Summer cruising
As the autumn fades into winter it’s nice to remember the summer that just went on and on!
As the autumn fades into winter it’s nice to remember the summer that just went on and on!
Narrow boat holidays in Shakespeare Country There is something deeply satisfying in cruising, very slowly, through the English countryside following ancient routes that were once the main arteries of communication. Hugh Taylor, Moira McCrossan, Bill Rintoul and Irene Stakounis explore The Grand Union and Stratford and Avon Canals on board a boat called Jim. …
Good boat, all very clean and efficient. Will go again.
A very well equipped boat with very friendly staff. We did the full Warwickshire ring it was hard but we loved it. We were lucky with the weather. I would advise going for a berth bigger than your party as it can get a bit cramped if the weather is bad and your all inside….
Philip Pullman’s latest missal, La Belle Sauvage, once again features the boat-dwelling Gyptians. Rough and honourable, they emerge from the waterways of Brytain to help the heroine Lyra, before disappearing back to their watery world, one that runs through Lyra’s, but is separate and different from it. After a long weekend on the canals in the…
Discover the hidden magic of the canals in the Heart of England on a holiday on a self drive narrowboat from Kate Boats. This is a wonderful way to get right into the middle of the countryside, without leaving behind the comforts of home. The canals were the motorway of their day, but now offer…
Looking for something different that would engage our teenagers and take their focus away from Snap chat streaks and Wifi codes. You receive a friendly welcome from the staff at the yard and your boat ours was Martin is ready and waiting to go. We were narrow boat novices as the poor man drinking his…