Spectacular Pennine views, ‘snake’ bridges, impressive stone aqueducts, striking rock formations, Victorian mills and country pubs. One of the last narrow canals to be built, and the first to be...
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It has been a glorious Summer on the canals and Autumn 2017 promises even more narrowboat highlights
Summer Narrowboat Holidays Highlights at Anglo Welsh It is hard to beat languid summer days drifting along canals on a narrowboat, but as autumn leaves start to flutter to the...
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Top 10 National Trust properties to visit afloat
With historic houses, classy cafes and stunning gardens, National Trust properties are great places to stop-off along the way on a narrowboat holiday. There are dozens of National Trust properties...
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Canal Boat Essentials – What to pack for your 2017 waterway holiday
Anglo Welsh’s customised fleet of 160 modern narrowboats are designed and built to exacting standards so that canal boat lovers who book their holidays with us can enjoy memorable journeys...
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Anglo Welsh ‘Canal Adventures 2017’ Instagram Photo Challenge
Share your canal pics with Anglo Welsh and you could win great prizes in our 'Canal Adventures 2017’ Instagram Photo Challenge The waterways of England and Wales are nothing if...
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Life after a stroke – Friends enjoy a canal boat trip
Canal Boat Holiday Along the Worcester & Birmingham Canal The Stroke Association’s ‘Positive Wednesday Group’, from the Life After Stroke Centre in Bromsgrove, recently enjoyed a day out travelling along...
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Staycation, Staycation, Staycation. Why canal boat holidays offer a leisurely alternative to stressful foreign travel
Anglo Welsh has long believed there is ‘no place like home’ when it comes to relaxing holidays, and the evidence is that growing numbers of UK holidaymakers are now choosing...
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Anglo Welsh recommends – Bristol Harbour Festival
The ever-friendly staff at Anglo Welsh’s head office in Bristol are always keen to sing the praises of their vibrant home city, not least when summer comes around and it’s...
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