Discount boat hire canal boat holidays, narrowboat and. We offer short breaks 36 nights, full weeks 7 nights and 2 week 14 night cruises our narrow boat hire prices are per boat, not per person, please bear this in mind when comparing with other holidays. The rearward berth is a fixed double with an extra berth over the double if required. There is a wealth of printed and digital information about uk waterways, from books. The inclusions of the culture and the early history of narrow boating has changed. Youll find lots more if you click for routes on the availability search results. Duck island boat company canalboat hire luxury canal boat holiday hire, lancaster canal, lancashire. The railway station is only half a mile away and we are located close to a38, a50, giving easy access to m1 or m6 and m42. Martin the owner is a wonderful guy and made us feel very welcome. June 2005 apsara a new 60 foot, 17 ton electric narrowboat is cruising by solar power. The photos were taken around hawkesbury junction between late 1940 and early 1950.
Just remember, when choosing which narrowboat holiday route to go for, the most important rule is to enjoy yourself. Visit canal junction to find out about the various regions. Short break canal holidays weekend break boat hire. Napton narrowboats canal holidays in england and wales. Bluebell moved north in 20 to start a new life providing narrowboat holidays on the lancaster canal. Norbury wharf limited offers full boatyard services seven days a week by a team. New boats we can offer a variety of narrow boats of varying lengths and styles.
Oct 21, 2019 the woodhorn narrow gauge railway is a brilliant little railway. Enjoy a weekend canal boat break on the river ouse and head to cambridge. If you are new to narrow boating and need some help with the. Londons canalboat bookstore finds a berth, and success the. Your instructor will even set sail with you to ensure youre happy with driving the boat and then we even meet you at the first. There is a wealth of printed and digital information about uk waterways, from books about their 200 year history to 21st century digital cruising guides. Lancaster, canal boat hire, narrow, holiday, luxury. Great books to read on the canals and narrow boats of the uk.
England we can offer you holidays on all the canals and rivers of england, including the norfolk broads and the river thames. Aqua narrowboats luxury hire boats relocated to barton turns marina for directions to our narrowboat hire and holiday base please see our contact us page aqua narrowboats are thrilled to announce that the hire fleet has now been relocated to barton turns marina on the trent and mersey canal just outside burtonontrent. Autherley junction, autherley junction staffordshire west. The volunteers who run it are enthusiastic and friendly and ensured our group had an interesting and enjoyable visit. The photos are of a close community and represent its members in an intimate way, at work, at play, in their domestic affairs, and how they lived on their colorful narrow boats.
For those hirers who are already booked with us, we will be in touch with you within the next few days to arrange a free transfer of your holiday to another date later in the year, or next year without extra charge. A very generous 50ft makes this an especially comfortable 4berth holiday narrowboat. Zazzle have the perfect narrowboat gift for any occasion. See how a boating holiday will give you the short break you deserve. After a few year operation boaters are now able to take their own boats through with a crt chaperone. A proven brokerage, with a track record second to none. Blue riband for the best in uk narrowboat holidays. And at canal junction well help you sort through all your choices and plan and book the canal boat holiday that suits you best. Too many views of the same woman sitting in a deck chair, reading a book and giving a casual wave. By stephen candler photography looking down the shropshire union canal at norbury junction, staffordshire, england. Oundle marina barnwell road oundle peterborough cambridgeshire pe8 5pa t.
The uk has an extensive network of inland waterways, of which our canals form a major part. Subscribe, like the facebook page and find all of my narrowboat books here. However, by taking up the additional berths, this could become the ideal boat for a larger family of up to seven. Used canal and narrowboats for sale in north yorkshire. The narrowboat marina is set in 25 acres of quiet, secluded, rural countryside 25 minutes cruising from foxton locks, on the leicester section of the grand union canal with 14 miles of lock free cruising. Discover our extensive database of used canal and narrowboats for sale motor boats in north yorkshire. Mix it up with rural areas, towns, locks and canalside pubs. We are an agent for many different canal boat companies offering some of the best priced canal boat holidays on the internet. Austwick is an 8 berth boat new to pennine cruisers for the 2017 season. We as a family have always really enjoyed narrow boat holidays, we have been on most of the canal network and still find each one different in many ways. Having a boat as a home is a popular choice for some people and some boat owners are keen to find ways to help offset the costs of owning and maintaining a boat.
