Holiday Narrowboat Hire - Map and Routes
“Privateer” is berthed on the Trent and Mersey Canal near Lichfield. From here, it is possible to follow the canal northwards towards Stoke-on-Trent and Middlewich or southwards towards Birmingham and Burton-on-Trent.
Heading northwards, one of the highlights is Shugborough Hall, a magnificent country house within its own parkland along with a farm and Rare Breeds collection. Between Stone and
Stoke-on-Trent, there is the Wedgewood Factory. There is a museum, visitor centre and factory tours. Stoke-on-Trent contains a number of potteries and museums. North of Stoke, you can branch off onto the Macclesfield Canal or continue on the Trent and Mersey Canal to find the 2926 yard long Harecastle Tunnel.
Up past Middlewich and Northwich - there is the Anderton Lift, built in 1875 to transport boats from the canal to the River Weaver - well worth a visit.
If however, you choose to follow the canal southwards, you can turn on to the lock-free Coventry Canal towards Birmingham and Coventry or stay on the Trent and Mersey Canal and visit the Bass Museum at Burton-on-Trent and learn about the history of beer brewing.
Whichever way you choose to go and explore, you are guaranteed a rich mix of countryside,
towns, canalside pubs and restaurants and places of interest. To make the most of your narrowboat holiday, we recommend a guide book such as “Nicholson's Guide to the Waterways” - whilst you will find one onboard - you may wish to do some forward planning.