Treat your family or friends to a boating holiday or day out on the water If you'd like to gift your nearest and dearest an experience in 2025, why not...
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Top 6 cosy pubs to cruise to this winter
We're offering winter cruising from seven of our canal boat hire bases Winter canal boat hire provides the opportunity to cruise gently through the quiet winter countryside and stop off...
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Experience Christmas on the canals
Spend Christmas or New Year on the canals with Anglo Welsh This winter, we're offering winter cruising* over Christmas and New Year from six of our narrowboat hire bases. The...
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A brief history of the canals
A canal boat holiday takes you back in time. You'll be journeying through history when you float along our inland waterways constructed in a bygone era of horse-drawn transport. The...
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Amazing Canal Facts
Amazing canal facts worth reading ahead of your narrowboat holiday There are over 2,000 miles of navigable canals and rivers throughout England and Wales. This intricate network enables boats to...
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How narrowboat holidays have changed
As part of our 55 year anniversary celebrations in 2021, we spoke to long term narrowboat holiday-maker Howard Fisher about how narrowboat holidays have changed. How many canal boat holidays...
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Our top 3 celebration destinations
Britain’s beautiful canal network passes through some of our most exciting towns and cities In many of our canalside cities, waterfronts have been transformed into vibrant destinations, with shops, bars,...
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Top 5 places to celebrate Halloween on a canal boat holiday
Canal boat holidays offer the chance to enjoy a family staycation afloat this October Half Term You can spend time together exploring the waterways and visit waterside destinations hosting spooky...
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