Canal Boat Day Hire & Holiday Guides In England & Wales

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...

Moor your Anglo Welsh narrowboat for canal side walks

Stroll Your Way to Ultimate Relaxation with A Canal Boat Holiday Adventure One of the joys of a canal boat journey is the relaxing sensation that comes from being on...

Enjoy the Olympics on board a stylish canal boat

Gold Standard Canal Boat Holidays Balmy summer nights. Drama, passion, joy, tears. Sir Ben Ainslie, Hannah Mills & Saskia Clark, Sir Chris Hoy, Mo Farah, Victoria Pendleton. Is it really four years...

High-end boats at low-end prices: save 20% on Constellation & Bond Class holidays this summer

Book Your Summer Canal Boat Holiday British summertime is often a rollercoaster of highs and lows and this year is proving no different. School holidays (hooray!), seaside showers (boo!), Andy...

Best books to read on a canal boat holiday

Anglo Welsh Reading Recommendations on the Water For book-loving narrowboat enthusiasts there is only one thing more enjoyable than a good book about canals, and that’s stretching out on deck...

Schools Out for Summer! Save 20% on Canal Boat Holidays

Book A Summer Canal Boat Holiday? Question. What do most kids want from their summer holidays? Answer. Fun and games, fresh air and adventure, ice cream and “lashings of ginger...

Put a smile on your dad’s face with a canal boat holiday for Father’s Day

Book a Canal Boat Holiday For Fathers Day? Let’s be honest: it’s really hard shopping for Father’s Day. Especially if your dad is a ‘Been there, done that, got the...

‘Messing about in boats’ – there’s really nothing better!

A Canal Boat Holiday For Everyone “Believe me my young friend, there is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.” So says...

Anglo Welsh’s Class of 2016 oozes ‘Star’ Quality

Anglo Welsh Announces 6 New Narrowboats! Many canal devotees love to enthuse about vintage narrowboats, and understandably so, but here at Anglo Welsh few things get our pulses racing more than...

Army & You Review: Beautiful Boating Break

Andrew and Kirsten King reviewed their recent holiday from our Wootton Wawen Base for: www.armyandyou.co.uk It was quite a test to get the hang of manoeuvring our 62ft-long boat, called Marlow,...

National Geographic’s ‘Journey of a Lifetime’

Is there any better way to discover the natural beauty of England and Wales than drifting along a picturesque canal on a narrowboat? Well, if you’re one of those savvy...

Retiring at Twenty Five!

One of Anglo Welsh’s most valued and loyal customers has left the world of school trips after his 25th booking. Headmaster, Peter Cook, of Wellow House School, Newark, and formerly...

‘Barging Round Britain’ with canal lover John Sergeant

Narrowboat enthusiasts and John Sergeant fans alike will soon be celebrating as the man who shimmied his way into the nation’s hearts on ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ returns to our screens in April with a new series...

Behind the scenes at Anglo Welsh. The family that plays together stays together.

Anglo Welsh Behind The Scenes Listening carefully to our loyal customers tells us that people keep coming back to Anglo Welsh because of our fantastic range of narrowboats located at...

No Experience? No Problem! Narrowboat Holidays for Novices

Narrowboat Holidays for Beginners at Anglo Welsh They say you never forget how to ride a bicycle, and the same applies to canal boats. Once you’ve learned how to manoeuvre...

Boats, Basins and the Bard. Celebrate 400 years of Shakespeare on an Anglo Welsh canal boat

“To unpathed waters, undreamed shores.” William Shakespeare Stratford-upon-Avon is gearing up for a very special celebration of its most famous son. On April 23rd the historic town commemorates 400 years...

Great Canal Journeys: a Narrowboat Love Affair

We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again, if you love canals – and the Anglo Welsh team is guilty as charged – you have to love Channel 4’s...

Our Canal Boat Hire Base on the Llangollen Canal at Trevor

Becca Strong, Admin Manager at Trevor on the Llangollen Canal, tells us why the canal life is in her blood... Alongside picturesque routes and stylish narrowboats, Anglo Welsh is also...

Top 6 Christmas Destinations

Anglo Welsh offers winter cruising from five bases, giving narrowboat holiday-makers the chance to celebrate Christmas or New Year afloat on Britain’s peaceful canal network. From a cosy boat for...

Top 7 Halloween destinations afloat

With spooky tunnels, dark cuttings, creepy locks, misty towpaths, plenty of bats, frogs and toads, and many a ghostly tale, Britain’s 200-year old canal network provides the perfect backdrop for...

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