Canal Boat Holiday Guides In England & Wales

Plan your 2021 canal boat holiday adventure with our bucket list guide

Canal boat holidays are a wonderful way to explore the countryside and some of Britain’s most exciting historic attractions. With the narrowboat as your mobile floating holiday home, you can...

Top 10 autumn canal boat holiday destinations

Autumn is a great time to take a narrowboat holiday and enjoy the beautiful colours in the trees and hedgerows along Britain’s beautiful inland waterways network. All our boats are...

Top 10 cruises through the country side

By Emma Lovell, Anglo Welsh’s Reservations Manager Britain’s 3,000-mile network of inland waterways, which winds its way through thousands of miles of beautiful countryside, offers a great way to relax...

New Admiral Class joins our luxury fleet

This season, we have introduced three new luxury Admiral Class boats to our top class fleet, offering extra space and facilities, as well as exacting standards of craftsmanship, comfort and...

A canal boat holiday: the perfect way to celebrate an end to lockdown

After so many weeks cooped up within the same four walls, most of us are raring to get out and about again – especially now that summer is here. Never...

Hire a canal boat for the day and explore the countryside afloat

This summer, great days out are going to be more important than ever after months of lockdown restrictions. If you are looking for ways to entertain your family locally this...

Top 8 Summer canal boat holiday circuits to explore

…by reservations manager Emma Lovell Cruising rings are great because they offer journeys along different waterways, take in a wide variety of landscapes and bring you back to your narrowboat...

Fun for all the family: Why narrowboating appeals to all generations

A canal boat holiday is a wonderful way to bring the family together as there is something for every age group to enjoy. With constantly changing scenery and a new...

The health benefits of narrowboating

A canal boat holiday is not only huge fun – it is also great for your health. With so many of us now working desk based jobs in which we...

What to pack for your narrowboat holiday

Our canal boats are like floating holiday cottages so you’ll find many of the home comforts already on board, including a galley kitchen equipped with cutlery, crockery, cooking utensils, saucepans,...

A brief history of narrowboat holidays

Most of our holiday canal boats here at Anglo Welsh are narrowboats – based on the traditional barges designed specifically to navigate the narrow canals of England and Wales. Though...

Wellness by the water on a canal boat holiday

Wellness on the waterways It is well documented that stress is bad for the health – both mental and physical. Stress has been linked to high blood pressure, raised cholesterol...

Best romantic canal boat holiday destinations to visit this Valentine’s Day

Roxy, who works in the Anglo Welsh Head Office, has been tailor-making canal boat holidays for Anglo Welsh clients for over four years, and she loves to match people with...

New Year, new hobby: Narrowboating!

The New Year is a great time to take up new hobbies and activities, to learn a new skill. It is an opportunity for a fresh start. New Year’s resolutions...

Amazing Canal Facts

Amazing canal facts worth reading ahead of your narrowboat holiday There are more than 2000 miles of navigable canals and rivers throughout England and Wales, making up an intricate network...

Christmas canal boat holidays at Great Haywood

By Kevin Yarwood, Manager at Great Haywood Here at Great Haywood, on the Trent & Mersey Canal in Staffordshire, we offer canal boat hire all year round, including holidays over...

A brief history of the canals of England and Wales

A canal boat holiday takes you back in time. It is a journey through history as you float along waterways constructed in a bygone era of horse-drawn transport. The vast...

Enjoy winter christmas cruising with Anglo Welsh

This winter we offering winter cruising* from six of our narrowboat hire bases, giving you the chance to celebrate Christmas or New Year on the canals. Whether you want to...

Winter on the Stratford Canal at Wootton Wawen

By Matt Lucas Stern, boat yard manager at Wootton Wawen The canals and our boat yard are quieter during the winter months, but not too quiet here at Wootton Wawen...

Anglo Welsh Heritage Class – Supporting the Chelsea Pensioners

Anglo Welsh Heritage Class – the best of both worlds Anglo Welsh now offers two luxury four-berth ‘Heritage Class’ boats for hire: ‘Poppy’ on the Stratford Canal at Wootton Wawen;...

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