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Thinking of hiring a canal boat for a weeks holiday.
Pretty flexible about where to go, just would prefer one of the quieter routes.
Can anyone recommend a particular area and a hire company?
Not done the canal boat thing, but have you considered a boat on the Norfolk Broads?
We had a great time on one last year. We used Richardsons boat yard.
Love a good canal holiday. Try to go once a year for a long weekend. Enjoyed Mon & Brec, Leed Liverpool (From Silsden), I'm told Bath way is nice.
Recently went to Llangollen Canal for a short break. Not cheap. Family of 5 in a 10 berth boat. Would not have wanted many more than that.
Llangollen (Trevor Basin) is a busy route as you have the famous aquaduct to cross, but if you can do it out of the holiday season you'd be ok.
Take a look at [url= http://www.anglowelsh.co.uk/ ]AngloWelsh[/url]
Rich.
Oh yes, went to Llangollen last year, tis nice but was busy.
We did a week on the Kennet and Avon canal. We got the boat from Aldermaston Wharf. Very nice it was too. Not too busy.
http://www.aldermastonwharf.com/
Did Lllangollen out of Trevor as well. The aqueduct was busy, but well worth it. Canal got quieter after that. A few decent pubs at the water side. There was some kind of boaty festival on at Ellesmere so we didn't stay but just parked up at the Meres which was a lovely spot.
Hire was from Anglo Welsh. I'd recommend both the canal and the company.
A long time ago we hired from Alvechurch, went up to Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Kinver, up to Dudley, back to Brum etc. 7 days, quite relaxed, very quiet, loved it.
Yes, it was once one of the most industrial areas in the Country, but the canals are very peaceful, and hidden from view a lot of the time, making it very quiet.
The only things that stops me doing it again is the price, I was quite shocked when we looked last year - £1300 for a 4 berth.
Not a canal as such, but we did the Caledonian Canal a few years ago. It's a long series of lochs joined together by short stretches of man-made canal. Absolutely brilliant holiday. Narrow boats aren't used, cabin cruiser-type things instead.
In a week we travelled from Inverness to Fort William and back.
Highly recommended.
We had a holiday with Robin hood boats. Had a great time will deff do it again.
If you want quite though Monmouth/Brecon is probably the quietest, goes through some great riding country as well 😀
2nd the Monmouth/Brecon canal, booked a narrowboat from the Ghoytre (sp?) wharf there one Autumn, over the Usk aquaduct, beautiful country, wildlife, interesting operating the boat and gates etc, everyone wanted a go, such a chilled pace but never btiresome IMO.
Did the Cambridge broads a while ago - hired a narrow boat from Fox Boats in March, nr Peterborough - was really good - a weeks cruise got us to Cambridge and back quite comfortably. It doesn't connect to the Norfolk broads and seemed quieter.