Canal Boat Day Hire & Holiday Guides In England & Wales

Try narrowboating for free at an Anglo Welsh Open Day

On Thursday 2 June 2022, the first day of the bank holiday weekend celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, we are hosting open days at four of our narrowboat hire bases,...

Best pet friendly short break canal boat holidays

To celebrate National Pet Month, here at Anglo Welsh we are waiving our second pet price of £25 - £35, on canal boat holidays booked to depart throughout April. To...

Anglo Welsh win Bronze award for ‘Self Catering Accommodation of the Year’

Bronze award for ‘Self Catering Accommodation of the Year’ at the 2022 West Midlands Tourism Awards. Our marketing and bookings team attended the event at the stunning Coombe Abbey in...

Our Top 11 Wonderful Waterside Pubs

There are hundreds of historic pubs alongside the inland waterways of the UK, that offer perfect spots for canal boat holiday-makers to moor up, relax and enjoy some great food...

The Bald Hiker’s Unforgettable Experience on the Llangollen Canal

Paul Steele AKA The Bald Hiker on the Llangollen Canal Last October, Paul Steele AKA The Bald Hiker, took a press trip on the Llangollen Canal, setting off from our...

Anglo Welsh has been shortlisted for a West Midlands Tourism Award

We are delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted for a 2022 West Midlands Tourism Award, in the Self-Catering Accommodation of the Year category. The winners of these Awards,...

Three new luxury canal boats are joining our fleet in 2022

Emma Lovell, reservations manager for Anglo Welsh, explains more about our luxury canal boats available to hire in 2022. This winter we're building three new luxury 65ft Admiral Class narrow...

A multi-generation narrowboat holiday on the River Avon

Bridget Harrison reviews her family canal boat holiday cruising through Shakespeare country When I was a teenager we once went on a family holiday to San Tropez and I remember...

The perfect getaway for the whole family

Fancy doing something different for your family holiday this summer? A holiday on board a narrowboat is a wonderful way to bring the family together as it offers a varied...

Admiral Class cruise from Great Haywood to Wootton Wawen

Narrowboat Cruise from Great Haywood to Wootton Wawen As the Operations Director of Anglo Welsh, it’s always great to take one of our boats out on a family break, looking...

We are taking steps to make our holidays more sustainable

By Matt Lucas Stern, our Operations Manager More and more people and companies are taking steps to reduce their carbon footprint and change their consumption patterns. Here at Anglo Welsh,...

Stan Cullimore’s canal boat holiday on the River Thames

One of my happiest places is when I’m standing on the back of a narrowboat, chugging along, drinking in the scenery, smiling as the world slides on by. All done...

Our Top 10 narrowboat holidays for 2022

Britain’s peaceful 3,000 mile network of inland waterways provides the perfect staycation destination for 2022. Emma Lovell, reservations manager for Anglo Welsh, says: “Pottering slowly through the countryside at just...

A short break on the Shropshire Union Canal

We spoke to Stan Cullimore about his latest Anglo Welsh narrowboat holiday Where did you go this time Stan? We set off from Bunbury on the Shropshire Union Canal in...

We’ve launched a new trip boat at Trevor!

Carl Cowlishaw, Anglo Welsh’s operations manager, announces the arrival of Anglo Welsh’s new trip boat service on the Llangollen Canal from Trevor Basin, in North Wales, offering visitors the chance...

We’ve launched our own Youtube channel!

Last November, Youtube celebrated its 15th birthday, and it’s now the ‘go to’ for practical advice videos for millions of people every day. We’ve been working with Robin Media to...

Share your holiday memories with Anglo Welsh

We are launching a photography competition to celebrate 55 Years of Anglo Welsh holidays This year Anglo Welsh celebrates 55 years of providing canal boat holidays. During this time, we’ve...

Anglo Welsh Celebrates 55 years afloat

Anglo Welsh Celebrates 55 years afloat Carl Cowlishaw, Operations Director for Anglo Welsh, reflects on 55 years of providing great value narrowboat holidays This year we are delighted to be...

Welcome back to the waterways!

By Kevin Yarwood, manager of Anglo Welsh’s Great Haywood narrowboat hire base It’s been a long hard winter for everyone, but we are looking forward to welcoming canal boat holiday-makers...

Escape into the countryside on a canal boat this Spring

By Emma Lovell, Anglo Welsh’s Reservations Manager Spring and the chance to take a long awaited break, can’t come soon enough this year! Narrowboat holidays offer a fantastic way to...

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