British canals

Want to explore some of the UK’s most beautiful waterways? We’ve pulled together four narrowboat itineraries to help you make the most of the country’s incredible canals.

The Macclesfield Canal runs 27 miles between Marple and Hall Green, near Kidsgrove, mostly avoiding built-up areas. The route takes the canal through High Lane, Higher Poynton, Wood Lanes, Bollington, Bollington (south end), Hurdsfield, Macclesfield, Gurnett, Sutton, Lyme Green, Bosley, Congleton, Hightown, Kent Green, Scholar Green, Hall Green and Red Bull. | The Macclesfield Canal provides the most elevated and, some would say, most beautiful part of the Cheshire Canal Ring. The canal has…

Village greens, duck ponds, cobbled market places, wood-beamed pubs, and multi-coloured harbours with bobbing boats, Britain has rural idylls aplenty. We take a whistle-stop tour of the prettiest communities around the UK that are perfect for a peaceful escape.

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At 12:30 Neil and Pauline on “Waterlily” started their transit of the Standedge tunnel. At 600 feet above sea level the Huddersfield Narrow canal is the highest canal in the country and the tunnel, at 3 1/4 miles, is the longest. Next, at 13:15, it was our turn. Suitably trussed up in safety gear, up to speed on precautions necessary and given an indication as to what we should expect ……… ……. with our pilot on board we gently eased “Chance” into the gloom of the longest, deepest and highest…

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The Oxford Canal, England

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One of 42 maps in "Narrowboating for Novices" which show particular points of interest along the canals of the UK. This map shows the central section of the Grand Union Canal which runs from central London to Birmingham and Leicester. #narrowboat #canal #map

If you’re looking for a staycation with a difference, then we’ve got the perfect solution. We were lucky enough to take part in the ultimate narrowboat staycation with ABC Boat Hire. We spent three days and two nights driving a canal boat up and the down the Grand Union Canal in Northampton, drifting past the beautiful British countryside, meeting the local wildlife and, of course, stopping off at every possible British pub along the way. It was an incredible experience learning something…

Uppermill, Lancashire

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In the Mid-Devon countryside you’ll find Tiverton, a town full of charm with romantic castles, houses and famous horse drawn barges. You’ll find the Great Western Canal running through the town where ..