Ancient & Modern

This cruise takes in the start of modern canals in Worsley & the more recently built Liverpool Link.

Starting either in Liverpool or at the Bridgewater Marina near Manchester the cruise passes through a variety of landscapes including flashes, flooded areas resulting from mining but now nature reserves, & superb countryside.

Along the way we will:

• Visit Worsley, the birth place of modern canals,
• Cross the Manchester ship canal on the Barton Swing Aqueduct
• Pass Wigan Pier
• Go through typical English countryside
• Travel along Liverpool’s historic waterfront passing by the photogenic Three Graces
• Moor up in Salthouse dock
• Have time to explore vibrant Liverpool