Book your 2024 Narrowboat Holiday
Reserve your 2024 vacation afloat with just 10% deposit Holidays are priced for 4 people. Additional Crew Members 18 and over are £50 per person. …Read More
Category: Narrowboats
Most people outside of the UK (and the British diaspora) have not heard of narrowboats. Here’s the lazy explainer…
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
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
Operating a Narrowboat
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
Now Booking for 2024!
Thank you if we were your holiday choice in 2023. We know this type of holiday is not cheap and despite dramatic increases in our …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
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
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
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
A proper Family holiday!
How do you make a family holiday fun for ALL the family? One of the biggest concerns with a Family Holiday is how to entertain …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