We offer new and used narrowboat sales, river cruisers, chandlery and day boat hire, so please feel free to look around our website and get in touch to see what we can do for you. Canal boat hire cast off and leave your cares behind with a boating holiday from abc boat hire. We recognise that buying or selling your boat is a. Youll be paying an exceptionally competitive price for the very highest of standards. Canal and river boat equipment suppliers canal junction.
We pride ourselves on our friendly, nonpressure sales environment within a team of boating and alternative living enthusiasts. Canal breaks on uk canals are quite unlike any other experience. Napton narrowboats suggested routes from autherley junction. Pennine cruisers want you to relax and enjoy your holiday, so it is important to us that you know what youre doing thus allowing you to relax. Hiring a boat sets you loose to explore over 2000 miles of canals weaving their way through our british countryside and history. Narrow boat, 38 victoria street, skipton, yorkshire, bd23 1je 01756 797922. Try our helpful search feature to explore whats important to you. A great place to find canal boat holidays, uk canal boating, narrow boat holidays, canal boat hire and canal holidays. We offer the best selection of boats to choose from. Many firms are now on the web, but there are probably still some that are not. Narrowboats, narrow boats for sale uk, apollo duck new and used narrowboat sales.
Canals, even at this time of the canal mania, were built with little regard to the dimensions of any connecting waterways. With 16 starting locations across the waterway network and canal boat sizes to accommodate 2 to 12 people, you and your family or friends can afford to kick back and relax as you enjoy watching britains most stunning countryside drift by. Many narrowboat companies charge for extras, but the price you see here is inclusive of everything, be that fuel, bedding, dogs, wifi, damage waiver, river licences, etc. A fleet of sixteen hire boats, four day boats and a 42seater passenger trip boat are operated all year round. The blue riband club comprises two owneroperated hire boat companies who guarantee to give you the highest standards of both comfort and service. Narrow boats lying at whilton marina are shown by a key number.
Tewitfield is only 6 minutes drive from junction 35 of the m6 from where bluebell cruises through the idyllic, peaceful lancashire countryside offering 41. Find prices, information and booking details for water explorer 6 from autherley junction in heart of england canals. Hire from napton and our oxford canal boat holiday takes you on a relatively busy week down the meandering oxford canal, which is one of the oldest in the country and beautifully follows the contours of the land. We have pleasure in offering moorings in a secure and pleasant environment, and yet close enough to the town centre to be convenient for shopping, eating out etc. We are travelling on the canal for a week and we stopped boat for lunch and dinner. The rochdale canal is a broad canal, with the locks built to accommodate boats of a maximum length of 72ft and a width of 14ft2in. Discover our extensive database of canal and narrowboats for sale motor boats in north east. This is a very quick video to introduce cruising the cut, a video blog on youtube by a man who quit his job and sold his house to live on a narrowboat on the canals of england and wales.
Weve been canal boating before so were keen to compare the canals and boat. Abc boat hire provide uk boating holidays and short breaks. A short break canal holiday is a magical way to slow down. Canal and narrowboats for sale in north east boatshop24. Narrow boat 36 38 victoria street, bd23 1je skipton rated 4. Crabtree narrowboat hire narrowboat holidays lancashire. When you find the boat you want, click book this holiday now and you can pay your deposit or hold for 48 hours or ring 01422 832712. The uks canal system provided a nationwide transport network during the industrial revolution, but with the advent of the railways commercial canal traffic gradually diminished and the last regular longdistance traffic disappeared in 1970 however, some commercial traffic continued. This year we had two boats on the shropshire canal and it had lovely scenery, beatiful villages and towns. Going with friends or family we have a boat to suit your requirements. Whilst we think mainly of their construction during the industrial revolution, canals had also been created for irrigation and transportation most canals are navigable by boats between 55 and 80 feet in length with 2 widths most commonly used, narrow beam and broad beam. Choice of areas for narrowboat holidays and holiday hire. Find your boat in our database of narrow boats, widebeams, butties, tugs, cruiser sterns, yachts, power boats, superyachts, cruisers, houseboats, fishing boats and ships. Visit the routes page for just a few of the possible routes open to you.
