Visit Stratford on a canal boat holiday

October 7, 2024/in News/by Debbie Ludford

The Little Wandering Wren reviews a holiday on the Stratford Canal

Jenny Littlewood and her crew wanted to visit Stratford on a canal boat holiday.

She took a press trip with Drifters, setting off from our Wootton Wawen base in Warwickshire.

It was their first holiday on a narrowboat. We provide tuition as part of our canal boat hire.

They chose a three-night weekend break aboard our luxury narrowboat Poppy.

In her blog, Jenny describes the journey, which included passing through 17 locks each way. And crossing over the Edstone Aqueduct, the longest aqueduct in England. She also offers some helpful tips for first-time canal boat hirers.

They moored up in Bancroft Basin in the centre of Stratford-upon-Avon, home of Shakespeare.

You can read Jenny’s review here.

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