Canal boat dining
Who wants to cook when they’re on holiday? A canal cruise brings pubs with their own moorings and canal side village taverns right to your …Read More
Personalised narrowboat holidays from the Staffs and Worcester canal in the Heart of the English Midlands. We’re based at Gailey Wharf just 1/2 mile west of M6 junction 12. With plenty of secure free parking your relaxing vacation in the ‘slow lane’ has already begun!
Who wants to cook when they’re on holiday? A canal cruise brings pubs with their own moorings and canal side village taverns right to your …Read More
The Caldon Canal in Staffordshire is a 17-mile long canal that runs through the heart of the Staffordshire Moorlands, connecting the market town of Froghall …Read More
Operating a narrowboat can put some people off a canal boat holiday. At UKvacationsAfloat we make sure you get the training you need to confidently …Read More
A break on a narrowboat makes the dream of an ‘away from it all’ family holiday a reality. Once the summer rush is over, Central …Read More
Here are our current DEALS & DISCOUNT CODES to use when booking your narrowboat holiday! Contact Us for more details and for help Booking EXTRA …Read More
Last Minute? Just the two of you? Check out our DEALS AND DISCOUNTS page here… NEW FOR 2023 Flexible Price Tariff Secure your 2023 narrowboat …Read More
This popular canal cruising ring navigates thorough the heart of the Industrial Revolution and the picturesque villages of the surrounding Midlands counties of Staffordshire and …Read More
Summer 2011 was wet and I picked it to show off the canal system to Canadian family. It was the first real canal boat holiday …Read More
We seem to have been hunkering down for the longest time lately, when this is usually an exclusive winter refuge. Winter on a narrowboat is …Read More
New for 2023 – Flexible Tariff All prices in £££ – click here for exchange rates A 10% non-refundable deposit secures your booking with the balance …Read More
Day 5 – Gnosall Gnosall sits about halfway between Newport in Shropshire and the county town of Stafford. Once served by the Newport to Stafford …Read More
Our base at Gailey Wharf is centrally located on the northern section of the historic Staffordshire and Worcester Canal in the rural English Midlands. This …Read More
Canal Boat holiday questions answered on one page (or so) I stumbled across this article written in the Canadian Globe and Mail newspaper some 10 …Read More
Summer 2011 was wet and I picked it to show off the canal system to Canadian family. It was the first real canal boat holiday …Read More
Summer 2011 was wet and I picked it to show off the canal system to Canadian family. It was the first real canal boat holiday …Read More
Summer 2011 was wet and I picked it to show off the Four counties ring and my hometown of Birmingham to Canadian family. It was …Read More
*This post has been updated from the original of Spring 2020 and discussed the expectation of when the waterways would reopen as the corona virus …Read More
Day 4 – Brewood to Gnosall Sunday evening cleared brighter and the good weather rolled over into Monday morning. Again, we weren’t under any time …Read More
Day 3 – Of Winding and Wifi Our friends departed early on Sunday morning and we went to church in the now grey drizzle of …Read More
Day 2 – Shore Leave: Brewood, Staffordshire This was going to be easy. We planned to meet good friends of ours for a long overdue …Read More
If you just want a leisurely pub crawl in classic English scenery, cruising Gailey to Tyrley is about as easy as it gets. Out and …Read More
If you’ve arrived at Gailey Wharf by car and taking advantage of the free secure parking, then where to store your bags once unpacked is …Read More
We were all shocked by the scale of the damage to the Middlewich Branch of the Shroppie in 2018. The closure meant the popular Four …Read More
This has been a week of barely concealed excitement. Kodran emerged from the paint shed over the weekend revealing our new look, and dressed to …Read More
Kodran’s makeover is well underway, now we’re in the paint shed. And for once the weather is co-operating! The same couldn’t be said earlier this …Read More
There’s nothing like a long, drawn-out spell of Winter weather to get you longing for lazy summer days. And if it’s tranquility you’re seeking, nothing …Read More
That was the Year, that was! 2017 turned out to be really BIG for us. The planets continued their positive influence having already aligned in …Read More
Which narrowboat layout works for a holiday afloat, and what should you avoid? Narrowboats at first glance, belong to one of only three types: traditional, …Read More