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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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Stan Cullimore reviews his widebeam boat holiday on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Earlier this year, Stan Cullimore - journalist, children’s author and member of the 80’s band The Housemartins - took a press trip aboard one of our widebeam boats. Departing from...
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Top 7 cosy waterside pubs and restaurants to cruise to this winter
We offer winter cruising* from seven of our canal boat hire bases - providing the opportunity to cruise gently through the quiet winter countryside and stop off at waterside eateries...
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Top 9 October Half Term canal boat holiday destinations
Canal boat holidays offer the chance to set off on a family adventure afloat, working together to steer the boat, work the locks and plan the stops. You’ll be self-contained...
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Top 9 Autumn 2022 canal boat holiday destinations
This Autumn set sail on an adventure afloat, enjoying the beautiful colours in the trees and hedgerows that line Britain’s canals and rivers. You’ll be self-contained on board your very...
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Top 9 August Canal Boat Holiday Destinations
We are offering discounts of up to 20% on our holidays departing in August 2022. To celebrate, reservations manager Emma Lovell, has put together a guide to our top family...
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Top 12 Tips for First-Time Narrowboat Holiday Makers
You don’t need to be an expert to enjoy a canal boat holiday, in fact, each year around one fifth of narrowboat hirers are new to the waterways! It’s easier...
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Top 8 Summer Circuits for 2022
Ring routes offer varied journeys along different waterways and take in a wide range of landscapes and attractions. What’s more, they bring you back to your canal boat hire base...
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Moor up at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
The city of Birmingham has more canals than Venice, so it’s not surprising that eight of the 13 venues for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games are on or very close...
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Try narrowboating for free at an Anglo Welsh Open Day
On Thursday 2 June 2022, the first day of the bank holiday weekend celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, we are hosting open days at four of our narrowboat hire bases,...
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Best pet friendly short break canal boat holidays
To celebrate National Pet Month, here at Anglo Welsh we are waiving our second pet price of £25 - £35, on canal boat holidays booked to depart throughout April. To...
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Anglo Welsh win Bronze award for ‘Self Catering Accommodation of the Year’
We were delighted to receive the Bronze award for ‘Self Catering Accommodation of the Year’ at the 2022 West Midlands Tourism Awards. Our marketing and bookings team attended the event...
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Our Top 11 Wonderful Waterside Pubs
There are hundreds of historic pubs alongside the inland waterways of the UK, that offer perfect spots for canal boat holiday-makers to moor up, relax and enjoy some great food...
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The Bald Hiker’s Unforgettable Experience on the Llangollen Canal
Last October, Paul Steele AKA The Bald Hiker, took a press trip on the Llangollen Canal, setting off from our base at Trevor. In his blog, Paul describes his holiday...
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Anglo Welsh has been shortlisted for a West Midlands Tourism Award
We are delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted for a 2022 West Midlands Tourism Award, in the Self-Catering Accommodation of the Year category. The winners of these Awards,...
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Three new luxury canal boats are joining our fleet in 2022
Emma Lovell, reservations manager for Anglo Welsh, explains more about our luxury canal boats available to hire in 2022. This winter we're building three new luxury 65ft Admiral Class narrow...
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