Mother’s Day Canal Boat Cruise

Spoil your Mum with a relaxing day afloat this Mother’s Day (Sunday 6 March 2016).

A day spent cruising along a peaceful canal, stopping off for a pub lunch along the way, is a great way to make your Mum feel special on Mother’s Day. We offer day boat hire from five our bases, with prices starting at £10 per person on weekdays, £14 on weekends and bank holidays. Full tuition is included so we can help you get the hang of steering, mooring up and working the locks. Our boats are equipped with a toilet, hob, fridge, kettle, cutlery and crockery – perfect for a picnic afloat.

Here’s a run-down of our day boat bases and routes for Mother’s Day 2016:

1. 1. Glide across ‘The Stream in the Sky’…from our canal boat hire base at Trevor on the Llangollen Canal in North Wales, the incredible World Heritage Status Pontcysyllte Aqueduct is just a 20-minute cruise away. Standing at over 38 metres high, supported by 19 pillars stretching 305 metres across, the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct is often referred to as ‘The Stream in the Sky’. Day boaters can reach the pretty mountain-side town of Llangollen in two hours, with a range of pubs, cafés and restaurants to choose from.
   2. Travel along the Stratford Canal…from Wootton Wawen on the Stratford Canal near Stratford upon Avon, boaters can head south to the pretty village of Wilmcote and back (2.5 hours each way).  Once there, enjoy lunch at The Mary Arden Inn or a visit to Mary Arden’s Farm, the childhood home of Shakespeare’s mother.
   3. Cruise the Staffs & Worcs Canal…from Great Haywood on the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal near Stafford, day boaters can cruise to the historic market town of Rugeley and back, through several locks, past the National Trust’s beautiful Shugborough Hall and the Wolseley Arms in Wolseley Bridge. The return journey takes six hours.
   4. Enjoy lock-free boating on ‘The Shroppie’…from Bunbury on the Shropshire Union near Crewe, day boaters can cruise south past Barbridge and Nantwich to Baddington Bridge. With no locks to negotiate and pubs including The Badger and The Galley at Nantwich, it makes for a very relaxing day afloat.
   5. Potter through rural Worcestershire…from our base at Tardebigge on the Worcs & Birmingham Canal near Bromsgrove, day boaters can cruise north to Kings Norton Junction, a pretty rural route with historic pubs along the way, including the family-friendly Hopwood House at Alvechurch. The route is lock-free but there are two tunnels to pass through.

Our team of helpful and friendly canal holiday experts are available to take your booking.
Please call us 0117 304 1122