Canal Boat Holidays
A canal boat holiday is the perfect getaway
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The Bath and return is an ideal canal boat holidays cruising route for you to explore.
Bath and return holiday cruising route.
This is a recommended canal boat holidays route.
Bath has been designated a 'World Heritage City' with a history stretching back to the Roman Baths after which it is named and that can still be visited today. Moorings are available very close to the city centre and Bath is, without doubt, worthy of at least a couple of days of exploration. www.bath.co.uk
The medieval town of Bradford on Avon, just an hour from Hilperton, offers a very pleasant stopping point. Weavers' cottages cling to the side of the Avon valley, looking down across the old mills to the 'Broad Ford' on the river that gave the town its name.
The splendid Dundas and Avoncliff Aqueducts both take the canal over the River Avon as it follows the river alley between Bradford and Bath.
Claverton's pumping station (www.claverton.org) and American Museum (01225 460503 / www.americanmuseum.org) may be incongruent with each other but certainly offer to satisfy differing interests!
Bath City and the spectacular Pulteney Weir and Bridge.
Bath and return from Hilperton
Book From : Hilperton Marina
3/4 day canal boat hire.
12 Hours cruising time.
14 Locks.
Bath and return from Aldermaston
Book From : Aldermaston Marina
14 day canal boat hire.
6.5 Hours cruising per day.
176 Locks.
Useful Bath and return information from Hilperton
| Visit Bath | Website |
| Claverton Pumping Station | Website Telephone : 01225 483001 |
| The American Museum in Britain | Website Telephone : 01225 460503 |
| The Roman Baths | Website Telephone : 01225 477785 |
| Fashion Museum | Website Telephone : 01225 477789 |
| Jane Austen Centre | Website Telephone : 01225 443000 |
| Bath Abbey | Website Telephone : 01225 422462 |
| The Kennet and Avon Canal Trust | Website Telephone : 01380 721279 |
| Trowbridge Museum | Website Telephone : 01225 751339 |
| Bradford on Avon tourist information | Website Telephone : 01225 865797 |
| Westwood Manor | Website Telephone : 01225 863374 |
| The Shire Shopping Centre | Website Telephone : 01225 777255 |
Useful Bath and return information from Aldermaston
| Newbury Race Course | Website Telephone : 01635 40015 |
| The Living Rain Forest | Website Telephone : 01635 202444 |
| The Devizes Museum | Website Telephone : 01380 727369 |
| Visit Bath | Website Telephone : 01380 727369 |
| The Roman Baths | Website Telephone : 01225 477785 |
| Hungerford Tourist Information | Website Telephone : 01225 477785 |
| Devizes Tourist Information | Website Telephone : 01380 500276 |
| Wadworth Brewery Devizes Visitor Centre | Website Telephone : 01380 732277 |
| The Kennet and Avon Canal Trust | Website Telephone : 01380 721279 |
| Wharf Theatre Devizes | Website Telephone : 01380 725944 |
| Crofton Beam Engines | Website Telephone : 01672 870300 |
| Trowbridge Museum | Website Telephone : 01225 751339 |
| Beale Park Wildlife Gardens | Website Telephone : 0844 826 1761 |
| Bradford on Avon tourist information | Website Telephone : 01225 865797 |
| Westwood Manor | Website Telephone : 01225 863374 |
| The Shire Shopping Centre | Website Telephone : 01225 777255 |
| Wilton Windmill | Website Telephone : 01672 870266 |
| Shaw House was built in 1581 by Newbury clothier Thomas Dolman. This fine Elizabethan building was home to successive Dolman families, the flamboyant Duke of Chandos and the Andrews and Farquhar families. Shaw House then began a new life as a school for g | Website Telephone : 01635 279279 |
| Newbury Tourist information | Website Telephone : 01635 279279 |
| Basildon Park, an 18th century Gerogian mansion restored in the 1950 | Website Telephone : 0118 984 3040 |
| Bucklebury Farm Park offers a magical experience and a great value day out in the countryside | Website Telephone : 0118 971 4002 |
| Highclere Castle, home to Lord & Lady Carnarvon and where Downton Abbey was filmed | Website Telephone : 01635 253210 |
| Donnington Castle. The striking twin-towered 14th-century gatehouse of this castle, later the focus of a Civil War siege and battle, survives amid impressive earthworks. | Website Telephone : 0870 333 1181 |
| Shaw House was built in 1581 by Newbury clothier Thomas Dolman. This fine Elizabethan building was home to successive Dolman families, the flamboyant Duke of Chandos and the Andrews and Farquhar families. Shaw House then began a new life as a school for g | Website Telephone : 01635 279279 |
| The Nature Discovery Centre offers a great day out for all the family. This fantastic visitor centre is packed full of interactive wildlife and natural history displays | Website Telephone : 01635 874381 |