The Best Canal Trips on the Midland & South Wales Canals 2026

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The canals, rivers, and waterways of the Midlands and South Wales played an important role in Britain’s industrial development. Major waterways such as the River Severn and the River Wye were used to transport goods like coal, iron, and timber between towns and ports. During the Industrial Revolution, a network of canals was built to improve trade and travel, including important routes such as the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal, the Worcester and Birmingham Canal, and the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal. These waterways connected factories, mines, and cities, helping industries grow and making transport cheaper and more efficient. Today, many of these canals and rivers are used mainly for leisure activities such as boating, fishing, and walking, but they remain an important part of the region’s history and landscape.

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Day Boat Hire

#1 Rated Canal Trips on the Midland & South Wales Canals

Dragonfly Cruises

Canal Rd, Brecon LD3 7EW.

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Day Boat Hire

#2 Rated Canal Trips on the Midland & South Wales Canals

Free Spirit Cruising

Bredon Rd, Tewkesbury GL20 5BY.

Day Boat Hire

#3 Rated Canal Trips on the Midland & South Wales Canals

Beacon Park Day Boats

Hillside Rd, Llangattock, Crickhowell NP8 1EQ.

Day Boat Hire

#4 Rated Canal Trips on the Midland & South Wales Canals

Debbie’s Day Boats Ltd

Coleshill Rd, Fazeley, Tamworth B78 3RY.

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Cafe and Skippered Boat Trips

#5 Rated Canal Trips on the Midland & South Wales Canals

Dunhampstead Wharf

Trench Ln, Dunhampstead, Droitwich WR9 7JX.

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Skippered Boat Trips

#6 Rated Canal Trips on the Midland & South Wales Canals

River Stour Trust

The Granary, Quay Lane, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2AN

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Skippered Boat Trips and Visitor Centres

#7 Rated Canal Trips on the Midland & South Wales Canals

Cotswold Canals Trust Wallbridge

Ebley Mill GL5 4UB

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Museums, Park and Skippered Boat Trips

#8 Rated Canal Trips on the Midland & South Wales Canals

Moira Furnace Museum and Country Park

Furnace Lane, Moira, Swadlincote DE12 6AT.

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Skippered Boat Trips

#9 Rated Canal Trips on the Midland & South Wales Canals

Brindley Cruises

Narrow Boat Bosworth Lady, The Water's Edge, Brindley Pl, Birmingham B1 2JB.

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Skippered Boat Trips and Visitor Centres

#10 Rated Canal Trips on the Midland & South Wales Canals

Roundhouse

The Roundhouse, 1 Sheepcote St, Birmingham, B16 8AE

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Skippered Boat Trips

#11 Rated Canal Trips on the Midland & South Wales Canals

Cotswolds Canal Trust Ebley Mill

Westward Rd, Ebley, Stroud GL5 4SR

Skippered Boat Trips

#12 Rated Canal Trips on the Midland & South Wales Canals

Dudley Canal Trust

The Portal Building, Birmingham New Rd, Dudley DY1 4SB.

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Day Boat Hire

#13 Rated Canal Trips on the Midland & South Wales Canals

Pontymoile Marina

F, Pontypool NP4 8ER.

Skippered Boat Trips

#14 Rated Canal Trips on the Midland & South Wales Canals

Pulteney Cruisers Ltd

Pulteney weir, Bathwick, Bath BA2 4AT.

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Restaurant Boats and Skippered Boat Trips

#15 Rated Canal Trips on the Midland & South Wales Canals

Georgies Canal Cruises

Park Gate Lock, Teddesley Road, Penkridge, ST195RH

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Skippered Boat Trips

#16 Rated Canal Trips on the Midland & South Wales Canals

Brownhills Canoe & Outdoor Centre

Silver St, Brownhills, Walsall WS8 6DZ.

Day Boat Hire

#17 Rated Canal Trips on the Midland & South Wales Canals

Bosworth Marina

Bosworth Marina, Carlton Rd, Market Bosworth, Nuneaton CV13 6PG.

Day Boat Hire

#18 Rated Canal Trips on the Midland & South Wales Canals

Lyons Boat Yard

Limekiln Ln, Birmingham B14 4SP.

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Skippered Boat Trips

#19 Rated Canal Trips on the Midland & South Wales Canals

River King

Severn Way, Stourport-on-Severn DY13 8UY.

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Skippered Boat Trips

#20 Rated Canal Trips on the Midland & South Wales Canals

Monmouthshire, Brecon and Abergavenny Canals Trust

Old Abergavenny Rd, Abergavenny NP7 9EW