Ifyou’ve ever fancied hiring anarrowboat for ashort break, then consider hiring the Leeming
Flyer.Based at Acton Bridge Marina, on the Cheshire Ring, it is available to all three services, including ex-service personnel.
The Cheshire Ring is agentle cruise through the idyllic Cheshire countryside, district views fill your route as you follow part of the historic silk trail, and briefly,incontrast you will also visit the heart of Manchester through its secret backdoor.
Made up of three main canals that run through the county; the Macclesfield Canal running through Congleton and Macclesfield, the Trent and Mersey running through Middlewich and Wheelock and then the Bridgewater Canal running through Lymmin the North. The Shropshire Union Canal also skirts Chester’s city walls where you can stop off and explore 2000 years of history.
Why not stop off and explore one of the many towns and villages en-route or take atrip to see Anderton Boat Lift, an incredible edifice, perched on the banks of the River Weaver –just like agiant three- storey-high iron spider.
The Cheshire Ring provides arange of canal side scenery from the gentle rolling plains of the Cheshire countryside to the peaks of the Peak District National Park. There is a variety of canal features en- route including locks, aqueducts and tunnels plus the historic town centres of Northwich, Middlewich, Macclesfi eld and Congleton are within easy reach to explore. The whole ring is 97 miles long, with 92 locks and can take up to a one week to complete. Hire the Leeming Flyer and explore the beauty of Cheshire; many attractions, places to eat are accessible from the canal side.
Perhaps see it as a contact house on the water - the Leeming Flyer will serve as a relaxing getaway experience for serving or ex-serving MOD personnel and their families on the stunning Cheshire Ring canal network.
No experience is required as lessons on how to manoeuvre the boat and canal etiquette are given upon arrival, including a full walk-through of the boat and its facilities.
FACILITIES:
•Can accommodate up to 6 people (3 xdouble beds)
•Bathroom with shower
•Kitchen •Dining area •Lounge with TV •Central heating
FURTHER INFORMATION: Contact 01677 458153 •
LEE-LeemingFlyer@mod.gov.uk
Grant funding has been generously provided by the RAF Central Fund and the Nuffield Trust.
Anderton Boat Lift. ©Canal & River Trust
Hire Fees (not including fuel which is paid for at the end of the hire period):
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