“We have rented from Kate boats several times now and each time have had excellent service and a fully equipped and very comfortable boat. It is a great family holiday, the first time I took my 19 year old daughter she thought she would get bored but there’s always something to be doing, seeing, or just to simply relax and enjoy family games. Plus there’s no phone signal a lot of the time so no teenage zombie syndrome. Would highly recommend to all – young or old”
I hope you will find the following a useful insight to the route down to Stratford Upon Avon, where you should expect to be each night and roughly how long your cruising day will be. Having travelled along the Stratford canal twice in the last few months I have thoroughly enjoyed this route and would…
Relax and slow down! Kate Boats provide self drive narrowboats for short breaks and longer holidays in the heart of England. Discover the countryside from a whole new point of view, with a choice of lovely rural cruising routes, and a few nice pubs along the way. The boats are fully equipped, with all the…
4th May- 18th May Not so much a log as an end of journey report. Yesterday morning, as we worked our way back to the yard was to prove one of the coldest May days for years. It also rained heavily, apart from that we only needed to don wet weather gear for 3 hours…
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….
It’s 50 years since the 1968 Transport Act officially recognised Britain’s canals as a leisure resource and canal boat holidays have become increasingly popular ever since. To celebrate, we (my husband, 10-year son and three-year-old Fox Terrier) booked a weekend away aboard Kate Boats’ brand new luxury narrowboat ‘Harry Hudson’, setting off from their canal…
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…