A holiday on the canals and rivers of England and Wales is a civilised adventure; civilised because you carry all your home comforts with you; and an adventure because around every bend there is something new and surprising to discover and enjoy with your family and friends.

First time boaters are given a friendly welcome by everybody on the canal.   

But you won't be inexperienced for very long, for within a short time you will be gliding serenely around the first bend into a whole new and different world.  Click here for cruising areas and routes.

The specially designed boats (narrowboats) are easy to handle and of course, everything happens at a relaxed pace.  Click here for details of boats.

You will be given all the instruction you need by the holiday company and will soon head off on your very own adventure like a seasoned boater. Your boat will be fully equipped with every modern amenity, so self-catering becomes a pleasure, but there are also many canalside pubs, once essential 'staging posts' for the working boats of the last century, which are now popular watering holes for holiday boaters; and most offer great food at reasonable prices.

The Waterways are preserved for the benefit of all by British Waterways who are a public corporation committed to the conservation of the waterways and their environment.

Canal System

This is a 2000 mile network of navigable waterways through England and Wales. Click here for maps.

Rivers

We have boats on the River Thames, River Avon in Warwickshire as well as rivers that merge with canals for navigation use.

Norfolk Broads

A unique and wonderful national park in Norfolk and Suffolk broads giving motor cruising in safe and easy waters.

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