Britain’s canal network was built by hand more than 200 years ago, and the blood, sweat and tears of countless hours’ work, as well as many more grisly incidents, have...
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Enjoy a greener holiday with Anglo Welsh
By Kevin Yarwood, manager of our Great Haywood canal boat rental base We know - through the many comments we get about greener boating and the sales of aquatic-friendly ‘Poddy’...
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Top 9 October Half Term Canal Boat Holidays
Autumn is a great time to visit the waterways and get the whole family out in the fresh air to experience an adventure afloat. You can enjoy seeing the beautiful...
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Anglo Welsh on screen and in print
This week Anglo Welsh’s narrowboat ‘Butterfly’ appeared on BBC One’s popular ‘Antiques Road Trip’, taking presenter Catherine Southon across the awesome Pontcysyllte Aqueduct on the Llangollen Canal in North Wales....
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Anglo Welsh’s Top 10 Foodie Finds Afloat
Visiting local markets and independent shops to find fresh ingredients for cooking on board can be a fun and inspiring element of a holiday afloat. The 2,000 miles of navigable...
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Spotlight on Great Haywood
Canal Boat Hire on Trent & Mersey and Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canals Near Stafford Anglo Welsh’s canal boat hire base at Great Haywood, on the junction of the Trent &...
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Celebrate National Parks Week Afloat (22 – 29 July)
Canal boat holidays offer the chance to explore some of Britain’s most beautiful countryside, including several of our wonderful National Parks. Cruising gently along at just four miles per hour is...
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Life after a stroke. Friends enjoy an Anglo Welsh canal boat trip
2 Hour Narrow Boat Trip from the Worcester & Birmingham Canal to Alvechurch Fourteen stroke survivors from Bromsgrove, together with their families and carers, enjoyed a two-hour boat trip aboard...
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