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Thames Ring
A guide to the Thames Ring and narrowboat hire on the Thames Ring
The Thames Ring itself:
Cruising Hours: This route consists of 248.769 miles, 171 locks and 2 tunnels. Which will take 17 days, 5 hours and 55 minutes when travelling for 7 hours per day at our default speeds.
Departure Point: Braunston, Northamptonshire
Cruising Hours: This route consists of 248.769 miles, 171 locks and 2 tunnels. Which will take 17 days, 5 hours and 55 minutes when travelling for 7 hours per day at our default speeds.
Address: "Braunston, Northamptonshire Hire Base", Bottom Lock, Braunston, Daventry, Northants, NN11 7HJ
Departure Point: Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
Cruising Hours: This route consists of 248.769 miles, 171 locks and 2 tunnels. Which will take 17 days, 5 hours and 55 minutes when travelling for 7 hours per day at our default speeds.
Address: "Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire Hire Base", Rothschild Road, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 2TF
Departure Point: Woolhampton, West Berkshire
Cruising Hours: This route consists of 273.863 miles, 197 locks and 2 tunnels. Which will take 19 days, 6 hours and 28 minutes when travelling for 7 hours per day at our default speeds.
Address: "Woolhampton, West Berkshire Hire Base", Station Rd, Woolhampton, Reading RG7 5SH
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.
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Further reading and learning about the Thames Ring
Guides / Offline Canal Maps
Related Nicholson Guide:
Grand Union, Oxford & the South East - Nicholson Guide No 1
Available at Canal Shop or
on Canal Junction
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
