Say hello to Harry Potter, Thomas the Tank Engine and Naked Mole-rats! Ask a canal enthusiast how they first got hooked on narrowboats and the answer will most likely involve...
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Canals and Culture – Anglo Welsh’s prime destinations for lovers of the arts
Cultural Canal Boat Holiday Getaway Destinations For many people, cruising along a peaceful canal surrounded by picturesque countryside is the perfect antidote to the hubbub of modern life, but if...
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Spotlight on the Canals – The Oxford Canal
Meandering waterways, peaceful villages and scenes from Harry Potter The picturesque 77-mile long Oxford Canal was completed in 1790, linking the university City of Oxford and the River Thames, with...
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All hands on deck for Anglo Welsh’s winter maintenance
All Hands On Deck At Anglo Welsh With Canal Boat Maintenance & Refurbishments Midwinter calm may reign on the nation’s waterways but behind the scenes at Anglo Welsh it’s all...
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From Rio de Janeiro to Great Haywood – Olympian Nick Beighton’s canal adventures
What do you do after spending three years training six days a week in order to compete in the Paralympics? The answer, according to Nick Beighton, is “Go on a...
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Anglo Welsh men make a splash in 24 hour charity boat race
Anglo Welsh Sponsored Charity Boat Race Steve Harrison, manager at Anglo Welsh’s Bunbury base on the Shropshire Union Canal, is one of those narrowboat enthusiasts who cheerily spends as much time...
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Anglo Welsh’s Top 9 Luxury Boats
Boasting exacting standards of craftsmanship, comfort and finish, our ‘Bond’ and ‘Constellation’ Class boats are the stars of our fleet. These beautiful narrowboats all have full-size showers, a range of...
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Anglo Welsh’s Top 7 canal boat holidays for beginners
Every year more and more people are discovering the delights of holidaying on Britain’s beautiful inland waterways network You don’t have to be an expert and you don’t need a...
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