Category Archives: UK Canal Boats

UK Canal Boats

Our boat on Llangollen canal
Our boat on Llangollen canal,  July 2002

Canal Boats are a great way of seeing the English countryside at a very leisurely pace as you wind your way through farms and villages. The boats are set up with all the conveniences you need and are easy to handle.

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Frances and I have had 2 experiences of two weeks each time, hiring narrowboats.  The first was in July 2002, and was on the very popular Llangollen Canal hiring a boat from Whitchurch, and a later hire on the Warwickshire Ring picking our boat up at Rugby, in May 2008. I am sure there will be another time before too long.

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The swans take a free ride up the lock.
The swans take a free ride up the lock.

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An over night stop.

Useful web sights-  www.canaljunction.com

 http://www.oxfordshire-narrowboats.co.uk/our-boats/

The Warwickshire Ring 2008
The Warwickshire Ring 2008,  100 miles in two weeks.
The Locks
The Locks
Not as bad as it looks
Not as bad as it looks.
Through the center of Birmington
Through the center of Birmingham.
Its been a hard Day. No canal pub today!
Its been a hard Day. No canal pub today!