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Neil, we had considered Ireland thank you. I won't say we've ruled it out either but the logistics of assembling the group work much more easily in north or midland England, particularly in the short period of availability we have. Josher & Leighton, many thanks for the Llangollen recommendation (I hadn't heard of it) but I've spent some time looking at google maps and views and I think it's ideal for our purposes. My only concern is to ensure we don't bite off more cruising distance than we can cover in the time available. That means picking a start location near enough to reach the Henlle, Chirk & Llangollen courses but not too close; so the boat trip still feels like a journey. Thank you to the others who replied. I'm rather impressed with the warmth by which a outsider's request has been treated. Best, QQ

Hello, Every year I meet up with a group of my old school friends for a standard golfing weekend somewhere in the country. 2011 is the 40th birthday year for many of us and we thought we'd try something a little different. I had the idea of combining a four day canal boat hire trip with a couple of rounds of golf on different courses. Do those of you who know the canals well think that this would be feasible? If so, I would welcome any suitable location suggestions. Central / north England canals preferred Require any type of boat with room for 6 guys plus golf clubs. Thursday or Friday to Sunday or Monday hire in Sept 2011 Two toilets / showers preferred Prefer friendly, unfussy golf clubs - pay & play courses are fine Would be great if the canal stretch is non-city with a couple of nice pubs with good food One-way cruise would be ideal but return is OK I expect this is a tall order but I don't know where to begin. Many thanks, QQ