutes cruise
from Fradley Junction. We are ideally situated to cruise the Black
Country Ring, Four Counties Ring and Leicester Ring. Return routes
include the picturesque Caldon Canal, The Anderton Boat Lift or the
beautiful rural Shropshire Union Canal. Full tuition is provided to
beginners which includes the operation of locks.
Places
of Interest
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over the Route Name to see route. Click for details.
The canal
network offers a welcome retreat from our hectic lifestyles and provides
enough interest for a perfect boating holiday. However should you
require additional activities then you'll never be far from a number of
tourist attractions. Here are just a few highlighted on our route
details below:
Stoke
on Trent Potteries
Drayton
Manor Park
Sea
Life Centre
Coors
Brewery Museum
Anderton
Boat Lift
Pontcysyllte
Aqueduct
Tamworth
Castle
National
Space Centre
Bosworth
Battlefield
Numerous
Public Houses
Cannock
Chase Park
Churnet
Steam Railway
Fradley
Junction
Gas
Street Basin
Stafford
Castle
Waterworld
Pool Complex
Various
Nature Reserves
Shugborough
Hall
The Great Outdoors
Britain's canal network is home to
a host of wildlife with many adjacent sites being designated as Sites of
Special Scientific Interest (SSSl's). For this reason our barge holidays
are also ideal for those interested in nature. Highlighted on the route
pages above you will find just a small selection of nature reserves and
country parks near to the waterways network.
With the canal system winding itself
through the Idyllic English countryside the adjacent towpaths provide an
ideal opportunity for both walking and cycling*. Many towpaths also lead
onto public rights of way enabling circular walks to be completed, just
use our boat as moving base!
Rural views of the Trent and Mersey canal.
* If cycling on British Waterways owned
towpaths a bicycle permit will be required.
for more
information about each route
or use the map opposite.
Stoke
on Trent Potteries