Narrowboat holidays in england black prince holidays. Both welsh canals offer narrowboat hire for those new to boating holidays and those of you who are experienced. Our boats are available for weekly hire, as well as for short breaks and longer periods. There is a wealth of printed and digital information about uk waterways, from books about their 200. Water explorer 6 from autherley junction in autherley. If you are looking for services and crafts people please see our listing of canal boat owner services. Boats for sale uk, boats for sale, used boat sales, narrow. Having reached autherley junction they turned back on the coventry canal to. Houseboats canal boats buyers advice have you seen an ad with a phone number or email in the photo.
Searching for narrow boats that meet your requirements can be done by price, length, style or a combination of specifications. National awardwinning narrowboat hire company as a result of covid19, we are now no longer hiring our boats out until further notice. Oxford stratford upon avon canal narrowboat holidays. The locks on this section are wide enough to cope with two narrow boats, side by side, and if another boat is travelling in your. Originally published in 1944, it has continuously been in print since. Find prices and booking details for calcutt boats in napton junction, southam, warwickshire. Before i tell you more about the site, i would like to offer you a gift to make your search for narrowboat. At the outset you head westwards along the shropshire union canal to barbridge junction where you pursue your leisurely course along the quiet waters of the old broadbeam chester canal. Meanwhile my friends and loved ones on boats have issues of their own to contend with. Whether you plan to take a 3 or 4 night break, a week or longer youll relax and take things at a slower pace on a canal boat holiday. Narrow boat is a book about life on the english canals written by l. Autherley junction boating holidays in heart of england canals. Lancaster canal holidays bluebell narrowboat holidays. Narrow boat book news newspapers books scholar jstor june 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message.
Cambridge is of course famous for being the other university. Narrow boat 38 victoria street, skipton, yorkshire, bd23. Paddy screech, center, an owner of londons boat bookstore, word on. After all its your holiday, so you need the freedom to choose what to do, and at what pace.
Glad to see the locals are still encouraging boating. Bluebell is moored in tewitfield marina, making her perfectly located as a holiday boat. We have two lovely boutique narrowboats in our fleet lesley ann and chalkhill blue. These are the ones i know of that have a web presence. Both in the variety of the surroundings and in actually having time to look at them, canal holiday boat hire provides an escape from the rush and monotony of ordinary life. Canal junction has the most comprehensive listings of suppliers of equipment for canal boats, narrowboats and other inland waterways craft. Aqua narrowboats luxury hire boats relocated aqua narrow. Canal boat holidays in england and wales, luxury boats with ensuite, wide beds, onboard wifi and all mod cons.
The river foss society and the cumbrian railways association have donated two articles to the website that they hope will be of interest to rchs members. Three months ago this boat was a pile of steal at liverpool boats. We can offer a variety of narrow boats of varying lengths and styles. Contact information wharf house narrowboats ltd contact us. The line is about a mile long and runs through a country park. The warwickshire ring, for the more energetic, contrasts the beautiful countryside around warwick with city life and industry through birmingham and spaghetti junction. Used narrowboats, widebeams, dutch and cruiser boats. We have two bases available, both offering a wide choice of routes and attractions. First time narrow boaters pennine cruisers of skipton.
However cruising the canal needs careful planning since crt staff must assist boats through some of the locks and boats must be booked for tunnel passages. Canal boat hire is usually not associated with the word luxury, but then again, we are not a typical hire company. Welcome to narrowboats ltd wincham boat sales, one of the leading narrow and widebeam brokerages in the uk. Tunnel trips in a glass topped boat are also available. Narrowboat holidays in wales are perfect for exploring the best of the welsh countryside and cruising across one of the seven wonders of the waterways. Top of the agenda when you arrive at this beautiful city would be to head to the world famous cambridge university, founded in 1209, and discover kings college chapel, which began construction in 1446 during the reign of henry vi and was finally. Norbury wharf ltd, offer a full range of narrow boats for hire, all come complete with full inventory needed to make your holiday complete,includes. Based at the historic junction of the grand union and oxford canals at braunston in northamptonshire, lnbp community boating provide canal boat holidays, short break and day trips experiences for a wide range of community groups and organisations, schools and those working with people who have special needs. Holiday narrow boats skipton canal boats pennine cruisers.
