Canal Boat Day Hire & Holiday Guides In England & Wales

On a longer boating break from Trevor or Whixall you can cruise to Chester and back or complete the Four Counties Ring 10-day and two week breaks from Trevor Chester...

Week-long breaks from Trevor

On a week long boating break on the Llangollen Canal from Trevor you can cruise across The Stream in the Sky to Whitchurch or Wrenbury Week long breaks from Trevor...

Short breaks from Trevor

Our short break destinations on the Llangollen Canal include Llangollen, Chirk, Ellesmere, Crickheath, Whitchurch and Wrenbury The beautiful 41-mile long Llangollen Canal crosses the border between England and Wales. In...

10-day and two week breaks from Bath

Our longer boating holiday destinations on the Kennet & Avon Canal include cruising through the Vale of Pewsey and the Savernake Forest One of our best-loved canals, the 87-mile long...

Week long breaks from Monkton Combe

Our Monkton Combe canal boat hire base is on the Kennet & Avon Canal at Brassknocker Basin in Somerset. One of our best-loved canals, the 87-mile long Kennet & Avon...

Week long breaks from Bath

Our Bath canal boat hire base is on the Kennet & Avon Canal at Sydney Wharf. One of our best-loved canals, the 87-mile long Kennet & Avon Canal links the...

Short Canal Boat Holiday Breaks from Monkton Combe

Our Monkton Combe base is on the Kennet & Avon Canal at Brassknocker Basin, just outside Bath. One of our best-loved canals, the 87-mile long Kennet & Avon Canal links...

Short Canal Boat Holiday Breaks from Bath

Our weekend boating break destinations on the Kennet & Avon Canal include Bradford on Avon, Bath and the Caen Hill flight of locks at Devizes. One of our best-loved canals,...

Halloween boat trips across the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

Experience a Pontcysyllte Aqueduct Halloween boat trip this October half term Our ‘Little Star’ trip boat will be operating daily Halloween themed boat trips over the October half term holiday...

Fradley Junction

Fradley Junction in Staffordshire is a popular destination for canal boat holiday-makers Fradley Junction near Alrewas is where the Trent & Mersey Canal meets the Coventry Canal. There are visitor...

Autumn boat trips across the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

Autumn boat trips across 'The Stream in the Sky' In September and October, our ‘Little Star’ trip boat will be operating five trips a day across the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct. Nicknamed...

Take a boat trip across the Stream in the Sky this summer

This summer enjoy a family day out with a boat trip across the Pontcysyllte Aqeduct Over the summer our ‘Little Star’ trip boat is offering five skippered cruises a day...

Ellesmere Port Boat Museum

You can visit the Ellesmere Port Boat Museum on a canal holiday from our Bunbury base Ellesmere Port in Cheshire is at the end of the Shropshire Union Canal, where...

The Bristol Avon

The Bristol Avon links Bristol with the Kennet & Avon Canal at Bath The Bristol Avon is navigable from Bath to Bristol. But this waterway is tidal so it's recommended...

Hatton Locks

Hatton Locks on the Grand Union Canal in Warwickshire are one of the longest flight of locks in England The 21 locks on the Grand Union Canal at Hatton are...

The Rochdale Canal

The Rochdale Canal takes boaters across the Pennines with spectacular views Stretching for 32 miles with 91 locks along its length, the Rochdale Canal runs from Manchester to Sowerby Bridge...

The Ashby Canal

The lock-free Ashby Canal takes boaters through beautiful stretches of the Leicestershire and Warwickshire countryside The Ashby Canal is currently navigable for 22 miles from its junction with the Coventry...

Harecastle Tunnel

Harecastle Tunnel on the Trent & Mersey Canal in Staffordshire is one of the longest tunnels on the canal network Harecastle Tunnel is 1.65 miles (2,676 metres) long and it...

The Burnley Embankment

The Burnley Embankment on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal in Lancashire is one of the Seven Wonders of the Waterways Also known as the 'Straight Mile', the Burnley Embankment was...

The Anderton Boat Lift

The Anderton Boat Lift in Cheshire, also known as the 'Cathedral of the Canals' and is one of the Seven Wonders of the Waterways Built in 1875, the Anderton Boat...

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