Canal cruise reader trip

Join our Reader Travel team on a day out along the Manchester Ship Canal.
Canal barges make their way along the Manchester Ship Canal  in Manchester city centre as the warm weather continues across the UK. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Wednesday May 23, 2012. Photo credit should read: Dave Thompson/PA WireCanal barges make their way along the Manchester Ship Canal  in Manchester city centre as the warm weather continues across the UK. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Wednesday May 23, 2012. Photo credit should read: Dave Thompson/PA Wire
Canal barges make their way along the Manchester Ship Canal in Manchester city centre as the warm weather continues across the UK. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Wednesday May 23, 2012. Photo credit should read: Dave Thompson/PA Wire

The construction of the Canal was one of the great engineering feats of the 19th Century. Fifty-five miles from the sea, it was the first time an inland city was transformed into a major port servicing the world. Today, the volume of traffic might have decreased but a journey along the Canal still offers a fascinating perspective on one of the greatest achievements of the Industrial Revolution. Departing by coach up to Seacombe/Liverpool Salford. The canal journey is Seacombe to Salford Quays. There is a licensed bar, and refreshments inc. snacks are available throughout the journey. Saturday June 28. £59.95pp.

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