Charnwood Boat Hire --- River Soar / Grand Union


Website:  www.charnwoodboathire.co.uk
Email:    lee.shepherd@canal-cruises.co.uk 

Address:

Charnwood Boat Hire
56 Stanton Lane
Stanton on the Wolds
Nottingham NG12 5BG

Telephone:  0115 9376248

Base Canal / River: River Soar  .... Grand Union

Base Marina:  Pillings lock Nr Quorn

Types of Boats Offered:  8 berth cruiser stern

Periods of Hire: Short Breaks, Weekly

Comments and Reviews:
Single Boat that can accommodate 6 to 8 people
Prices:
  6/8 Berth weekly hire  £650 ( March) to £1000 ( Aug) this does not include fuel  pets are allowed

Recommended routes:

One week- South

Going south to include Leicester , Foxton Locks, Market Harborough and back (38 hours 6 hours a day)
Charnwood Forest Villages – Quorn/Barrow on Soar/Watermead Country Park
Leicester - National Space Centre/varied museums
Foxton Locks – Picturesque location including Inclined Plane Boat Lift and museum, you mayl not have time to go up through the locks on a one week cruise ... delays can be considerable as you will probably have to queue,maybe for a few hours ... ask advice  first.
Market Harborough Arm to Union Wharf site of the first IWA campaigning rally/old market town

Or

Southto include Leicester, Foxton Locks then the  Welford Arm and back (45 hours 7 hours a day)
As above but proceeding down
Foxton Flight of locks/Husbands Bosworth Tunnel 1166 yards
Welford Arm – quiet and tree lined canal/Welford -village and nature reserve

Or

South to the end of the Leicester section of the Grand Union canal at Norton Junction and back (56 hours - an energetic 9 hours a day!)
Charnwood Forest Villages – Quorn/Barrow on Soar/Watermead Country Park
Leicester- National Space Centre/varied museums/
Foxton Locks – Inclined Plane Boat Lift /Crick Tunnel 1528 yards/Watford Locks

One Week - North

From Trent Junction (6 hours) there is a choice of three directions:
Nottingham - Tales of Robin Hood - Galleries of Justice
Erewash Canal to Langley Mill - Lock House Tearooms
Trent and Mersey Canal out into the delightful  Derbyshire countryside

Trent Junction and Trent and Mersey Canal to Fradley Junction and back (38 hours 6 hours a day)
Lovely countryside with many nature reserves and opportunities for walking and cycling
Burton on Trent/Coors Visitor Centre/Marstons Brewery/Branston Water Park/Shardlow
Fradley Junction attractive and busy junction with the Coventry Canal. Famous canal pub.

Trent Junction and Trent and Mersey Canal to Burton on Trent and back (28 hours 4 hours a day)
Lovely countryside with many nature reserves and opportunities for walking and cycling
Burton on Trent /Coors Visitor Centre/Marstons Brewery
Shardlow
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