Take a canal boating holiday with Stoke on Trent Marine Cruises


Canal boating holidays with a wide choice of canal holiday routes from our convenient base.

Beautiful scenery to be enjoyed on a canal boating holiday Take a canal boating holiday and step back into a period when speed was classed as hours per mile – rather than the other way around – cruising along a waterway that allows you to breathe the fresh, clean air that’s freely available outside our towns and cities.

Built about two centuries ago, the UK canal system provides you with the tranquillity and grace that many of us miss in our day to day lives, giving you the time to savour the beautiful countryside and all of its fine fayre as you speed along at little more than walking pace.

Anderton Lift and the mighty Harecastle tunnel may be on your route and close to the canal you will find attractions such as Alton Towers and the famous Wedgwood factory. And all around our marina are all the attractions of the Festival Park.

On your canal boating holiday you’ll share the peaceful world of moorhens, coots, grebes and herons as well as the amazing kingfisher, all of whom have made the canal their home. You’ll travel when you want to and stop and tie up when the mood takes you, giving you an unparalleled freedom to explore gardens, parks and country houses as and when you feel inclined.

Historical places to visit on a canal boating holiday

Castles too, plus museums and other sites of interest are dotted along the canal’s winding miles ensuring an ever-changing panorama – making every day different from the last. Working the locks, steering your boat and other crew activities create a uniquely fun-working atmosphere that all of the team on board together. So whether you are travelling as a family or as a group of friends, you’ll enjoy a level of camaraderie that is second to none.

The many hostelries, restaurants and public houses you find along the way assure you a warm welcome, fine food and quality local beers – ideal for those days when cooking is the last thing on your mind. It will also give you time to meet other like-minded canal adventurers and make new friends.

With visitors from all across the U.K. and far beyond our shores, a canal boating holiday is a friendly holiday too, with no one in a hurry and everyone taking time to savour every peaceful moment.