The twilight years of narrow boat carrying mike webb. Quite simply we aim to provide the very best luxury canal boat hire on the lock free lancaster canal, in the north west and the highest level of service possible, making sure that. A narrowboat is a particular type of canal boat, built to fit the narrow narrow locks of the united kingdom. To book our beautiful boat arthur owl, please click the button below. Reduce the expense by renting a larger boat with friends. Narrowboats for sale narrow boats for sale canal boat. Autherley junction grid reference is the name of the canal junction where the shropshire union canal terminates and meets the staffordshire and worcestershire canal near to oxley, north wolverhampton, west midlands, england. Ideally situated at the head of the oxford canal, napton is a base for a large number of interesting routes. Shropshire canal boat holidays on the llangollen and. Buy a nicholsons guide for the area you intend to cruise. Narrowboats for sale uk, used narrow boats, new narrowboat. It is an ideal starting point for a voyage of true discovery, and one which leaves you spoilt for choice.
I hope you find it useful regardless of whether you are a seasoned narrowboat owner or are just taking the first tentative steps towards a life on the cut. It describes a fourmonth trip that rolt took with his bride angela at the outbreak of the second world war. From our base at napton junction, where the grand union and oxford canals meet, a web of waterways spreads out towards all four points of the compass. Boats book now lets find the right boat for you princess 2 to 4 berth 47 ft learn more queen 4 to 5 berth 52ft learn more duchess 4 to 6 berth 52ft learn more prince 4 to 5 berth 58ft learn more castle 4 to boats read more. Wharf house narrowboats is a builder of distinctive and bespoke narrowboats. We are a small, friendly company based on a historic waterways site situated on the junction of the shropshire union canal main line and middlewich arm. Book your holiday boat holiday at autherley junction, heart of england canals, autherley junction staffordshire west midlands, online with hoseasons, hoseasons, hoseasons, an excellent fleet of modern and beautifully designed narrowboats part of napton narrowboats based at. We are constantly acquiring new stock so why not register to receive our regular email newsletter containing all our new stock, along with the latest news and general advice about the narrow boating world. Chas hardern canal boat holidays on englands canals. Woodhorn narrow gauge railway ashington 2020 all you need.
Please dont rent a boat without the correct type of licence it will not have been checked by us could potentially be unsafe. All boat interiors are built to your specification and we can cater for most tastes. One of the best locations to buy or sell your boat. The 2020 book awards judges report is now available see book awards menu above. Our family narrowboat, gosling, sleeps up to 6 and can be booked here. Our friends keep their narrow boat here and we went for lunch in the cafe before taking a look around the wharf and marina. Or the same guy riding on the pathway and passing kevin in his narrow boat or the same burnt out hulk all of which appear after kevin has supposedly moved on for many mileshoursdays from the first time they are seen.
Book your canal boat holiday now for 2016 calcutt boats. This link will take you to a page with our marina preset as your destination. If so please do not contact the advertiser and instead, report this to freeads using the report ad option. A professional and personal service with over 10 years experience. There are over great photographs, and plenty of rich text in the history. Uk canal maps detailed maps of our canals and waterways. Calcutt boats in napton junction, southam, warwickshire. The blue riband club name has stood for the very best in narrowboat holidays on uk canals for over thirty years. See so many new sights along the canal, meet friendly people and enjoy welcoming pubs.
Beautifully built and carefully maintained for a memorable boating holiday. Lnbp community boating canal boat holidays and canal. The highspec solar syatem and large battery give a 200 mile cruising range per two sunny weeks. On this site, you can hire a canal boat from our shropshire bases. We are a family run business that has been operating at debdale wharf since 1974.
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