Boating Holidays on the Kennet And Avon Canal

Bath truly deserves its' World Heritage City' crown as it has so much history and style. The Wharf nestles elegantly within the carefully maintained Sydney Gardens and is just a short walk from the city's centre. Cruising from Bath on the Kennet & Avon you'll really get a chance to sample the beauty of the Cotswold's. With Bristol Bradford-on-Avon Hungerford and Reading all 'cruisable' this base is popular for a floating accommodation break“

Situated next to the canal visitor centre the base sits at the end of the Somerset Coal Canal a quaint arm of waterway that branches from the Kennet & Avon Canal. With Bath just a 2-hour cruise away this base is becoming a favourite for City Breaks of the Floating Kind! The fleet is modern and spacious with a choice of boats to accommodate your party.

This superb fleet of immaculately maintained top quality narrowboats offers relaxed cruising along the Upper River Thames into the Cotswolds downstream to Oxford and beyond or onto the pretty South Oxford Canal. The immaculate Thames Locks are operated by proper lock-keepers and the adjacent Thames path offers excellent walking/cycling opportunities. Family-run Oxfordshire Narrowboats have been experts in their field for over 20 years; this shines through in the professionally finished easy to handle boats with airy interiors featuring oak and beech and in the personal service which makes this fleet so popular with experienced boaters and first-timers alike.

Well positioned for cruising the picturesque and peaceful Kennet and Avon Canal and the River Thames the Reading Marine fleet offers a superb choice of well fitted and equipped narrowboats. Personal service and beautifully maintained and managed craft are guaranteed at this family run boatyard which has been welcoming a high level of repeat visitors for over 38 years.

The airy open plan saloons on these graceful and elegant narrowboats are the perfect places from which to enjoy the scenery of the picturesque and peaceful Kennet and Avon canal as it winds its course between the River Thames and Bristol. Combining first-class comfort and modern facilities the interiors feature a particularly neat design of fully fitted galley.