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[OGGDOG]

Hi folks, would like to pick all your brains

 

We are planning a weeks holiday in June, the routes i have in mind are as follows

1. start from gayton and make our way up the ashby and back

 

2. start from warwick and go up the ashby

 

3. start from Nuneaton, visit the ashby

 

4. start from lower heyford on the oxford canal and see how far we can go.

 

Boat yards we are looking at

 

Union canal carriers

Alvechurch

Kate Boats

Valley cruisers

saisons

Oxfordshire narrowboats

 

Any ideas and suggestions/ coments would be most welcome

[dccruiser]

Hi folks, would like to pick all your brains

 

We are planning a weeks holiday in June, the routes i have in mind are as follows

1. start from gayton and make our way up the ashby and back

 

2. start from warwick and go up the ashby

 

3. start from Nuneaton, visit the ashby

 

4. start from lower heyford on the oxford canal and see how far we can go.

 

Boat yards we are looking at

 

Union canal carriers

Alvechurch

Kate Boats

Valley cruisers

saisons

Oxfordshire narrowboats

 

Any ideas and suggestions/ coments would be most welcome

 

Have you looked at canalplan ac ( http://www2.mihalis.net/canal/cgi-bin/index.cgi)? you can plan each possible journey on there and get an idea of how far you will get in the alloted time , also an itinery of overnight stops and places of interest on route.

Also don't forget if your going in June to allow a little more time for the locks as it is busy season!

 

cheers

Rick

[Hobbler]

My preference would be to start from Warwick or Nuneaton , do the South Midlands ring with a detour up the Ashby depending on time available.

[Dyad]

Hi folks, would like to pick all your brains

 

We are planning a weeks holiday in June, the routes i have in mind are as follows

1. start from gayton and make our way up the ashby and back

 

2. start from warwick and go up the ashby

 

3. start from Nuneaton, visit the ashby

 

4. start from lower heyford on the oxford canal and see how far we can go.

 

Boat yards we are looking at

 

Union canal carriers

Alvechurch

Kate Boats

Valley cruisers

saisons

Oxfordshire narrowboats

 

Any ideas and suggestions/ coments would be most welcome

 

Last March we hired from Ashby Boat company and went up the Ashby to the end and then turned around and got as far down as Nuneaton on our one week cruise.

We loved everything north of Hinckley on the Ashby, stopped at the battlefield moorings and took a walk with the dogs through the site where Richard III was killed in battle. Stumbled upon a visitor centre there which was still being built or extended and a lovely wood too.

I've got photos of the week if you're interested.

[woolies]

Have you looked at canalplan ac ( http://www2.mihalis.net/canal/cgi-bin/index.cgi)? you can plan each possible journey on there and get an idea of how far you will get in the alloted time , also an itinery of overnight stops and places of interest on route.

Also don't forget if your going in June to allow a little more time for the locks as it is busy season!

 

cheers

Rick

Thanks really good link to ac canal planner , http://www2.mihalis.net/canal/cgi-bin/index.cgi) does anybody now any more good links that are use full........mark

[Bigmac]

If you're looking in that area, have a look at Black Prince at Napton. You could consider all the routes you mentioned (obviously going towards Oxford this time) The boats are really clean and comfortable. We have used them the last two years and would certainly recommend them. Whatever you end up doing, have a great time. Lovely part of the system.

[Webchem]

If you're looking in that area, have a look at Black Prince at Napton. You could consider all the routes you mentioned (obviously going towards Oxford this time) The boats are really clean and comfortable. We have used them the last two years and would certainly recommend them. Whatever you end up doing, have a great time. Lovely part of the system.

 

I second the Black Prince argument. They are great, although I found it a little underpowered on the River Severn. Comfortable well appointed boats!

[adam1uk]

We hired a couple of times from Kate Boats and have happily recommended them many times. They tend to be cheaper than the likes of Black Prince. Warwickshire Ring is a great route, particularly if you like locks. The Oxford is also very attractive. Haven't done the Ashby, partly because "lock-free cruising" doesn't appeal!

[tony collins]

Don't try to do the Warwickshire ring in a week if you want to do anything other than boat and sleep.

 

The trip from Gayton to the Ashby will give you a bit of everything. Wide locks, narrow locks, two tunnels (twice), with Braunston (busy) and the Ashby (less so). Another thing about an "out and back" holiday is that you are not committed to a schedule. simply turn around when half your time is up.

 

I thoroughly recommend the Nuneaton/Ashby option, loads to see. the Battle of Bosworth site. The restored Railway that runs between Shenton and Shackerstone etc.

 

Tony