There’s plenty of storage on board and we offer advice on what to pack
Canal Departure Points
We offer a range of boat sizes with accommodation for two to 12 people.
With our Price Promise you know you’ll be paying the best price.
All our canal boat rental bases offer a wide variety of routes
Your Anglo Welsh base is the start and finish point for your canal holiday. All routes are suitable for novices, except the tidal Bristol Avon.
We offer narrowboat hire from all our locations, and also wide beam boats from Silsden on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal. Once you have a base in mind, take a look at the route information on the relevant web pages and see how many hours’ cruising is required to reach the destinations.
Bath
Explore the beautiful Kennet & Avon Canal from Syndey Wharf on the edge of UNESCO World Heritage Bath.
Monkton Combe
Navigate through the beautiful Bath Valley to Bath, Bradford on Avon, Devizes, the Pewsey Vale and beyone.
Bradford on Avon
Explore the Kennet & Avon Canal from Bradford on Avon Marina in Wiltshire.
Bunbury
Explore the canals of the North West from Bunbury on the Shropshire Union Canal in Cheshire.
Great Haywood
Cruise through the Staffordshire countryside and explore the canals of the West Midlands, the Potteries and the Peak District.
Silsden
Explore the Leeds & Liverpool Canal in Yorkshire, passing through the Yorkshire Dales, the Pennines and beyond.
Trevor
Explore the Llangollen Canal, the UNESCO World Heritage Pontcysyllte Aqueduct site and the Shropshire Lake District.
Whixall
Travel along the Llangollen Canal through the Shropshire Lake District and the UNESCO World Heritage Pontycyllte Aqueduct site.
Wootton Wawen
Cruise along the Stratford Canal through Shakespeare country and connect with the Grand Union Canal and the Birmingham canal network.
A range of holiday durations
Cruises can start different days of the week (except Sundays), depending on your chosen route. Holidays range from three-night weekend and four-night mid-week breaks, to a week, 10-days and two weeks, or more – the choice
is yours!
Boats should be returned by 9am on the final day of your holiday – or the afternoon before if you’ve made arrangements with the booking team. Please bear this in mind when deciding where you will moor on your last night.
Over 55 years providing unique canal boat holidays in England and Wales. Modern and spacious narrowboat and wide beam barge hire – from 2 to 12 berths. Wide choice of narrowboat hire locations and canal boat holiday destinations.
Download a Brochure
Our brochure includes information on our boats, routes, destinations and prices. There are also tips for canal boat beginners, advice on what to pack and a list of our locations offering day boat hire.
FAQs
How do canal locks work?
A lock is a chamber with gates at either end. By emptying or filling the chamber with water, boats can move up or down a canal. With the lock gates closed, open the sluices (paddles) to let the water in or out. When the water level under your boat is the same as the level it’s moving to, you can move your boat in or out of the lock.
How long does it take to go through a lock?
It takes around 15 to 20 minutes to go through a lock.
Will my narrowboat have heating?
All our narrowboats have gas central heating with radiators throughout for cosy year-round canal boat holidays. Some of our boats also have a multi-fuel stove.
