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If you are looking for a canal boat holiday, This site offers unused Timeshare weeks on Narrowboats from The Shakespeare Classic Line fleet for Canal Boat Hire . The site is not directly associated with Shakespeare Classic Line, but acknowledges and is grateful for their help and co-operation. If you are a Timeshare owner, it is inevitable that occasionally you find yourself unable to use a holiday or perhaps wanting a change. Hiring out the weeks is one of the options in these circumstances. You will find the boats well equipped and well maintained and often at a price that presents a considerable discount on other alternatives.
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You will find the marina about 35 miles North of Birmingham.
Mercia Marina is not so far from Lichfield near Burton-upon–Trent, the nearest village being Willington, it is based on on the Trent and Mersey canal. The location makes an ideal starting point for exploring the Birmingham waterways, the Trent and Mersey Canal, Nottinghamshire, or Staffordshire countryside, in hire barges. Stratford on Avon, Stoke Potteries, Derby, Stourbridge or The Black Country are also in reach.The barge's leisurely pace gives time for exploration and appreciation of the surroundings and your narrowboat holiday. Places like Tardebigge ( the longest flight of locks in the UK ) offer challenges for those interested, while calmer almost lockless routes are available for the less ambitious. Those wanting to commune with nature will welcome the way wildlife accepts the gentle intrusion of a drifting Narrowboat, and the option of quite places in which to enjoy a more civilized and sedate lifestyle are numerous. If your interests include fishing, bring a rod. For those keen on walking or cycling the towpaths offer excellent routes away from the mainstream business of life. Take a little time to marvel at the history and achievements of the canal builders, equipped with little more than shovels wheelbarrows and a large workforce. Their tunnels, locks and bridges are their memorial and still tell their stories.
The real heathen can moor free on the canal in the centre of Birmingham or many other cities. The shops and nightclubs not so very far away, the Narrow boat awaiting their return within a short distance and without he fear of parking tickets! All craft are managed and prepared to a high standard by Shakespeare Classic line, who even provide a complimentary bottle of wine as a welcome. Care should be taken to ensure at least 3 reasonably capable adults are in the crew for the eight berth boats, with at least two adults for the small narrowboats, as a certain amount of physical effort is required for locks and for safety's sake a level of maturity is also desirable. Good supervision of children on the craft is also needed to ensure a safe and happy vacation.
The Novice or Student Bargee will be aided by a short familiarisation course prior to departure.
Welcome to the waterways and enjoy your holiday!
Other sites:
Student accommodation in Southampton advice for Students seeking accommodation in Southampton - no canals or narrowboats here
Narrowboat Holidays / Barge Holidays in the UK at reasonable cost
If you are looking for a canal boat holiday, This site offers unused Timeshare weeks on Narrowboats from The Shakespeare Classic Line fleet for Canal Boat Hire . The site is not directly associated with Shakespeare Classic Line, but acknowledges and is grateful for their help and co-operation. If you are a Timeshare owner, it is inevitable that occasionally you find yourself unable to use a holiday or perhaps wanting a change. Hiring out the weeks is one of the options in these circumstances. You will find the boats well equipped and well maintained and often at a price that presents a considerable discount on other alternatives.
Narrowboat Holidays Available (click)
You will find the marina about 35 miles North of Birmingham.
Mercia Marina is not so far from Lichfield near Burton-upon–Trent, the nearest village being Willington, it is based on on the Trent and Mersey canal. The location makes an ideal starting point for exploring the Birmingham waterways, the Trent and Mersey Canal, Nottinghamshire, or Staffordshire countryside, in hire barges. Stratford on Avon, Stoke Potteries, Derby, Stourbridge or The Black Country are also in reach.The barge's leisurely pace gives time for exploration and appreciation of the surroundings and your narrowboat holiday. Places like Tardebigge ( the longest flight of locks in the UK ) offer challenges for those interested, while calmer almost lockless routes are available for the less ambitious. Those wanting to commune with nature will welcome the way wildlife accepts the gentle intrusion of a drifting Narrowboat, and the option of quite places in which to enjoy a more civilized and sedate lifestyle are numerous. If your interests include fishing, bring a rod. For those keen on walking or cycling the towpaths offer excellent routes away from the mainstream business of life. Take a little time to marvel at the history and achievements of the canal builders, equipped with little more than shovels wheelbarrows and a large workforce. Their tunnels, locks and bridges are their memorial and still tell their stories.
The real heathen can moor free on the canal in the centre of Birmingham or many other cities. The shops and nightclubs not so very far away, the Narrow boat awaiting their return within a short distance and without he fear of parking tickets! All craft are managed and prepared to a high standard by Shakespeare Classic line, who even provide a complimentary bottle of wine as a welcome. Care should be taken to ensure at least 3 reasonably capable adults are in the crew for the eight berth boats, with at least two adults for the small narrowboats, as a certain amount of physical effort is required for locks and for safety's sake a level of maturity is also desirable. Good supervision of children on the craft is also needed to ensure a safe and happy vacation.
The Novice or Student Bargee will be aided by a short familiarisation course prior to departure.
Welcome to the waterways and enjoy your holiday!
Other sites:
Student accommodation in Southampton advice for Students seeking accommodation in Southampton - no canals or narrowboats here
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