Boating hols
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boats are not really good on canals, canals have a 5mph speed limit (it may be 4 mph)
a canal boating holiday is good fun, but hard work, as you have to open all the locks.
but there are lots of canal side pubs
a canal boating holiday is good fun, but hard work, as you have to open all the locks.
but there are lots of canal side pubs
I've been looking into that too and found several canal boat (narrow boat) holliday sites. We are planning (hoping) to have a holiday like that, but not being used to 'sailing' those boats ourselves I merely looked at boats with crew:
See http://www.hotelboatsuk.com/boats.htm
or http://www.bywaterholidays.co.uk/index.html
http://www.reedboats.co.uk/boats/boats.html
See http://www.hotelboatsuk.com/boats.htm
or http://www.bywaterholidays.co.uk/index.html
http://www.reedboats.co.uk/boats/boats.html
toffee said:
We've seen loads and loads of families on the narrowboats even with young children.
Everyone is very friendly and helpful
Travelling along at about 2-3 mph........seeing cows drinking out of the canal as your going by............mooring up anywhere you like........stopping a lovely quaint pub for lunch or dinner...............bliss!!!
The youngsters seem to enjoy it as they are also learning about the canals and nature as well as having a go at opening and closing the lock gates - with lots of laughs as they struggle to push the beams!!!!
When it's really hot some of the teenagers can be seen lying on top of the boats roof getting a tan!!
I would say in my honest opinion that it would be a really really good holiday for a family
It's difficult for me to recommend a particular canal as we live in Manchester.................I have been on the Llangollen canal which was stunning.......I'll post you a link of the canal forum that my husband regularly chats on........they will give you good advice and recommend a canal and a hire firm that are particularly good........although it is expensive to hire a boat though
http://www.canalworld.net/forums/
Our boat is almost finished.......we are going out on it for 2 weeks from 12th June - we haven't decided what canal to do yet but it will either be the Cheshire ring or the Four Counties ring........maybe if they are near to where you live you could come and see us and have a look at our boat?
Anyway, I'll post some photos on here (if I can work out how to do it) when it's finshed
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That's the reason why it's on my wish-list. If only...JulieL/B said:Travelling along at about 2-3 mph........seeing cows drinking out of the canal as your going by............mooring up anywhere you like........stopping a lovely quaint pub for lunch or dinner...............bliss!!!
One day.
Ok, I will re-search then. (And blame you if things do get wrong )
But it would be great having a holl's like that, letting the world pass by - no let me rephrase that, passing the world by on a easy pace, being on the water all day, seeing the country from a diffirent perspective.
Hmmm, lovely!
) But it would be great having a holl's like that, letting the world pass by - no let me rephrase that, passing the world by on a easy pace, being on the water all day, seeing the country from a diffirent perspective.
Hmmm, lovely!
WoodYouLike said:Ok, I will re-search then. (And blame you if things do get wrong
But it would be great having a holl's like that, letting the world pass by - no let me rephrase that, passing the world by on a easy pace, being on the water all day, seeing the country from a diffirent perspective.
Hmmm, lovely!
You should have a look an ebay too (type in narrowboat and canalboat).......we bid and won a weeks holiday on a hire boat (which was when we went on the Llangollen canal) I think we got it for about £300 in the 2nd week of September - which is cheap - the weather was good too
We hired our first boat from Alvechurch group which have places up and down the Country........but if you go when the kids are in school or on the last minute.....you should contact the hire places by phone as they may do a deal with you if they have boats that aren't booked out..........so it may be cheaper
we are in cumbria so we would have to travel anyway.
I appreciate that there will be different standards but if it is quite expensive, then we wouldnt be eating out all of the time.
I take it there would be reasonable cooking facilities on the boat to use aswell as pubs and picnics?
I havent looked at the links yet and this is maybe answered there, I will look.
We are camping but I have always fancied doing a canal hol.
Just wasnt sure if it would be boring for the kids.
The youngest really wants to do a rosy and jim holiday! (kids programme with canal boat on it for those without little kids)
I appreciate that there will be different standards but if it is quite expensive, then we wouldnt be eating out all of the time.
I take it there would be reasonable cooking facilities on the boat to use aswell as pubs and picnics?
I havent looked at the links yet and this is maybe answered there, I will look.
We are camping but I have always fancied doing a canal hol.
Just wasnt sure if it would be boring for the kids.
The youngest really wants to do a rosy and jim holiday! (kids programme with canal boat on it for those without little kids)
We can always do that then.JulieL/B said:
It's just the two of us, 'handy' with tools, but with boats? And knowing him and me, it probably end up in big rows
Bu tmost of the canals are straight and narrow anyway, so can't do that much harm
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