Mist hanging over a still canal at dawn beneath a wooden footbridge, moored narrowboats fading into the haze with woodsmoke rising from a stove chimney.
Photo: Barry Skeates from newbury, UK · CC BY 2.0
Canal & Waterway Events

Audlem Gathering of Historic Boats 2027

📅 Date TBC · usually July📍 Audlem Wharf, Shropshire Union Canal, CheshireCW3 0DX

The Historic Narrow Boat Club's annual free gathering brings more than 25 preserved working narrowboats to Audlem Wharf on the Shropshire Union Canal, with boats dating from the early 1900s onwards. The 2026 event ran over three days in late July and included boat trips raising funds for the RNLI; 2027 dates were unconfirmed at the time of research.

What’s on

  • Over 25 historic narrowboats
  • Audlem Wharf and lock flight setting
  • Boat trips in aid of the RNLI
  • Free entry

The next date has not been confirmed by the organiser yet. This event usually runs in July. We check weekly and will publish the date as soon as it is announced.

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