Canal Boat Day Hire & Holiday Guides In England & Wales

Our short break destinations on the Llangollen Canal include Llangollen, Chirk, Ellesmere, Crickheath, Whitchurch and Wrenbury The beautiful 41-mile long Llangollen Canal crosses the border between England and Wales. In...

10-day and two week breaks from Bath

Our longer boating holiday destinations on the Kennet & Avon Canal include cruising through the Vale of Pewsey and the Savernake Forest One of our best-loved canals, the 87-mile long...

Week long breaks from Monkton Combe

Our Monkton Combe canal boat hire base is on the Kennet & Avon Canal at Brassknocker Basin in Somerset. One of our best-loved canals, the 87-mile long Kennet & Avon...

Week long breaks from Bath

Our Bath canal boat hire base is on the Kennet & Avon Canal at Sydney Wharf. One of our best-loved canals, the 87-mile long Kennet & Avon Canal links the...

Short Canal Boat Holiday Breaks from Monkton Combe

Our Monkton Combe base is on the Kennet & Avon Canal at Brassknocker Basin, just outside Bath. One of our best-loved canals, the 87-mile long Kennet & Avon Canal links...

Short Canal Boat Holiday Breaks from Bath

Our weekend boating break destinations on the Kennet & Avon Canal include Bradford on Avon, Bath and the Caen Hill flight of locks at Devizes. One of our best-loved canals,...

A brief history of the canals

A canal boat holiday takes you back in time. You'll be journeying through history when you float along our inland waterways constructed in a bygone era of horse-drawn transport. The...

Amazing Canal Facts

Amazing canal facts worth reading ahead of your narrowboat holiday There are over 2,000 miles of navigable canals and rivers throughout England and Wales. This intricate network enables boats to...

How narrowboat holidays have changed

As part of our 55 year anniversary celebrations in 2021, we spoke to long term narrowboat holiday-maker Howard Fisher about how narrowboat holidays have changed. How many canal boat holidays...

Easy recipes to cook on a canal boat holiday

Our modern narrowboats have well equipped kitchens so you can prepare tasty meals on board In our galley kitchens, you’ll find a sink with hot and cold running water, a...

Our top 3 celebration destinations

Britain’s beautiful canal network passes through some of our most exciting towns and cities In many of our canalside cities, waterfronts have been transformed into vibrant destinations, with shops, bars,...

Top 5 places to celebrate Halloween on a canal boat holiday

Canal boat holidays offer the chance to enjoy a family staycation afloat this October Half Term You can spend time together exploring the waterways and visit waterside destinations hosting spooky...

Halloween boat trips across the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

Experience a Pontcysyllte Aqueduct Halloween boat trip this October half term Our ‘Little Star’ trip boat will be operating daily Halloween themed boat trips over the October half term holiday...

Fradley Junction

Fradley Junction in Staffordshire is a popular destination for canal boat holiday-makers Fradley Junction near Alrewas is where the Trent & Mersey Canal meets the Coventry Canal. There are visitor...

UK’s most impressive aqueducts

To help you plan your next narrowboat holiday, we've listed the most impressive canal aqueducts to look out for in England and Wales There are few things as magical as...

The Coventry Canal

The Coventry Canal takes canal boat holiday-makers through the Midlands countryside It runs for 38 miles from Coventry Basin to Fradley Junction where it meets the Trent & Mersey Canal....

Ellesmere Port Boat Museum

You can visit the Ellesmere Port Boat Museum on a canal holiday from our Bunbury base Ellesmere Port in Cheshire is at the end of the Shropshire Union Canal, where...

Take a boat trip across the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

Across the summer our ‘Little Star’ trip boat will be operating five Pontcysyllte Aqueduct boat trips a day Our Little Star trip boat offers families the chance to enjoy skippered cruises...

Top 7 holidays for 2025

Top 7 canal boat and narrowboat holidays in England and Wales for 2025 Our 2025 holidays are now available to book at 2024 prices with an early booking discount* 1....

Top 7 canal boat holidays for beginners

We've got some great short break canal holiday destinations perfect for beginners You don’t need a licence to steer a canal boat and it’s easy for first-timers to learn to...

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