Trinity Boats canal experiences across Central England
Oxfordshire
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Nature & Wildlife Hire a narrow boat and enjoy the languid, blissful pleasures of canal life through Herefordshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire as well as the outskirts of Birmingham into the city centre and deep into the beautiful, atmospheric and also industrialised Black Country.
With great pubs to stop off for a bite to eat and enchanted countryside to explore as well as historic landmarks, there’s no better way to spend a staycation or longer holiday. The boats are like luxury hotels, with modern amenities and also that touch of character that gives a canal cruise its unique ambience.
Overview
About
Trinity Boats have built a range of stunning narrow boats that epitomise the charm of famous canals that traverse the Midlands and were an essential way to transport goods in bygone eras of old, but now offer the perfect getaway from the travails and pressures of modern day life.Immersed in perfect landscapes and enjoying home-by-home top quality luxury on-board, a trip with Trinity Boats offers fantastic memories. Choose a boat from the selection - Bluebell, Buttercup, Daisy, Foxglove, Poppy, Sunflower and Tulip - and plan your fascinating break.
Admire the carefully painted and crafted exterior and interiors of the boats as you cruise down the canal. There are short break suggestions that are a real treat - to the heart of Birmingham, a sojourn to Lapworth or Stratford-upon-Avon or maybe the ultimate 10-day or two week holiday through Bancroft Basin in Shakespeare's Stratford, down the River Avon with its panoramic views to the medieval magic of Tewkesbury and savour the delights of Worcester with its iconic cathedral, county cricket and charming independent shops. Tunnels, locks and tree-lined scenery juxtaposes with open meadows, ancient architecture and old fashioned pubs and much more, to provide the most enthralling, entrancing of journeys!
Highlights
- The Stourport Ring - 74 miles, 118 locks and 44 cruising hours through Cosely, Wolverhampton and to the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal
- 'The Stairway to Heaven' - the flight of 11 locks into Atherstone on the amazing Warwickshire Ring route
- A awe-inspiring trip to Birmingham Gas Street Basin, through Hopwood, King's Norton and passing Cadbury World!
- Romantic, cosy dinners on-board set against a backdrop of sleepy but paradisical scenery
- Arrive in style in the 'Second City' for more adventures by narrow boat!
How to get here
Trinity Boats is in Wharf Lane, Tardebigge. From Redditch town centre, make your way up Hewell Road, into Brockhill Lane. Follow the road over the Worcester and Birmingham Canal and the turning to Wharf Lane is immediately on the right.
By public transport, frequent and fast services run from Birmingham New Street to Redditch and then the 52/52A bus takes 10 minutes to Canal Tunnel and then it’s a 30 minute walk to Trinity Boats.
How to get here
Trinity Boats is in Wharf Lane, Tardebigge. From Redditch town centre, make your way up Hewell Road, into Brockhill Lane. Follow the road over the Worcester and Birmingham Canal and the turning to Wharf Lane is immediately on the right.
By public transport, frequent and fast services run from Birmingham New Street to Redditch and then the 52/52A bus takes 10 minutes to Canal Tunnel and then it’s a 30 minute walk to Trinity Boats.
Getting here by bus...
The 52 and 52A runs to Tardebigge from Bromsgrove Bus Station and Redditch Bus Station. Alight the bus at Canal Tunnel stop and follow the path, which then runs alongside the Worcester and Birmingham Canal crossing over Hewell Lane, then at the junction with Brockhill Lane, turn left, then immediately right into Wharf Lane and Trinity Boats is a bit further ahead. The walk from the bus stop is around 30 minutes.
- 52, 52A from Diamond Bus Go to Website
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