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Description: Narrowboats from Falkirk - The Forth & Clyde Canal follows the Clyde Estuary all the way down to the old shipbuilding ... more

UK Boat Hire ... village of Bowling – a pleasant boating haven.

Newest Review: ... the start, there are three choices of direction - east and down 16 locks to Falkirk, west and 24 miles to Glasgow, or south and then east up the Falkirk Wheel and then 32 miles to Edinburgh. Almost the first thing you do if you are heading up the Wheel is to go through a lock. Then there is the Wheel, from which the views are very rewarding, even though you only go up about 80 feet. Then a ... more

... short modern tunnel and a staircase of two more locks, and that's it all the way to Edinburgh. At the beginning of the top section of canal, you enjoy fine views over and beyond Falkirk and Grangemouth, with its huge oil refineries. There's a...more

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UK Boat Hire: Wonderful canal boating Glasgow - Falkirk - Edinburgh (1406 words)
by - written on 16/05/09 (Very useful, 172 readings)
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UK Boathire might sound a bit like a faceless conglomerate, but in reality it is an umbrella name for about four different boat hire companies. We hired therefore from Alvechurch Boats, which you book through UK Boathire. There's a very useful website at www.ukboathire.com One great thing is that they reward you for previous bookings. Last year, we hired from Anderton in Cheshire, and, as a result, got £100 off the price for this year. You start at the magnificent Falkirk Wheel. Boaters who have been on the Anderton Lift will have some idea of what to expect here, except that this is a very recently built construction. The Falkirk Wheel links the ... Read the complete review

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