Fradley Junction in Staffordshire is a popular destination for canal boat holiday-makers Fradley Junction near Alrewas is where the Trent & Mersey Canal meets the Coventry Canal. There are visitor...
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Top 8 narrowboat holidays for 2025
Britain’s 3,000-mile network of canals and river provides the perfect destination for a staycation afloat in 2025 Pottering slowly through the countryside at just four miles per hour, watching out...
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Easy recipes to cook on a canal boat holiday
Our modern narrowboats have well equipped kitchens so you can prepare tasty meals on board In our galley kitchens, you’ll find a sink with hot and cold running water, a...
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Top 7 October half term canal boat holiday destinations
Our top 7 October half term canal boat holiday destinations include Chirk Castle You’ll be self-contained on board your very own floating holiday cottage. On board you'll find all the...
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Top 6 canal boat holidays for beginners
You don’t have to be an expert and you don’t need a licence to steer a canal boat. It’s easy for first-timers to learn to operate our boats and as...
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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 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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Halloween boat trips across the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
Experience a Pontcysyllte Aqueduct Halloween boat trip this October half term Our ‘Little Star’ trip boat will be operating daily Halloween themed boat trips over the October half term holiday...
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Top 8 autumn canal boat holidays
Autumn is a great time to go boating and enjoy the beautiful colours in the trees along our amazing inland waterways Tuition is included as part of our boat hire....
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Best week-long breaks this autumn
To celebrate the autumn colours, we’ve put together a guide to our best week-long cruises through the countryside This autumn adventure afloat on a canal cruise through the countryside, enjoying...
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Autumn boat trips across the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
Autumn boat trips across 'The Stream in the Sky' In September and October, our ‘Little Star’ trip boat will be operating five trips a day across the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct. Nicknamed...
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UK’s most impressive aqueducts
To help you plan your next narrowboat holiday, we've listed the most impressive canal aqueducts to look out for in England and Wales There are few things as magical as...
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Best August bank holiday boating breaks
The August bank holiday weekend is a great time to take to the water for a boating break Our best August bank holiday boating breaks take you through some of...
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Take a boat trip across the Stream in the Sky this summer
This summer enjoy a family day out with a boat trip across the Pontcysyllte Aqeduct Over the summer our ‘Little Star’ trip boat is offering five skippered cruises a day...
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The Coventry Canal takes canal boat holiday-makers through the Midlands countryside It runs for 38 miles from Coventry Basin to Fradley Junction where it meets the Trent & Mersey Canal....
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You can visit the Ellesmere Port Boat Museum on a canal holiday from our Bunbury base Ellesmere Port in Cheshire is at the end of the Shropshire Union Canal, where...
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Summer days out boating on the canals
Hire a canal boat for a great day out this summer We offer canal boat day boat hire from six of our bases, from just £99 per day for up...
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Top 6 summer canal boat holiday circuits
Canal circuits and rings take in a wide variety of landscapes and are popular routes for narrowboat holidays Canal boat holiday circuits and cruising rings bring you back to your...
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Experience luxury afloat with our Constellation fleet
Our Constellation Class narrowboats are among the luxury stars of our boat hire fleet They have full-size showers, a range of flexible and private berths, solid fuel stoves on the...
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Take a boat trip across the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
Acroos the summer our ‘Little Star’ trip boat will be operating five Pontcysyllte Aqueduct boat trips a day Our Little Star trip boat offers families the chance to enjoy skippered cruises...
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