{"id":228,"date":"2020-07-15T10:46:52","date_gmt":"2020-07-15T10:46:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waterways-uk.com\/?page_id=228"},"modified":"2020-07-21T10:33:43","modified_gmt":"2020-07-21T10:33:43","slug":"boating-holidays","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/waterways-uk.com\/boating-holidays\/","title":{"rendered":"Boating Holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kcnfyqr2-495fcea207ba8a251108b2642bd9acc6\">\n.avia-section.av-kcnfyqr2-495fcea207ba8a251108b2642bd9acc6{\nbackground-color:#175c6f;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n.avia-section.av-kcnfyqr2-495fcea207ba8a251108b2642bd9acc6 .av-section-color-overlay{\nopacity:0.3;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/waterways-uk.com\/wp-content\/themes\/enfold\/images\/background-images\/diagonal-thin-light.png);\nbackground-repeat:repeat;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-kcnfyqr2-495fcea207ba8a251108b2642bd9acc6 footer_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_submenu  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll av-section-color-overlay-active container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class=\"av-section-color-overlay-wrap\"><div class=\"av-section-color-overlay\"><\/div><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-228'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kcvsmdxq-0962f7f34265fcd6f88b152fa064bf6f\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-kcvsmdxq-0962f7f34265fcd6f88b152fa064bf6f{\npadding-bottom:10px;\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-kcvsmdxq-0962f7f34265fcd6f88b152fa064bf6f .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-kcvsmdxq-0962f7f34265fcd6f88b152fa064bf6f .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#ffffff;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-kcvsmdxq-0962f7f34265fcd6f88b152fa064bf6f .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-kcvsmdxq-0962f7f34265fcd6f88b152fa064bf6f av-special-heading-h1 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >BOATING HOLIDAYS &#8211; A MODERN ADVENTURE<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='clear'><\/div><div id='sub_menu1'  class='av-submenu-container av-la23w-1855e2b4dce6f21799b3ec39817cd9da main_color  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_image  av-sticky-submenu submenu-not-first container_wrap fullsize' style='z-index:301' ><div class='container av-menu-mobile-disabled av-submenu-pos-center'><ul id='av-custom-submenu-1' class='av-subnav-menu'>\n<li class='menu-item av-q3brg-7a3a82e1982928e75e24c1f96380a05d menu-item-top-level menu-item-top-level-1'><a href='https:\/\/waterways-uk.com\/where-to-go-on-the-canals\/' ><span class='avia-bullet'><\/span><span class='avia-menu-text'>Cruising Areas<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class='menu-item av-l5q8s-0d395be050cb209e13c41a405aef7ed1 menu-item-top-level menu-item-top-level-2'><a href='https:\/\/waterways-uk.com\/canal-boat-layout-plans\/' ><span class='avia-bullet'><\/span><span class='avia-menu-text'>Boats<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class='menu-item av-dumsk-87dded344bd4cce8c7fc0a7e7f6e4c8a menu-item-top-level menu-item-top-level-3'><a href='https:\/\/waterways-uk.com\/waterways-holidays-brochures\/' ><span class='avia-bullet'><\/span><span class='avia-menu-text'>Brochure Requests<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class='menu-item av-bcmto-fdb6beae4b08fb98529e178055d002ab menu-item-top-level menu-item-top-level-4'><a href='https:\/\/www.hireboat.com\/' target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class='avia-bullet'><\/span><span class='avia-menu-text'>Availability Checker<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><div class='sticky_placeholder'><\/div><div id='after_submenu_1'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-228'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'><\/p>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kcq0x148-85b9a8d0ba8a6b22ba1d85242fb8b94a\">\n.avia-image-container.av-kcq0x148-85b9a8d0ba8a6b22ba1d85242fb8b94a img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-kcq0x148-85b9a8d0ba8a6b22ba1d85242fb8b94a .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-kcq0x148-85b9a8d0ba8a6b22ba1d85242fb8b94a av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_submenu  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img class='wp-image-314 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-314 avia_image ' src='https:\/\/waterways-uk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wm.jpg' alt='' title='wm'  height=\"701\" width=\"1248\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-71gek-00e4b1cf1eede95f2446054ae5ef6561'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Boating holidays on Britain&#8217;s Inland Waterways are a modern adventure; modern because you carry all your home comforts with you; and an adventure because around every bend there is something new and surprising to discover and enjoy with your family and friends.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-71gek-00e4b1cf1eede95f2446054ae5ef6561'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 align=\"left\">All The Comforts Of Home<\/h3>\n<p>First time boaters are given a friendly welcome by everybody on the canal. \u00a0\u00a0 But you won&#8217;t be inexperienced for very long, for within a short time you will be gliding serenely around the first bend into a whole new and different world. \u00a0 The specially designed boats (narrowboats) are easy to handle and of course, everything happens at a relaxed pace.\u00a0 You will be given all the instruction you need by the holiday company and will soon head off on your very own adventure like a seasoned boater.<\/p>\n<p>Your boat will be fully equipped with every modern amenity, so self-catering becomes a pleasure, but there are also many canalside pubs, once essential &#8216;staging posts&#8217; for the working boats of the last century, which are now popular watering holes for holiday boaters; and most offer great food at reasonable prices.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"titlebold\" align=\"left\">Freedom Of Choice<\/h3>\n<p>Most visitors appreciate the independence, the peace and tranquillity of &#8216;getting away from it all&#8217;.\u00a0 You can choose between the challenge of some of the densely belocked stretches of canal &#8211; quite astounding feats of engineering &#8211; or choose lazy days drifting along the many stretches with very few locks.\u00a0 The canals and rivers go through the heart of the cities as well as through open countryside, and your boat can be a mobile base for exploring the history of our great trading routes, or for the diverse entertainment you will find in our largest city centres.<\/p>\n<p class=\"titlebold\" align=\"left\"><strong>Room for the children and the dog!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A real family holiday.\u00a0 leisurely enough to please Mum and Dad, plenty for the children to do, and none of the petty restrictions you get with a beach holiday.\u00a0 And because your boat is your home, you&#8217;re never stranded miles from a hot drink or a change of clothes.\u00a0 (Pets travel FREE!)<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>&#8220;This holiday was the first time our two have ever stopped bickering for a whole week.&#8221;<span class=\"navbardivide\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h5>Mrs R Wilson<\/h5>\n<p class=\"titlebold\">Simple skills to master<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8220;Thank you for making our first venture into canal boating so enjoyable and easy&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h5>Mrs W B Laughton<\/h5>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waterways-uk.com\/eastmid.jpg\" alt=\"eastmid.jpg (17809 bytes)\" width=\"153\" height=\"208\" align=\"right\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As with so much on the water, the choice is yours;\u00a0 where you go, for how long and at what pace, your holiday will be quite unlike any other.\u00a0 Idle through delightful countryside, seek out the nightlife, wonder at the engineering of the locks, weirs and aqueducts, choose a route for shopping, or to explore Britain&#8217;s beautiful heritage.\u00a0 Boating Holidays in Britain can create a perfect and truly unique holiday for you, your family and your\u00a0 friends. Learning how to handle a narrowboat and work the locks are a good deal easier than learning to ride a bike.\u00a0 What&#8217;s more the boats are surprisingly responsive and easy to control, after all they travel at a very leisurely 4 mph. 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