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Boating in England
Taking a holiday on England’s inland waterways gives you the chance to enjoy some of the most beautiful scenery the country has to offer. England's waterways pass through ever-changing landscapes and offer a unique insight into many of our cities.
Messing about on the river...
Here waterways represent rural England at its best, winding past unspoilt villages and idyllic water-meadows.
What better way to take the pace out of life and relax than taking a break on the Broads?
Some of England’s most stunning waterside scenery is to be found in the Lake District National Park.
Home to Birmingham, 'the canal city', the Heart of England really is the home of canal country.
Largely hidden behind buildings, the Regent's Canal sneaks its way through a rich collage of urban landscapes.
For centuries the three great rivers of Northumbria have been the lifeblood of the region's cities.
A number of canals and rivers run through the South Eastern corner of England like life-giving arteries.
Three of England's greatest rivers make the South West a waterway world well worth exploring.
Boats have traded along the rivers of Yorkshire for centuries and are still doing so.
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