Narrowboat hire
Cheshire has many canal holiday operators from large companies to the smaller family run canal firms with just a few boats. Your choice of canal route will be the main factor to which holiday operator you book with.
The most popular weeks will be school holidays and most hire companies will charge premium
rates for those. If you don't need to book specific weeks look for holidays after the Easter holidays and in September for better prices, the canals will be quieter too. Some firms will have discounts for cancellations so its worth checking out their web sites for holidays at short notice.
Canal bases and hire companies
Middlewich - Cheshire - Shropshire Union Canal & Trent and Mersey Canal
This is a great location
as Middlewich is at the junction of two canals and offers a great choice of canal routes. The hire bases are in the town so it is easily walkable to the local shops for provisions. The Middlewich boat festival is in June which is a popular event.
Middlewich canal holiday operators are:
Anderson Boats www.andersonboats.com
Middlewich Narrowboats www.middlewichnarrowboats.co.uk
Nantwich - Cheshire - Shropshire Union Canal
Located in the southern part of the county Nantwich is an attractive Market Town.
The hire bases are located on the fringes of the Town.
Nantwich canal holiday operators are:
Cheshire Cat Narrowboats www.cheshirecatnarrowboats.co.uk
Macclesfield - Cheshire - Macclesfield Canal
Macclesfield is in the North East of Cheshire and borders the Peak District it has fabulous scenery very different from the flat Cheshire Plains.
Macclesfield canal holiday
operators are:
Braidbar Boats www.braidbarboats.co.uk
Northwich - Cheshire - Trent and Mersey Canal
Home of the Anderton Boat Lift Northwich is a small Market Town in the heart of Cheshire. Marinas are located outside of the Town Centre.
Northwich canal holiday operators are:
Alvechurch www.alvechurch.com
Preston Brook - Cheshire - Trent and Mersey Canal - Bridgewater Canal
Located a few miles outside of Runcorn this location offers numerous canal holiday routes with many short break destinations and it is also well placed for trips along the leeds and liverpool Canal.
Preston Brook canal holiday operators are:
Claymoore Canal holidays www.claymoore.co.uk
Stoke on Trent - Staffordshire - Trent and Mersey Canal - Caldon Canal
A good location in the North Midlands for canal holidays in to Cheshire.
Stoke on trent canal holiday operators are:
Crest Narrowboats www.crestnarrowboats.co.uk
Countryside Cruising www.countrysidecruising.co.uk
Wrexham - North Wales - Llangollen Canal
Wrexham is located in North wales on the llangollen canal and offers a good choice of holidays in to Cheshire.
Wrexham canal holiday operators are:
Chirk Marina www.chirkmarina.co.uk
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