Canal Boat Day Hire & Holiday Guides In England & Wales

Take to the water this Easter to enjoy a family boating adventure You can cruise slowly through the spring countryside aboard your own floating holiday home and stop off at...

Pontcysyllte Aqueduct boat trips

We offer daily boat trips across the Stream in the Sky in North Wales Until 31 October 2024, our ‘Little Star’ trip boat will be operating daily skippered cruises across...

Top 10 wildlife destinations to enjoy on a canal boat holiday

There's so much wildlife to see when you are boating along Britain's beautiful inland waterways Our beautiful network of inland waterways were once the transport arteries of the Industrial Revolution,...

What to pack for your narrowboat holiday

Here's a list of useful items to pack for your holiday on narrowboat in England and Wales Our canal boats are like floating holiday cottages, so you’ll find many of...

Wootton Wawen

You can explore Shakespeare country from our narrowboat rental base at Wootton Wawen in Warwickshire Head south along the Stratford Canal from Wootton Wawen and you’ll soon cross the 145-metre...

Trevor

Our Trevor base is on the Llangollen Canal in North Wales next to the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct From Trevor, you can cruise along the Llangollen Canal and across the UNESCO World...

Silsden

Tucked away in the Yorkshire Dales, our base at Silsden is on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal in West Yorkshire We offer widebeam boat hire as well narrowboat hire from...

Oxford

You can take a Thames boating holiday from our Oxford base Our Oxford canal boat hire base is at Eynsham on the River Thames in Oxfordshire. On a short break...

Canal Boat Holidays from Great Haywood

Our boat hire base at Great Haywood near Stafford offers a great choice of routes and destinations Great Haywood is next to the crossroads of two canals - the Trent...

Canal Boat Holidays from Bunbury

You can cruise through the Cheshire countryside to Chester on a short break from Bunbury Our canal boat rental base at Bunbury on the Shropshire Union Canal near Tarporley is...

Canal Boat Holidays from Monkton Combe

You can cruise the Kennet & Avon Canal from our boat hire base at Monktombe Combe in Somerset Our narrowboat hire centre at Monkton Combe is next to Kennet &...

Bath

From our canal barge hire base at Bath you can enjoy a holiday on the Kennet & Avon Canal Our canal boat hire base at Sydney Wharf on the Kennet...

The River Avon

Boating on the River Avon offers a serene experience, winding through some of England's most beautiful countryside The River Avon rises in the Cotswold Hills and has been used for...

The River Severn

Boating on the River Severn offers an unforgettable journey through stunning natural landscapes and historic landscapes There are plenty of waterside pubs to stop at and wildlife to watch out...

The River Thames

Cruise the River Thames and discover historic market towns, ancient pathways, waterside meadows and views of the Cotswold Hills, Chilterns and Berkshire Downs The mighty River Thames, England’s longest river,...

The Droitwich Canals

The Droitwich Canals take canal boaters through the Worcestershire countryside and historic town of Droitwich The Droitwich Canals were originally built to ship salt from the Droitwich mines to the...

The Stourbridge Canals

Cruise the Stourbridge Canals on a canal boat holiday in England to explore the industrial heritage of the Black Country and surrounding countryside The Stourbridge Canals refer to two historic...

The Birmingham Canals

The Birmingham Canals take canal boat holiday-makers through the heart of the vibrant City of Birmingham Famously, Birmingham has more canals than Venice, providing a network for leisure boating and...

The Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal

Boating on the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal offers a peaceful and scenic journey through the heart of England's Midlands region The historic canal winds its way through idyllic countryside, passing...

The Stratford Canal

Cruise through the Warwickshire countryside and Shakespeare country on a boating holiday on the Stratford Canal The 25-mile long Stratford-upon-Avon Canal is narrow and mostly rural. It links Shakespeare’s Stratford...

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