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Travelling by Canal Boat

Description: UK canal boat holidays. Canal boats and canal routes.

Newest Review: ... our first day afloat trying to find a pump-out station; beware – make sure you flush the lo o properly! Beyond the bathroom is the ‘main’ cabin which had the galley and the seating/single beds. It was quite spacious considering the size of the boat and the space was used well. There was a ... more

... table which folded up against the ‘wall’ and an adequate cooking area. The galley/kitchen had a cooker with oven and grill, a fridge and a sink as well as all the utensils and crockery you could need. There was a radio and a little TV also on...more

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Travelling by Canal Boat: Take charge in a barge! (1352 words)
by - written on 29/05/02 (Very useful, 280 readings)
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As a child my parents used to take me on the canals for the half-term holidays for a week, I always loved it until those teenage years when it was just not cool. Just over a year ago, my fiancé and I needed a break and decided to hire a canal boat for a long weekend. What are the canals? The canal network is over 2000 miles of man-made waterways across the United Kingdom; they were built over 200 years ago and were the main form of industrial transportation before the advent of the train. Now the canals are mainly used for leisure purposes and are still active places. Most canals are managed and maintained by British Waterways. The Boat we ... Read the complete review

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