On Sunday 27 April, Anglo Welsh is offering people the chance to try canal boating for free at one of six open day events across England and Wales.

The taster sessions will be offered from 11am to 4pm, and will include free short trips on skippered narrowboats, and the opportunity to look round holiday-hire boats.  

Emma Lovell, Anglo Welsh’s reservations manager, explains: “Travelling at just 4mph through peaceful countryside, past canalside pubs, sleepy villages and into waterside towns and cities, canal boat holidays are often described as ‘the fastest way to slow down’. 

“Our free canal boat taster sessions are a great way for people to find out what makes canal boat holidays so special and to see if this sort of holiday would work for them.”

Anglo Welsh’s open day events will take place at:
 

·         Bradford on Avon Marina, Kennet & Avon Canal, Trowbridge Road, Wiltshire BA15 1UD

·         Bunbury Lock, Shropshire Union Canal, Bunbury, Tarporley, Cheshire, CW6 9QB

·         Great Haywood, Trent & Mersey Canal, Mill Lane, Great Haywood, Staffordshire ST18 0RJ

·         Trevor Basin, Llangollen Canal, Canal Wharf, Trevor, Llangollen, Wrexham LL20 7TT

·         Whixall Marina, Prees Branch of the Llangollen Canal, Alders Lane, Whixall SY13 2QS

·         Wootton Wawen, Stratford Canal, Canal Wharf, Wootton Wawen, Henley in Arden, Warwickshire B95 6BZ

Anglo Welsh’s open day events are free and no advance booking is required. The events are family and pet friendly. Trips are offered on a first come, first served basis.

For more information about Anglo Welsh’s holidays and day boat hire, go to www.anglowelsh.co.uk or call the bookings team on 0117 304 1122.

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