HOURS OF OPERATION The canal operates on a seasonal basis as follows: Winter: Monday to Friday 0900 – 1600 Spring & Autumn: 7 days 0830 – 1730 Summer: 7 days 0800 – 1800 Locks and bridges may be closed during lunch break.

How long does it take to go through the Caledonian Canal?

The canal system is about 60 miles in length and our base in Inverness is both your pick up and return point (one-way cruises are sadly not possible). It takes around 3 days to cruise form one end to the other, it is therefore the ideal place to spend a week cruising.

What happened to the Caledonian Canal?

The canal is now a Scheduled Ancient Monument, and attracts over 500,000 visitors each year. British Waterways, who work with the Highland Council and Forestry and Land Scotland through the Great Glen Ways Initiative, were hoping to increase this number to over 1 million by 2012.