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BY ROAD • Leave at junc�on 16. Follow signs to / . • At the first roundabout straight on signed Nantwich /. • Carry straight on through 3 more roundabouts. A�er the third you A534 will come to some traffic lights turn le� A525. • Straight through the next set off lights. Marina • Turn right at the next set signed Whitchurch A525. 5 Minutes A534 • Take the second turning on your le� signed Whitchurch. You go Train past a lake on you right hand side. A534

• About another 3miles you will enter the small village of Aston. A534 A534 TURN RIGHT to . • Follow signs. 2 Miles you will come to the end of the road facing you is a school.

• Turn le� keep going 3/4 mile you will come to a li� bridge go over A49 A51 the bridge the Marina is on the right M6

A534 A5020 BY RAIL / FROM AIRPORTS A534 16 From the London Airports: Make your way either by the London NANTWICH Underground airport shu�le bus or taxi to Euston Main Line rail terminal in central London A49 A530 A529 A51 Board the Inter-City Express to Crewe (trains depart frequently for WRENBURY the North West, journey �me is approximately 2 hours), then travel MILL by taxi to Wrenbury. From Interna�onal Airport: Take the airport bus to Manchester Piccadilly sta�on which leaves every half an hour. A525NeArEsT ToWn.. WHITCHURCH ! Is Nantwich which is roughly 5 miles away from the marina. At the sta�on board a train for Crewe. At Crewe take a taxi from outside the sta�on to Wrenbury marina (see address below). Please contact the taxi company for an es�mate.

You can buy rail �ckets online at TRAVEL & PLANNING thetrainline.com or gwr.com LOCAL ACCOMMODATION Please check www.airbnb.co.uk www.laterooms.com or for local availability. LOCAL TAXI COMPANIES Wrenbury Haighton’s Taxis 01270 624 574 Apartments NEAREST GROCERY STORES We have two stylish 2 bedroom apartments located at There is a local shop to Wrenbury, but the closest larger The holiday apartments are on supermarkets are Wrenbury Mill Marina. Morrisons (01270 627426) Sainsburys (01270 629664) and the first floor of the Wrenbury Mill building, with in Nantwich. beau�ful views of passing boats in one direc�on and a tradi�onal country pub the other. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON WHATS NEARBY... www.abcholidaycottages.com Visit our website - wrenburymill.com/nearby Pet Friendly

ADDRESS: Wrenbury Mill, Nr Nantwich, , CW5 8HGPHONE: 01270 780544 E-MAIL: [email protected]: www.wrenburymill.com Featured Routes 7 Nights +

LLANGOLLEN & RETURN, 7 Nights & RETURN, 7 Nights Cruising Time Per day: 5.5 Hrs • Total: 38 Hrs • Locks:24 Cruising Time Per day: 6.5 Hrs • Total: 31 Hrs • Locks:48 • If you would like to travel to , but were looking to • From Wrenbury you will travel up the Llangollen to join the complete more locks, then start from Wrenbury Marina rather and travel up to the industrial town of than Whitchurch or Blackwater Meadow. Ellesmere Port. • The last locks before Llangollen are at New Marton, half way • Why not visit the Na�onal Waterways Museum which brings between Ellesmere and . together a unique fleet of historic boats and archives to tell the • From there on the canal clings to the hillside contours. An story of Britains and waterways? enchan�ng blend of aqueducts and tunnels will take you MAPS P3 N4 L8 E1 free through to Llangollen. MAPS P3 N4 L8 H2 E1 THE , 11-14 Nights THE ,14 Nights Cruising Time Per day: 6Hrs • Total: 72 Hrs • Locks:137 Cruising Time Per day: 6Hrs • Total: 69 Hrs • Locks:132 • It is recommended to travel this ring clockwise, so heading up to Manchester. • Takes you along the wonderfully rural & • The ring takes in the whole of the Canal, parts of the Worcestershire Canal to Great Haywood Junc�on. Trent & Mersey, Bridgewater, Rochdale, Ashton and Peak Forest • Passing under a dis�nc�ve roving bridge, you join the Trent & Canals, providing a range of scenery. Mersey Canal heading north towards the Po�eries and Peak • Enjoy glorious scenery as the skirts the edge District. of the Pennines. • Rolling Staffordshire countryside leads you to Stoke-on-Trent, • If �me allows why not take a detour from Marple along the Peak the Wedgwood Visitor Centre and the impressive 2926-yard long Forest Canal and enjoy stunning views. Harecastle Tunnel. • You will cruise through the heart of Manchester and moor at • The scenery on the climb up ‘Heartbreak Hill’ to the summit at Castlefield to explore the city and places such as the Old Trafford, is fantas�c. home of ‘Man U’(www.manutd.co.uk), the Arndale shopping • Beyond Harecastle the 13 miles to the salt town of centre or the Museum of Science and Industry (www.mosi.org.uk). sees the canal descend 31 locks to the Cheshire Plains. • This route has a variety of canal features including broad and • The short Middlewich arm links the to narrow locks, aqueducts and tunnels, and the dis�nc�ve stone the again through more glorious architecture of the . countryside. MAPS P3 P5 N4 N5 L5 L8 E1 MAPS P3 P5 N4 L8 E1

MARKET DRAYTON & RETURN, 7 Nights Cruising Time Per day: 5Hrs • Total: 25 Hrs • Locks:82 • When you join the Shropshire Union Canal at Junc�on head down the canal to . • Did you know Market Drayton has been the home of gingerbread for the last 200 years (find out more at www.shropshiretourism.co.uk/market-drayton)

MAPS P3 N4 L8 E1 short breaks 3/4 Nights WHITCHURCH & RETURN,3 Nights CHIRK & RETURN,4 Nights Cruising Time Per day: 4Hrs • Total: 11 Hrs • Locks:20 Cruising Time Per day: 6Hrs • Total: 30 Hrs • Locks:24 Travel between our Wrenbury and Whitchurch Marinas and Towards the Welsh border at Chirk the country’s fine hills come explore Whitchurch before you return into view and the scenery becomes altogether more drama�c. (www.shropshiretourism.co.uk/whitchurch). MAPS P3 N4 L8 H2 E1

MAPS P3 N4 L8 H2 E1 ELLESMERE & RETURN,3 Nights Cruising Time Per day: 8.5 Hrs • Total: 22 Hrs • Locks:20 Maps & Guides The run into Ellesmere is through an area of outstanding beauty, To purchase maps and guides, go to www.abcboathire.com/maps-and-guides with a series of Ice-Age lakes known as ‘meres’ very close to the canal. MAPS P3 N4 L8 H2 E1

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COLOUR KEY Autherley LLANGOLLEN & RETURN ELLESMERE PORT & RETURN THE FOUR COUNTIES RING THE CHESHIRE RING MARKET DRAYTON & RETURN

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