Canal Boat Day Hire & Holiday Guides In England & Wales

Spring Canal Boat Holiday Deals! Spring is a great time to go canal boating. The countryside is alive with new life – spring lambs, ducklings and goslings, hawthorn in the...

Anglo Welsh's New Luxury Narrowboat Fleet Hits the Water Anglo Welsh’s top-of-the-range Constellation Class was launched in 2016 to rave reviews and tremendous feedback from narrowboat experts and holidaymakers alike....

We’re welcoming ‘Eynsham’ back with a discount & bubbles!

The Eynsham Narrowboat Has Returned to the Water! Our 61ft narrowboat ‘Eynsham’ has been refurbished over the winter and will be returning to action on the Stratford Canal next week...

Anglo Welsh’s Top 10 Easter Holidays Afloat

Narrowboat holidays offer the chance to enjoy a fantastic family adventure holiday afloat. So why not ship out this Easter to explore the Great British countryside as it bursts into life...

Anglo Welsh’s guide to the year’s top canal festivals

Canal Boat Festival Holidays Recommended by Anglo Welsh Literary giant Dr Samuel Johnson famously said that “when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life”. Here at Anglo Welsh we reckon...

Anglo Welsh’s top 5 Mother’s Day trips afloat

This Mother’s Day, why not spoil your Mum with a relaxing day afloat, enjoying a posh picnic afloat or stopping off for a pub lunch along the way? Anglo Welsh...

Save £250 on Summer School Holidays with Anglo Welsh

Say hello to Harry Potter, Thomas the Tank Engine and Naked Mole-rats! Ask a canal enthusiast how they first got hooked on narrowboats and the answer will most likely involve...

Canals and Culture – Anglo Welsh’s prime destinations for lovers of the arts

Cultural Canal Boat Holiday Getaway Destinations For many people, cruising along a peaceful canal surrounded by picturesque countryside is the perfect antidote to the hubbub of modern life, but if...

Spotlight on the Canals – The Oxford Canal

Meandering waterways, peaceful villages and scenes from Harry Potter The picturesque 77-mile long Oxford Canal was completed in 1790, linking the university City of Oxford and the River Thames, with...

All hands on deck for Anglo Welsh’s winter maintenance

All Hands On Deck At Anglo Welsh With Canal Boat Maintenance & Refurbishments Midwinter calm may reign on the nation’s waterways but behind the scenes at Anglo Welsh it’s all...

From Rio de Janeiro to Great Haywood – Olympian Nick Beighton’s canal adventures

What do you do after spending three years training six days a week in order to compete in the Paralympics? The answer, according to Nick Beighton, is “Go on a...

Anglo Welsh men make a splash in 24 hour charity boat race

Anglo Welsh Sponsored Charity Boat Race Steve Harrison, manager at Anglo Welsh’s Bunbury base on the Shropshire Union Canal, is one of those narrowboat enthusiasts who cheerily spends as much time...

Anglo Welsh’s Top 9 Luxury Boats

Boasting exacting standards of craftsmanship, comfort and finish, our ‘Bond’ and ‘Constellation’ Class boats are the stars of our fleet. These beautiful narrowboats all have full-size showers, a range of...

Anglo Welsh’s Top 7 canal boat holidays for beginners

Every year more and more people are discovering the delights of holidaying on Britain’s beautiful inland waterways network You don’t have to be an expert and you don’t need a...

Read all about it! Anglo Welsh’s 2017 brochure is out now with news of a special Price Freeze.

Cosy Winter Canal Boat Holiday Breaks As winter nights draw in, who doesn’t enjoy curling up on their sofa with a loved one and a hot drink to start planning...

Anglo Welsh’s Top 8 October Half Term Breaks

Canal Boat Holiday Breaks This October Half Term: Step back in time at the Black Country Living Museum at Dudley… from our Tardebigge base on the Worcester & Birmingham Canal...

Anglo Welsh’s Top 10 Waterside Pubs

Canal Boat Holiday Pubs to Visit on the Waterside: There are hundreds of lovely waterside pubs across the canal and river network for narrowboat holiday-makers to enjoy. Here’s our pick...

Top 6 Christmas canal boat holidays

Christmas Canal Boat Holiday Recommendations from Anglo Welsh: Anglo Welsh offers winter cruising* from six bases, giving narrowboat holidaymakers the chance to celebrate Christmas or New Year afloat, joining in...

Anglo Welsh’s Top 10 Canal Boat Holidays

Anglo Welsh Recommended Canal Boat Holiday Locations: 1. Explore the labyrinth of limestone caverns at Dudley … from our Tardebigge base on the Worcester & Birmingham Canal near Bromsgrove, it’s an...

End the canal season in perfect style with Anglo Welsh’s fantastic Autumn Sale

Book any Anglo Welsh canal holiday departing between 23rd September and 28th October 2016 and save 25%, a saving of up to £465 The nights are drawing in, Strictly Come...

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