Canal Boat Holiday Adventures for Christmas & New Year By Kevin Yarwood, Manager at Great Haywood Here at Great Haywood, on the Trent & Mersey Canal in Staffordshire, we offer...
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A brief history of the canals of England and Wales
A canal boat holiday takes you back in time. It is a journey through history as you float along waterways constructed in a bygone era of horse-drawn transport. The vast...
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Enjoy winter christmas cruising with Anglo Welsh
This winter we offering winter cruising* from six of our narrowboat hire bases, giving you the chance to celebrate Christmas or New Year on the canals. Whether you want to...
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Winter on the Stratford Canal at Wootton Wawen
Canal Boat Hire for Winter Cruising By Matt Lucas Stern, boat yard manager at Wootton Wawen The canals and our boat yard are quieter during the winter months, but not...
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Anglo Welsh Heritage Class – Supporting the Chelsea Pensioners
Anglo Welsh Heritage Class – the best of both worlds Anglo Welsh now offers two luxury four-berth ‘Heritage Class’ boats for hire: ‘Poppy’ on the Stratford Canal at Wootton Wawen;...
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Best Autumn canal events to enjoy on a canal boat holiday
What to look forward to along the canals this autumn As the leaves turn rust red and the sinking sun casts long shadows across golden fields, the steady slide towards...
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Take ‘Emma’ into Birmingham to enjoy Christmas shopping afloat
Festive Canal Boat Holiday Season We are offering a special over-night hire package aboard our Tardebigge-based cosy narrowboat for two ‘Emma’ – providing the perfect opportunity to take some of...
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Wildlife watching at Great Haywood
By Kevin Yarwood, manager of Anglo Welsh’s Great Haywood canal boat rental base Our narrowboat hire base, at the junction of the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal and the Trent &...
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