Ashby Boat Company, for your canal boat holiday, or short break in the UK.
Top quality Narrowboat Holidays from Ashby Boat Company. Enjoy all that’s best in canal holiday cruising. Our quality interiors provide comfort and style. Your boat has central heating TV/DVD, 240 volts, bed linen provided, full size cooker, fridge and flush toilet. The independent Ashby Boat Company take great pride in their narrowboats, both inside and out, with many people returning year after year for a canal holiday.
Spring Breaks
Enjoy the peace and tranquility of a March Spring narrowboat holiday. We can often be more flexible on the start and return day and the length of hire period of your narrowboat, i.e. not remaining rigidly with the stated brochure hire periods.
Please note that all our boats have central heating systems, so you will always be warm and cosy.
2015 Prices and Brochure
Our 2015 prices are now published, all our holiday prices are all inclusive.
The Ashby Canal and Stoke Golding
The Ashby Canal is an unspoilt and lock-free rural canal winding its way through picturesque countryside on the Warwickshire/Leicestershire boarder. Travel north past the Battle of Bosworth Field or south onto the Coventry Canal and join the Oxford and Grand Union canals with a wide choice of canal and waterways cruising.
Stoke Golding is a picturesque village situated in the heart of the English countryside, a two hour drive from London or Manchester and with excellent access by both road and rail. Collection from a local railway station can be provided. The village has a 13th Century church, three good pubs, a post office and a grocery store.
For a larger shop prior to your holiday there is a Morrisons supermarket just two miles from the boatyard. Or arrange your grocery delivery from Tesco, Ocado or Asda.
Enjoying the Holiday
A family group anticipating their cruise along the inland waterways, as they begin their their canal boat holiday.
Whether you are returning year after year to the canals and waterways of England, or are less experienced, we promise you a friendly and helpful service.
We welcome many newcomers to our narrowboats each year, and we take pride in passing on all the necessary tuition you could possibly need for that first canal boat holiday experience.
Testimonials
“Boat was spotless, we hope to book with you again.” — October 2014, Karen Ballinger, Nottingham
“Fantastic boatyard with a very warm welcome.” — August 2014, Mrs Miller, Spalding
“This has been the best canal holiday we’ve had, the Ashby canal is stunning!” — October 2014, Mr and Mrs Howard, Anglesey
“We were delighted with our boat-the best among any of the hire boats we saw, in our opinion” – August 2014, Godley Family, Gloucester
Our narrowboats underwent their annual inspection for the "Quality in Tourism" ratings. The thirteen narrowboats were assessed during the visit made by the inspector. We are proud to announce that eleven of the thirteen boats put forward for assessment achieved a four star rating. The full details of the assessment ratings of our boats can be accessed by clicking on the "Quality in Tourism" logo above.
