rugby wharf 2020 Holiday Information ABC BOAT HIRE DIRECTIONS 1 If you are approaching from the Southeast or BY ROAD Northwest via the M6 motorway exit at junc�on 1. • Take the A426 towards Rugby. Go straight across the first four Consul Rd roundabouts passing under a disused railway viaduct. Tesco • Then go right around the roundabout and come back towards the viaduct. Consul Road is the first le� by the Peugeot garage. The boatyard entrance is 200 yards on the right. Avon Mill Roundabout 2 BY ROAD • Take the A427 towards Lu�erworth/Rugby. 20 • Turn le� at the traffi c lights onto A426 Rugby for 4 miles. • At the junc�on of the A426 and M6 motorway follow instruc�ons as above. • If you are approaching from the South via the A426 you will A426 come through the village of Dunchurch. M6 • Take all signs that direct you to the M6 North. Follow the road towards Rugby town centre (A426) and s�ll keep following all the 1 19 signs to M6 North. This will eventually bring you to Avon Mill Roundabout. ToWn CeNtRe • Turn right at this roundabout and travel up the dual carriageway, ! Town centre is a 10 minute turning le� just past the viaduct onto Consul Road. (Consul Road is drive from the marina. the first le� a�er the viaduct) The boatyard entrance is 200 yards Rugby on the right M1 A426 18 FROM AIRPORTS 1 From Birmingham, Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton, No�ngham, Coventry or M45 East Midlands use either the train or Na�onal Express to get to the 17 centre of Rugby then get a taxi to the base. Please see www.na�onalexpress.com for details on na�onal coach travel. BY RAIL TRAVEL & PLANNING You can either take a taxi to the marina from Rugby train sta�on or walk, although it is 40 minutes. LOCAL ACCOMMODATION Please check www.airbnb.com or www.laterooms.com You can buy rail �ckets online at for special rates. thetrainline.com or gwr.com LOCAL TAXI COMPANIES Rugby Roma Cars: 07793 550861 (7 & 8 seater vehicles available) Call A Car: 01788 540800 NEAREST GROCERY STORES The most convenient store is Tesco which is next door to the base – telephone 0845 6779587, www.tesco.com and Sainsburys that is 2.7 miles away – telephone 01788 522080, www.sainsburys.co.uk. There is also a Co-op Store , McDonalds, KFC and a service sta�on 5 minutes from the base. ADDRESS: Rugby Wharf, Consul Road, Rugby, CV21 1PBPHONE: 01788 562183 E-MAIL: [email protected]: www.rugbywharf.com Featured Routes 7 Nights + BANBURY & RETURN,7 Nights ASHBY CANAL & RETURN, 7 Nights Cruising Time Per day: 6Hrs • Total: 35 Hrs • Locks: 50 Cruising Time Per day: 5Hrs • Total: 26 Hrs • Locks: 2 • This is a good cruise for first �mers and takes you through the • This route takes you north from the marina up towards Cotswold countryside. Snarestone. • Takes you down the North Oxford Canal via Braunston and • Why not stop off and visit Bosworth Ba�lefield (see Napton Junc�ons. www.bosworthba�lefield.com) • Onto the South Oxford Canal, renowned for its meandering • A relaxing route enjoying the canal views. route to the Thames. MAPS P6 N3 L14 E1 E3 MAPS P7 N1 L17 E1 E3 MARKET HARBOROUGH & RETURN, 7 Nights OXFORD & RETURN, 10-11 Nights Cruising Time Per day: 6Hrs • Total: 44 Hrs • Locks: 52 Cruising Time Per day: 6Hrs • Total: 61 Hrs • Locks: 82 • Popular with those seeking something different- if you don’t • A popular longer route from Rugby which can also be started mind a bit of exercise. from Gayton and Union Wharf. • Cruise up the Grand Union Canal to Norton, then up the MAPS P7 N1 E1 E3 Leicester sec�on for a short while towards Leicester. • On the way to Market Harborough you will encounter two THE WARWICKSHIRE RING, 7 Nights tunnels, two sets of staircase locks and mile a�er mile of open countryside. Cruising Time Per day: 7Hrs • Total: 55 Hrs • Locks: 100 MAPS P7 N3 L14 E1 E3 • Another popular route with the op�on to moor at the heart of Birmingham. LEICESTER/EAST MIDLANDS RING, 14 Nights • It includes the spectacular Ha�on Locks and takes in the rural areas of the Grand Union Canal. Cruising Time Per day: 6Hrs • Total: 78 Hrs • Locks: 101 • Why not stop off at Coventry and go to the war-torn cathedral? • A pleasant two week cruise through parts of Staffordshire, • The areas around Tamworth have Drayton Manor Warwickshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire. (www.draytonmanor.co.uk) and the Snow Dome • This route takes you up the Grand Union Canal to the Foxton (www.snowdome.co.uk). flight of locks then onto Leicester itself where you join the River • How could you come to Warwickshire without visi�ng Warwick Soar. Castle? (www.warwick-uk.co.uk). MAPS P6 P10 N3 E1 E3 • On a two week cruise you can include a trip along the Ashby Canal. MAPS P6 P10 N3 L13 E1 E3 short breaks 3/4 Nights NORTON JUNCTION & RETURN, 3 Nights HINCKLEY & RETURN,3 Nights Cruising Time Per day: 6Hrs • Total: 14 Hrs • Locks: 18 Cruising Time Per day: 7Hrs • Total: 17 Hrs • Locks:2 A deligh�ul short break cruising along the Oxford canal south un�l An easy route travelling up the Oxford canal to Hawkesbury you meet the junc�on with the Grand Union at Bruanston. Junc�on and onto the Coventry canal for a short while before (Some experience required) taking a right onto the Ashby- A 31 mile stretch of lock free MAPS N1 P7 L14 cruising. NAPTON & RETURN(OXFORD) , 3 Nights 3 Nights will take you to Hinckley Wharf, but in a 4 night break Cruising Time Per day: 7Hrs • Total: 14 Hrs • Locks: 6 you could get as far as Market Bosworth and visit the famous An ideal route for first �mers- with a taste of everything, locks, historical ba�lefield. countryside and towns. Travel South along the Oxford canal and MAPS N3 P6 L14 then West onto the Grand Union. MAPS N1 P7 L14 Maps & Guides To purchase maps and guides, go to www.abcboathire.com/maps-and-guides ABCBOATHIRE - CALLUSON0330 333 0590 OR VISIT ABCBOATHIRE.COM Routes map Nottingham Sawley Trent Stafford Can sey al River Soar Gailey er M & t n Gr e an r d T U Snarestone n io Fradley n As h C a b n y a C l Leicester a n a Autherley l Fazeley C o Birmingham v e n t r y C a n a Foxton l Rugby Market Stourport Harborough l a Crick n a C Union Wharf m Coventry a Welford 'H B & Kingswood er st Napton e Alvechurch c r Norton o W Warwick Braunston Worcester Northampton Gr Gayton Cropredy an Stratford d U n Stoke Upon Avon io n Bruerne C a River Avon n a Great Linford Evesham Banbury l So u River Severn th O Milton Keynes Fenny x Stratford f o r d C a n a l Aylesbury COLOUR KEY Oxford MARKET HARBOROUGH & RTN AYLESBURY & RETURN WARWICKSHIRE RING LEICESTER/EAST MIDS RING ASHBY CANAL & RETURN BANBURY & RETURN OXFORD & RETURN River Thames WARWACK & RETURN ABCBOATHIRE - CALLUSON0330 333 0590 OR VISIT ABCBOATHIRE.COM.