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On The Canal
The Canal Cruising Company hires out narrow boats for short breaks, weekly and
long holidays. The boats are easy to handle and come fully equipped and
ready to enjoy the local waterways. C/C is based in a 200 year old boatyard
which has three dry-dock facilities and able to carry out all narrowboat
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On The Canal
The Canal Cruising Company is the oldest family-run narrowboat hire company in England. The Wyatt family started the business by cutting in half old working narrowboats to make to small hire boats. Nowadays the craft are refurbished to the sort of standard that you might describe as five star.
You can expect your narrowboat to be fully fuelled and watered and ready for you to take along the inland waterways. You will even be given instruction on operating your floating holiday home and locks. With Stone high street and two supermarkets within yards of the C/C and pubs easily located at the side of the canal, it is easy to stock up with provisions, or enjoy a pub meal and a refreshing drink.
The Company has 2,4 and 6 berths narrowboats available for weekend breaks as well as weekly hire. On a three day trip you can go south to Penkridge stopping off at Shugborugh Hall or Rugeley. Or travel north and drop in at the
Wedgwood visitor centre at Barlaston, maybe even throw your own pot; continue up to Stoke tying up within walking distant of Festival Park for the cinema, ski slope, Waterworld and tenpin bowling.
On a four-day trip you can easily navigate to The Cauldon Canal and back taking in Froghall Wharf and the Churnet Steam Railway, and we can recommend the Boat Inn at Cheddleton, the Black Lion Inn at Consull Forge, and the Hollybush at Denford for good food. Take the Leek arm of the canal and you are within one mile of Leek town centre. Or go south on this trip to Fradley Junction and enjoy the hospitality of the Swan at Fradley.
Check out the Canal Cruising Company section on into-Stone.co.uk for a choice of interesting and varied routes.
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