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Cheshire Base – Four Counties Ring

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Acton route D
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Salt Mines

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Harecastle Tunnel

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Wedgwood

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Stone

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Shugborough Hall

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Churches Mansion

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Nantwich

Cheshire Acton Bridge Base Four Counties Ring canal boat holiday

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The Four Counties Ring from our Cheshire Acton Bridge Hire Base takes cruisers through Cheshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Shropshire, and is relaxing fortnight.

First you pass through the red-watered Harecastle Tunnel (the result of local iron workings). This tunnel is also the fourth longest navigable canal tunnel in the United Kingdom. You will then pass the Wedgwood Factory, where you can take in a factory tour or walk around the museum of the famous pottery company founded in the 18th century.
You will pass through the canal town of Stone, where you can visit Aston Marina, a new leisure development containing everything required for the modern boater, including shops, a butchery, deli and a waterside bistro serving local produce. Once you’ve stocked up, you’ll pass through Great Haywood before joining the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal.

Just north of Wolverhampton, you meet the Shropshire Union Canal with its extravagant cuttings and embankments, carrying you up to Barbridge and the Middlewich arm.
Barbridge is steeped in history. As part of a small hamlet, it was famously mentioned in the Itinerary of the famous historian John Leland. Occupied by royalist forces during the civil war before being populated by Quakers in the 18th century, Barbridge is a beautiful and historical rural parish.

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Book our Four Counties Ring canal boat holiday from Cheshire by using our online Availability Search, or by calling Black Prince on 01527 575 115.

Other routes from this base

Acton Bridge route A

Wigan and Return – Nature Spotters Paradise

86 miles
6 locks
(for the total return trip)
Acton Bridge route B

Chester and return canal boat holiday

84 Miles
44 Locks
1 Week Cruise
6 hours per day
Acton Bridge route C

Cheshire Ring canal boat holiday

98 Miles
92 Locks
2 Week Cruise
5 Hours per day

Acton Bridge route D

Four Counties Ring canal boat holiday

141 Miles
102 Locks
2 Week Cruise
5 hours per day
Acton Bridge route E

Liverpool & Return – Experienced Boaters Trip to Albert Dock

103 miles
8 locks
(for the total return trip)
ACTON BRIDGE F

Manchester and Return

68 miles
2 locks (stop lock)
(for the total return trip)
ACTON BRIDGE G

Lymm and Return – The Perfect Beginners Break

1 stop lock
13 Miles
2 Locks
(for the total return trip)
Acton Bridge short route

Acton Bridge Short Route

Locks: 16
20hrs return
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