Can you travel England by Canal?

Yes, they totally can, it is just not always socially acceptable as there are many people that are sleeping in their boats along the canals. You will have to glide past very quietly (hard to do in a diesel narrowboat!) if you want to not be a local pest! This is why most people stick to day time cruising.

Where can I go on a canal boat holiday?

Best canal boat holidays

• Pontcysyllte Aqueduct. Where better to start than with a famous feat of industrial engineering and a renowned World Heritage Site.
• Yorkshire Dales.
• Gloucester Docks.
• Little Venice.
• River Thames.
• Bath to Devizes.
• Mon & Brec.
• Rugby to Oxford.

Where to go on a narrowboat holiday in England?

Chiltern Canal Boat Holidays offer a narrowboat hire service on the Grand Union canal, in the beautiful area of the Chiltern Hills, south east England. The comprehensive directory for all UK Inland Waterways related businesses, clubs, societies and organisations.

How big is a narrowboat in the UK?

Narrowboat Living. Our preferred way of life in the UK comes in the form of an 18 ton steel barge. Or as we call it in England a narrowboat. It’s 7ft wide, 60ft long and strips our lifestyle down to the bare necessities. With limited hot water, internet and electricity, being lazy is not an option so we’re always thinking ahead in order…

Which is the best company to hire a narrowboat?

Aqua Narrowboats is a company specialising in 5 star luxury canal boat hire. The company has a fleet of luxury narrowboats all less than 4 years old and provide top class tuition to all guests on arrival. Based at Mercia Marina, on the Trent and Mersey Canal, there is a wealth of canal routes to choose from including the Four Counties Ring.

Where to go on a narrowboat holiday with Black Prince?

Narrowboat Holidays in England. Black Prince offers canal boat holidays across seven locations in England, from the north-west in Cheshire, central England in the Peak District, Worcestershire, Derbyshire and Northamptonshire, in the east in Cambridgeshire, and in the south in London and Bath. Each of these locations offers beautiful scenery,…