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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
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Book your 2023 Narrowboat Holiday
Secure your 2023 narrowboat holiday booking with just 10% deposit! NEW FOR 2023 Flexible Price Tariff Holidays are priced for 4 people. Additional Crew Members …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
Shroppie 2019: A leisurely cruise. Day 4
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
Shroppie 2019: A leisurely cruise. Day 3
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
Shroppie 2019: A leisurely cruise. Day 2
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
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
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
Welcome to UKvacationsAfloat⚓️
You can enjoy our narrowboat too! Kodran is a full featured hire boat, owned privately and managed by a professional team at Gailey Wharf, Staffordshire. …Read More
Why a Narrowboat Vacation?
I got the bug way back in the 1970s when I spent two weeks with my parents and five other families cruising the Warwickshire Ring …Read More
Like the Amazing Race, only wetter!
My first narrowboat cruise since relocating to Toronto was an adventure. I returned to England with my Canadian wife and her close cousin and husband …Read More