A Proper Family holiday!
For many families, a narrowboat holiday offers something increasingly rare – time together, shared responsibility, and the freedom to slow down. Is a Narrowboat Holiday …Read More
Category: Narrowboats
Most people outside of the UK (and the British diaspora) have not heard of narrowboats. Here’s the lazy explainer…
A Typical Day on a Narrowboat Holiday in England
What Our Guests Say About Narrowboat Holidays with UKvacationsAfloat Experience a Typical Day on the English Canals | As Described by Our Narrowboat Holiday Guests …Read More
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
Learn to Navigate Your First Narrowboat Holiday
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
Cruising the Staffordshire (Black Country) Ring
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
Quick FAQs – Basic questions answered
A lighthearted look at Canal Boat holiday questions, answered on one page (or so) I stumbled across this article written in the Canadian Globe and …Read More
Five Counties in 14 days – A Day full of Locks
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
Five Counties in 14 days – Wet weather challenge
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
Five Counties in 14 days – don’t do this at home!
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
Are we a step closer to floating our boats?
*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
Packing for a narrowboat holiday
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
Book Your Narrowboat Holiday for 2026
Reserve your 2026 vacation afloat with just 10% deposit Kodran is a 6-berth FAMILY FRIENDLY narrowboat with 2 configurable private cabins and a converting saloon. …Read More
Best narrowboat layout for Hire Boats?
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
Certificates & Promos
Is there a special birthday coming up? Are you donating to a local charity auction? Or just looking for something different to gift on Father’s …Read More
Narrowboat Kodran
Kodran is a 60′ Derwent class cruiser-stern canal boat providing superb narrowboat holiday accommodation. Built and fit-out by JD Boat Services, Gailey in Staffordshire, Kodran …Read More