River Soar
Once the most profitable waterways in England, the Soar is a tranquil, meandering river navigation extending for 28 miles through Leicestershire.
The River Soar is a well-kept secret, meandering in peaceful isolation through delightful scenery. Amazingly, it was once the most profitable commercial navigation in Britain. Now it accommodates pleasure boats of all sizes - river cruisers, narrowboats, canoes and dinghies. Attractive villages such as Mountsorrel alternate with quiet river meadows, and often your only companions will be swans on the river and express trains on the adjacent railway.
The River Soar continues the line of the Grand Union Canal northward from Leicester to the River Trent. It steadily grows in size and depth as it approaches the confluence with the Trent. It is rich in wildlife and almost entirely rural. Flooding is comparatively common in winter.
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