Canal Boat Day Hire & Holiday Guides In England & Wales

Week long breaks on the Kennet & Avon Canal

One of our best-loved canals, the 87-mile long Kennet & Avon Canal links the Bristol Avon with the Thames at Reading, passing through spectacular landscapes and the World Heritage City...

Canal boat holidays on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal

Enjoy stunning scenery, the Yorkshire Dales, Pennine Way, industrial history, remote beauty, rugged hills, wooded valleys, mills and moors. At 127 miles, the Leeds & Liverpool Canal is the longest...

Explore the Kennet & Avon Canal by canal boat

From our canal boat hire bases at Bath and Monkton Combe you can enjoy a canal boat holiday on the Kennet & Avon Canal One of our best-loved canals, the...

Top 8 gardens to visit on a canal boat holiday

Gardens are great places to visit on a canal boat holiday, offering beautiful vistas, cafes serving dishes made with produce grown on site, and places for quiet contemplation and inspiration....

School children enjoyed boat trip across Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

Canal Boat day trip for St Anne’s Catholic Primary School in Wrexham On Thursday 9 November a class of Year 4 and 5 pupils from St Anne’s Catholic Primary School...

Best winter canal boat holidays

We offer winter cruising from six of our narrowboat hire bases, giving you the chance to experience cruising gently through the countryside this winter when the canals are quieter*. People...

Seven reasons to take a boating holiday on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal

At 127 miles, the Leeds & Liverpool Canal is the longest single canal in the country and offers holiday-makers stunning scenery to enjoy. Opened in 1816, it crosses the Pennines...

Our new two-night deals offer the chance for a quick escape!

For the first time ever, we are offering two-night breaks from our canal boat hire bases at: Trevor in North Wales; Bunbury and Whixall in Shropshire; Tardebigge in Worcestershire; Wootton...

New day boat maps to guide you on a fabulous day out

We’ve published 10 new day boat destination maps to help you plan and enjoy a fabulous family day afloat this summer. The free maps provide details of the locks, tunnels,...

Celebrate Father’s Day with a boat trip across the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

Pontcysyllte Aqueduct Canal Boat Holiday for Fathers Day Our ‘Little Star’ trip boat will be operating five skippered boat trips on Father’s Day (18 June), offering the chance to enjoy...

Best boating holidays for beginners from Wootton Wawen

Our canal boat hire base at Wootton Wawen on the Stratford Canal near Henley-in-Arden, offers a great choice of routes for beginners. Whether you want to experience a rural retreat...

Wide beam canal boat hire on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal

Janet, office manager of our Silsden canal boat hire base, on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal near Keighley in West Yorkshire, outlines the variety of boats and routes available from...

Magnificent castles to visit over the Coronation Weekend

The coronation weekend provides the perfect opportunity to visit and explore some rich history and whilst the royal residence of Windsor Castle is reachable in a 2-week cruise from our...

Celebrate the King’s Coronation with a boat trip across the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

Pontcysyllte Aqueduct Canal Boat Day Trip for the King’s Coronation Across all three May bank holiday weekends, including the King’s Coronation weekend (6-8 May), our ‘Little Star’ trip boat will...

Take to the water this Easter for a family adventure afloat

Britain’s beautiful 3,000-mile network of inland waterways offer the chance to take to the water this Easter, and cruise through the beautiful Spring countryside, adorned with new leaves, fragrant blossom,...

Top 10 Spring canal boat holidays 2023

Spring is a fantastic time to take a narrowboat holiday on Britain’s beautiful inland waterways, when the countryside is bursting with new life. With blossoming waterside trees and hedges, busy...

Enjoy a Mother’s Day boat trip across the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

Emma Lovell, Reservations Manager for Anglo Welsh, explains why a boat trip across the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct is a great way to treat Mums this Mother’s Day. Across the Mother’s Day...

New canal boats for hire in 2023

Every year, we commission new boats to add to our fleet, and we like to take into account customer feedback when designing our boats. This winter we are building three...

Anglo Welsh’s Top 10 narrowboat holidays for 2023

Emma Lovell, Anglo Welsh’s reservations manager, gives an overview of the top canal boat holiday destinations in England and Wales for 2023 There are thousands of miles of navigable waterways...

Best canal boat holiday routes for Winter 2022

We have a range of narrowboats to choose from this winter, including cosy two-berths and twelve-berths fit for a party on the canal. Whilst all of our canal boats have...

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