Uk Canal Boating Holidays


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Foxton locks on the Grand Union Canal
Foxton Locks on the Grand Union Canal in Leicestershire.

Uk Canal Boating Holidays Information.

On this website you will find all sorts of information on canal boating, including routes, canals, hire companies and much more. Use the links above to navigate the site.

There are thousands of miles of navigable canals for you to experience throughout the United Kindom. Most of them are linked together into a single English and Welsh network. Scotland has canals but these are not linked to the main network.

Transporting goods on the canals has now virtually been replaced by the expansion of the leisure industry from canal boating holidays to day boat hire.

There is plenty to see and do on the canals which have a variety of features and landscapes.

Aqueducts

  • Dundas Aqueduct on the Kennet and Avon Canal.
  • Pontcysyllte Aqueduct on the Llangollen Canal.
  • Barton Swing Aqueduct on the Bridgwater Canal.
  • Chirk Aqueduct on the Llangollen Canal.

Boat Lifts

  • Anderton boat lift on the Trent and Mersey Canal.
  • Falkirk Wheel on the Forth and Clyde Canal.

Inclined Plains

  • Hay inclined plain on the Shropshire Canal.
  • Foxton inclined plain on the Grand Union Canal.
  • Worsley underground incline on the Bridgwater Canal.

Famous Locks

  • Caen Hill locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal.
  • Bingley five rise locks on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal.
  • King's Norton stop lock on the Stratford Upon Avon Canal.
  • Foxton staircase locks on the Grand Union Canal.
  • Tardebigge locks on the Worcester and Birmingham Canal.

Tunnels

  • Blisworth tunnel on the Grand Union Canal.
  • Bruce tunnel on the Kennet and Avon Canal.
  • Chirk tunnel on the Llangollen Canal.
  • Harecastle tunnels on the Trent and Mersey canal.
  • Standege tunnel on the Huddersfield Narrow canal.