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Thames Ring Canal Boat Holidays
A guide to the Thames Ring and narrowboat hire on the Thames Ring
Please note that these route pages are a work in progress. The figures below indicate route length; however, not all locks and bridges are included currently, so the time required may be underestimated.
The Thames Ring itself:
Cruising Hours: This route consists of 249.64 miles, 140 locks, 16 movable bridges and 2 tunnels. Which will take 16 days, 4 hours and 57 minutes when travelling for 7 hours per day at our default speeds.
Departure Point: Woolhampton, West Berkshire
Cruising Hours: This route consists of 274.734 miles, 164 locks, 18 movable bridges and 2 tunnels. Which will take 18 days, 5 hours and 0 minutes when travelling for 7 hours per day at our default speeds.
Departure Point: Braunston, Northamptonshire
Cruising Hours: This route consists of 249.64 miles, 140 locks, 16 movable bridges and 2 tunnels. Which will take 16 days, 4 hours and 57 minutes when travelling for 7 hours per day at our default speeds.
Departure Point: Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
Cruising Hours: This route consists of 249.64 miles, 140 locks, 16 movable bridges and 2 tunnels. Which will take 16 days, 4 hours and 57 minutes when travelling for 7 hours per day at our default speeds.
If you have some time on your hands and would like to explore London and its surrounding a little bit differently this time, then a narrowboat holiday on the Thames Ring might be just perfect for you. Experience 245 miles of narrow and broad canals and the River Thames in one go and give yourself a bit of a workout with the 176 locks that await you on the way. Bustling city life in London, the tranquility of the Oxford canal and historical features of the Grand Union Canal make the perfect combination that results into a great holiday.
Places of interest on the Thames Ring
Places to visit & highlights on the canal itself
Clitheroes Lock
Marsworth Lock No42
Port Meadow
Milton Keynes Museum Trust
Gnomes Bridge
Rickmansworth Aquadrome
Tring Reservoir
College Lake Nature Reserve
Grand Union Canal Cassiobury Park
College Lake
Aquadrome Local Nature Reserve
Stoke Hammond Lock No23
Grand Union Canal Flore
Grand Union Canal
Grand Union Canal
Banbury Museum
Ontario Bridge
The Canal Museum
Bridge 204
Whilton Locks
Top Rated Pubs And Restaurants On to Near the Canal
Double Barrelled Brewery
The Wharf Inn
The Gongoozler's rest
The New Inn
The Rising Sun
Cafe the Vibes
The Admiral Nelson
The Black Horse
The Rex
Cafe Olé
The Boat Inn
The Folly
The Boat, Berkhamsted
Pizza Calzone
The Barley Mow
College Lake
The Great Western Arms
The Grove Lock
The Cross Keys
Antep Kitchen
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Further reading and learning about the Thames Ring
Guides
Videos
Useful youtube videos covering some or all of this route.
Please note: These are independent youtube video, and not affiliated with or endorsing our business Roam&Roost Canal Boat Holidays
Hire Boats for the Thames Ring.
Below you'll see the available hire narrowboats for this route.
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