Canal Boat Day Hire & Holiday Guides In England & Wales

Put a smile on your dad’s face with a canal boat holiday for Father’s Day

Book a Canal Boat Holiday For Fathers Day? Let’s be honest: it’s really hard shopping for Father’s Day. Especially if your dad is a ‘Been there, done that, got the...

‘Messing about in boats’ – there’s really nothing better!

A Canal Boat Holiday For Everyone “Believe me my young friend, there is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.” So says...

Anglo Welsh’s Class of 2016 oozes ‘Star’ Quality

Anglo Welsh Announces 6 New Narrowboats! Many canal devotees love to enthuse about vintage narrowboats, and understandably so, but here at Anglo Welsh few things get our pulses racing more than...

Army & You Review: Beautiful Boating Break

Andrew and Kirsten King reviewed their recent holiday from our Wootton Wawen Base for: www.armyandyou.co.uk It was quite a test to get the hang of manoeuvring our 62ft-long boat, called Marlow,...

National Geographic’s ‘Journey of a Lifetime’

Is there any better way to discover the natural beauty of England and Wales than drifting along a picturesque canal on a narrowboat? Well, if you’re one of those savvy...

Retiring at Twenty Five!

One of Anglo Welsh’s most valued and loyal customers has left the world of school trips after his 25th booking. Headmaster, Peter Cook, of Wellow House School, Newark, and formerly...

‘Barging Round Britain’ with canal lover John Sergeant

Narrowboat enthusiasts and John Sergeant fans alike will soon be celebrating as the man who shimmied his way into the nation’s hearts on ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ returns to our screens in April with a new series...

Behind the scenes at Anglo Welsh. The family that plays together stays together.

Anglo Welsh Behind The Scenes Listening carefully to our loyal customers tells us that people keep coming back to Anglo Welsh because of our fantastic range of narrowboats located at...

No Experience? No Problem! Narrowboat Holidays for Novices

Narrowboat Holidays for Beginners at Anglo Welsh They say you never forget how to ride a bicycle, and the same applies to canal boats. Once you’ve learned how to manoeuvre...

Boats, Basins and the Bard. Celebrate 400 years of Shakespeare on an Anglo Welsh canal boat

“To unpathed waters, undreamed shores.” William Shakespeare Stratford-upon-Avon is gearing up for a very special celebration of its most famous son. On April 23rd the historic town commemorates 400 years...

Great Canal Journeys: a Narrowboat Love Affair

We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again, if you love canals – and the Anglo Welsh team is guilty as charged – you have to love Channel 4’s...

Our Canal Boat Hire Base on the Llangollen Canal at Trevor

Becca Strong, Admin Manager at Trevor on the Llangollen Canal, tells us why the canal life is in her blood... Alongside picturesque routes and stylish narrowboats, Anglo Welsh is also...

Top 6 Christmas Destinations

Anglo Welsh offers winter cruising from five bases, giving narrowboat holiday-makers the chance to celebrate Christmas or New Year afloat on Britain’s peaceful canal network. From a cosy boat for...

Top 7 Halloween destinations afloat

With spooky tunnels, dark cuttings, creepy locks, misty towpaths, plenty of bats, frogs and toads, and many a ghostly tale, Britain’s 200-year old canal network provides the perfect backdrop for...

Anglo Welsh’s top 10 Canal Boat Holidays!

Explore Our Recommended Canal Boat Holiday Locations 1. Visit Oxford afloat aboard 'Delphinus'...from our Oxford base, it’s a tranquil three-hour cruise along the River Thames to moorings at Hythe Bridge, perfect...

Rollin’ rollin’ rollin’ on the river!

A Weekends Canal Boat Trip In Oxford And that was how the long weekend began. Driving from Kent to Oxford, the car stuffed full of clothes to suit most (but...

An adventure on the Worcester & Birmingham Canal

Liz Taylor reviewed her Anglo Welsh canal boat holiday from our Tardebigge base in Live 24-Seven Magazine, published February 2015 I recently had the opportunity to go on a canal...

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