{"id":231,"date":"2020-07-15T10:48:33","date_gmt":"2020-07-15T10:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waterways-uk.com\/?page_id=231"},"modified":"2020-07-27T09:28:36","modified_gmt":"2020-07-27T09:28:36","slug":"canal-short-breaks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/waterways-uk.com\/canal-short-breaks\/","title":{"rendered":"Canal short breaks"},"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 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0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-qw39b-595445b682f63c16410b285a9c257707 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_third  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-kcq1o7az-6f18a69ef5ad2ed3e5aa47a4a513f46d'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 class=\"titlebold\">Weekend Breaks<\/h3>\n<p>You\u00a0 start out on a Friday afternoon around 3.00 pm.\u00a0 Then following a full demonstration of how to handle the boat and work the locks (all very straightforward) you are off on a carefree 3 night break, exploring the real Britain.\u00a0 Saturday and Sunday are yours to do with as you please and the only thing you really need to remember is that these Weekend mini-breaks finish at 9.30 am on the Monday morning.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" 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Then you do not have to be back until Friday morning at 9.30 am!\u00a0 This gives you a full four nights away and yet the price is exactly the same as for the Weekend. These mini-holidays can also start on a Tuesday and finish on a Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Both periods give you the chance to explore some of Britain&#8217;s 2,000 miles of unspoilt, 200 hundred year old waterway system.\u00a0 You can cruise out into the idylic countryside, or visit historic Cities, discovering a whole new world around every bend.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><section  class='av_textblock_section av-kd4azs60-4541ce2fe60259d0771f601b7e29c095'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Look at the different areas you can explore. <a href=\"https:\/\/waterways-uk.com\/heart-of-england-canals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canal maps<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Find out all about what is available for a short break afloat. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hireboat.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hireboat.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>short breaks on the canals and waterways of the UK<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Short breaks boating on the canals are a great way of taking a breather from life and relaxing and enjoying the peace and tranquility of the countryside.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/waterways-uk.com\/canal-short-breaks\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"short 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