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Canal & narrow boat holidays
All you need to know about canal boating breaks and
waterways days
out and attractions.
You can enjoy a canal holiday for a few minutes or a few months!
... If you want to
hire a narrow boat
(or barge) we've advice & links to 100+ canal holidays firms.
... If you want a skippered cruise you can go for a
short canal trip or a week's
hotelboat cruise.
... Or to enjoy just a few minutes or hours we've hundreds of
waterways attractions and
events.
Self drive narrow boat hire and day hire
If you want to steer your own canal boat you can hire a narrow boat or barge. You can hire for a week, or weeks, a short break which usually lasts 3 or 4 nights, or just hire for a few hours or a day.
Listings of hire companies offering week and day hire canal holidays.
Listings of companies offering day hire narrow boat holidays
Short canal trips and charters, dining boats
Canal trip boats run short cruises, for a few hours or less, on many canals. They have a skipper and crew and often provide on board refreshments. Canal restaurant boats serve full meals, often while cruising.
We have listings of public trip boat and charter boat operators.
Listings of restaurant boats on UK canals and waterways.
Canal attractions, visitor centres
The canals are there for everyone to enjoy. You might be fishing, walking or cycling the towpaths, exploring visitor centres and museums or attending organised canal rallies and events.
Details and contact details of waterway places to visit.
Canal events, rallies and other things happening on the waterways.
Hotelboat cruises, skippered charters
If you would like to explore the canal system in relaxed comfort, with the hard work done and fine meals prepared for you by the crew, try an all inclusive hotelboat holiday.
Some hotelboats run scheduled cruises around the canal system, others offer charters to suit you. It's a great way to relax, learn about the canals and meet people, especially for overseas visitors or single travellers.