[1] Working boatmen were concerned with getting from A to B as fast as possible, or for the lowest toll, rather than in visiting more of the system, and what are now known as rings were simply alternative routes to them, but circular routes allow leisure boaters to see twice as much of the system as is possible with an "out and back" cruise.
Hire companies are keen to promote their proximity to popular cruising rings.
This ring is only possible when the Thames and Severn Canal and the Stroudwater Navigation are fully restored.
This ring is only possible when the Montgomery Canal and River Severn are fully restored.
This ring is possible only when the Barnsley and Dearne and Dove Canals are fully restored.