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Tardebigge Canal Boat Hire
We offer a range of boat sizes with accommodation for two to 12 people.
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Visit Birmingham and explore the canals of the West Midlands.
Located on the Worcester & Birmingham Canal near Bromsgrove, Tardebigge offers a great choice of routes for beginners and experienced boaters.
You can cruise through the Worcestershire countryside, stopping off at sleepy villages, historic market towns and canalside pubs along the way. Or head into Birmingham, where there are more canals than Venice!
Routes & Destinations from Tardebigge
Tardebigge offers a wide variety of routes for exploring the canals of Birmingham and the West Midlands.
Birmingham & back
On a short break you can cruise into Birmingham City Centre & back, mooring up in Gas Street Basin. The journey there and back takes around 10 hours and there are no locks.
Lapworth & back
On a short break you can cruise north through the Worcestershire countryside to this historic village of Lapworth and back for a rural retreat. The journey there and back takes around 14 hours and there are no locks.
Black Country Museum & back
On a four-night mid-week break you can cruise to the Birmingham Black Country Museum and back. The journey passes through six locks (three each way) and takes around 16 hours.
Birmingham Mini-Ring
On a week’s break you can travel round the Birmingham Mini-Ring. The journey takes you through 49 locks and takes around 27 cruising hours.
Droitwich Ring
On a week’s break you can travel down the Tardebigge flight and complete the Droitwich Ring. The journey takes around 30 hours and goes through 117 locks.
Worcester & back
On a week’s break you can cruise down the Tardebigge flight to the beautiful City of Worcester and back. The journey there and back takes around 30 hours and passes through 112 locks (56 each way).
Warwick & back
On a week long holiday you can cruise to Warwick and back, travelling through the famous flight of locks at Hatton. The journey there and back takes around 38 hours and passes through 82 locks (41 each way).
Stratford-upon-Avon & back
On a week’s break you can cruise to Shakespeare’s Stratford and back. The journey there and back takes around 40 cruising hours and passes through 108 locks (54 each way).
The Stourport Ring
On a week long holiday (or longer) you can complete the Stourport Ring. The journey takes around 44 cruising hours and passes through 118 locks.
The Black Country Ring
On a 10 day, 11 day or two week break you can complete the Black Country Ring. The journey takes around 53 cruising hours and passes through 79 locks.
The Avon Ring
On a 10-day or two-week break you can complete the epic Avon Ring, cruising sections of the River Avon, River Severn, Worcester & Birmingham Canal and the Stratford Canal. The route travels 109 miles passing through 131 locks and takes around 61 hours.
The Warwickshire Ring
On a 10 day, 11 day or two week break you can complete the Warwickshire Ring. The full route from Tardebigge takes around 62 cruising hours and passes through 125 locks.
Boats available at Tardebigge
Our narrowboats available to hire from Tardebigge range from boats for four to 10 people.
Teddington
This Premium 48ft Weir Class narrowboat sleeps up to 4 people.
Duloe
This Premium 65ft Bond Class narrowboat sleeps up to 4 people.
Winsford
This Premium 58ft Village Class narrowboat sleeps up to 4 people.
Windemere
This Premium 70ft Lake Class narrowboat sleeps up to 10 people.
How to find us
Our Tardebigge boat yard is on the Worcester & Birmingham Canal near Bromsgrove in Worcestershire.
Anglo Welsh, Tardebigge Wharf, Old Wharf, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire B60 1LR
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.
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.
