10% Discount on 3-4 nights Narrowboat Holidays Booked in January 2020

We are currently offering 10% off Narrowboat holidays for 3 or 4 nights booked in January.

10% Discount on 3-4 nights Booked in January 2019

We are currently offering 10% off Narrowboat holidays for 3 or 4 nights booked in January.

Canal Boat Holiday Prices 2019

We now have our canal boat holiday prices for 2019 and you will be glad to know there are no significant changes taking place.

Festival on a Boat 1st & 2nd Sept 2018

Enjoy a Festival on a Narrowboat from the 1st to 2nd September 2018.

Spring Me a Cup Of Tea Please!

This spring Midland Mallard are introducing a new product to enable better communication between the captain and group members whilst steering the boat. Having listened to your suggestion in 2017 we are introducing two way radios to help you speak with your group.  Long gone are the days when you are desperate for a coffee […]

Shackerstone Family Festival

On Saturday 3rd September and Sunday the 4th September Shakerstone will host the the 23rd Shackerstone Family Festival. Tickets booked in advance are a bargain at £20 for two adults or £15 each on the door. Tickets can be obtained from the following link http://www.shackerstonefestival.co.uk/TICKETS2017.htm Midland Mallard canal boat will be available during the week […]

Pictures from the Rail Ale Festival Market Bosworth

Pictures from this weekends real ale festival on the Ashby Canal.

Real Ale Festival 2017 and Narrowboat Hire

Real Ale Festival 2017 and Narrowboat Hire. This years Market Bosworth Rail Ale festival is nearly upon us!  Why not spend the weekend living on-board our luxury narrowboat just a stones throw away from the annual festival based at the Market Bosworth steam train station?

From the Lime Kilns to the Rising Sun

This week we took a journey from The Lime Kilns Pub to the Rising Sun Pub on the Ashby Canal. The Lime Kilns Pub is great place for a Real Ale and a Pie. Voted the Hinckley and district CAMRA pub of the year 2016, it sits neatly aside the Ashby Canal at bridge No […]

The Midlands Canal Network

About The Midlands! The Midlands Geography The Midlands is an area centrally located within England, part of the UK.  It currently has no designated administrative area , it therefore, lacks any strict definition. However, it is generally considered to include the counties of Derbyshire, Herefordshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Rutland, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, and Worcestershire. […]