Canal Boat Festival Holidays Recommended by Anglo Welsh Literary giant Dr Samuel Johnson famously said that “when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life”. Here at Anglo Welsh we reckon...
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Anglo Welsh’s top 5 Mother’s Day trips afloat
This Mother’s Day, why not spoil your Mum with a relaxing day afloat, enjoying a posh picnic afloat or stopping off for a pub lunch along the way? Anglo Welsh...
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Save £250 on Summer School Holidays with Anglo Welsh
Say hello to Harry Potter, Thomas the Tank Engine and Naked Mole-rats! Ask a canal enthusiast how they first got hooked on narrowboats and the answer will most likely involve...
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Canals and Culture – Anglo Welsh’s prime destinations for lovers of the arts
Cultural Canal Boat Holiday Getaway Destinations For many people, cruising along a peaceful canal surrounded by picturesque countryside is the perfect antidote to the hubbub of modern life, but if...
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Spotlight on the Canals – The Oxford Canal
Meandering waterways, peaceful villages and scenes from Harry Potter The picturesque 77-mile long Oxford Canal was completed in 1790, linking the university City of Oxford and the River Thames, with...
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All hands on deck for Anglo Welsh’s winter maintenance
All Hands On Deck At Anglo Welsh With Canal Boat Maintenance & Refurbishments Midwinter calm may reign on the nation’s waterways but behind the scenes at Anglo Welsh it’s all...
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From Rio de Janeiro to Great Haywood – Olympian Nick Beighton’s canal adventures
What do you do after spending three years training six days a week in order to compete in the Paralympics? The answer, according to Nick Beighton, is “Go on a...
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Anglo Welsh men make a splash in 24 hour charity boat race
Anglo Welsh Sponsored Charity Boat Race Steve Harrison, manager at Anglo Welsh’s Bunbury base on the Shropshire Union Canal, is one of those narrowboat enthusiasts who cheerily spends as much time...
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