Ashby Boats | Canal Boat Holiday Hire Company in Warwickshire
Top quality Narrowboat Holidays from Ashby Boat Company. Our holiday prices are all inclusive, yes, diesel fuel and boat insurance is included in the price! Enjoy all that’s best in canal …
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Availability
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Canal Network
Glance at the canal map above and you will see that the Ashby Boat Company’s …
Information
You can call it a canal boat, a narrow boat or a barge, but whatever name you …
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Weekly & Short Break Prices …
Weekly and Short break canal holidays start 2:30pm Friday or Monday and return …
Booking
You can telephone the boatyard on 01455 212671, to ask advice and check …
Finding us
In approximately 1.5 miles you reach a canal bridge and the Ashby Boat …
Ashby new for 2019 Fit Out
The fit out process of our Ashby narrow boat, the latest boat to be added to …
Overseas Visitors
Ashby Boat Company Limited, Canal Wharf, Stoke Golding, Warwickshire, CV13 6EY …
Ashby Canal - Canal Boat Holiday Guides And Narrow Boat Breaks …
Discover our guides to the Ashby canal, ideal for planning your Canal Boat holiday or short break on a Narrow Boat.
Canal Boat Holiday in the Midlands Ashby Canal Market Bosworth
Midland Mallard are located on the Ashby-de-la-Zouch Canal or more commonly known as Ashby Canal at Market Bosworth marina. You can access all areas of the canal network by joining the Coventry Canal at Marston Junction at the start of the Ashby canal.
Cruise guide: the Ashby Canal - Canal Boat
The 22 mile long Ashby-de-la-Zouch Canal (to use its seldom-heard full name) has no locks at all. This makes it a stress-free cruise for inexperienced boaters and a leisurely journey for regular boaters needing a rest from endless flights …
Narrowboat hire – Coventry Canal and Ashby Canal
The Ashby Canal is lock free, 22 miles of peaceful rural countryside. It skirts the edge of the War of the Roses Bosworth Battlefield (1485) on which Richard III was killed. The Ashby Canal Society has restored one and a quarter miles of …
Ashby Canal | Canal Map - Canal & River Trust
Originally intended as a broad-gauge connection between the Coventry Canal and the River Trent (which it failed to reach), the Ashby Canal was constructed lock-free on a contour of 300 feet and served the coalfields around Moira and …
The Coventry & Ashby Canal Holiday Guide and Map
Oct 25, 2024 · Key Facts. Coventry Canal: Narrow canal, 38 miles, 2 days, 13 locks. Ashby Canal: Narrow canal, 22 miles, 1 day, no locks. Cruising guide including Fradley Junction, Fazeley, Atherstone, Hawkesbury Junction, Sutton …
The Ashby Canal and Battlefields from Springwood Haven Marina …
Springwood Haven. Follow the lock free beautifully tranquil and rural Ashby Canal to its terminus at Snarestone, a lovely cruise . Take in the site of the Battle of Bosworth, and Heritage Visitor …
Day boat & short break holiday hire – Badger & Mole
Badger and Mole are two of the best equipped and most comfortable canal boats available for daily hire. A maximum of 6 people are now permitted per boat for the day. It is also possible to hire them for short breaks on a pro rata pricing.
With just three locks at Hillmorton and Hawkesbury Stop Lock, the north Oxford is far from hard work. But the Ashby is easier cruising still. It was built with just one lock – the stop lock at …