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[email protected] Escape with a canal boating holiday! Booking Office : PO Box 57, Budleigh Salterton. Devon. EX9 7ZN. England. River Severn to Gloucester and Sharpness from Worcester Cruise this route from : Worcester View the latest version of this pdf River-Severn-to-Gloucester-and-Sharpness-from-Worcester--Cruising-Route.html Cruising Days : 8.00 to 0.00 Cruising Time : 33.00 Total Distance : 92.00 Number of Locks : 2 Number of Tunnels : 0 Number of Aqueducts : 0 Cruise along the River Severn where all the locks are done for you through lovely countryside past small villages and historic towns like Tewkesbury and Gloucester and then onto the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal with its immense swing-bridges and ornate bridge-keepers’ houses add to its unique identity. It connects Gloucester to Sharpness, allowing boats to bypass a treacherous stretch of the River Severn. From the canal, there are spectacular views of the Severn Estuary, the Forest of Dean and the Cotswolds. At Gloucester Docks, you can get a real sense of the canal’s cargo-carrying heritage. Listed warehouses have been converted into shops and leisure facilities, and the marina is still busy with boats. The National Waterways Museum Gloucester tells the story of the canal and has a fascinating collection of historic boats. Cruising Notes The mighty River Severn is Britain's longest river. It runs for 220 miles from the Welsh mountains, through the beautiful Shropshire and Worcestershire countryside and down to the flatlands of the Severn estuary.