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BP 2021 *ONLINE AW_Layout 1 21/12/2020 14:10 Page 1 iew ev s,a r d r v i o GREAT c f e OFFERS& • b s waterways with o itain’ Bl o • r ac k eB k P o ne or r nli xpl inc cciiaallooffffeerr E rrrroowwbbooaa e ee yaltyschem ss aa tt sspp lo e nn holidays 2021 black-prince.com As a'thank you' to guests who choose to return to holiday with us, we offer savings of up to 10%, depending on the number of times you have cruised with us previously. 1 time - 4%| 2 times - 6%| 3 times - 8%| 4 times plus - 10% discount flotilla early weeks discount bird Book your 2022 holiday by 31st August 2021 and % % enjoy your holiday at 10 OFF 5 OFF your second and any additional boats subsequent consecutive booked when travelling 2021 weeks on holidays as a group commencing July 18th - PRICES! September 3rd inclusive Prices will be the same as equivalent week*(s) in 2021+ 10% off a one week holiday or a short break - or take a second consecutive week at HALF PRICE (*Easter and Whitsun ONLY ONE MONEY-OFF SPECIAL OFFER PER BOOKING. dates may vary) ALL SPECIAL OFFERS CAN BE BOOKED ONLINE OR BY PHONE. VAIL EA A V B I IL L GREAT I T talk to our holiday OFFERSY ex Design & razordesign.co.uk | Production: 01299 250 493 pert • (0)1527575115 | b s... +44 lack-pri o nce.com | holid n • [email protected] line All maps and boat plans are illustrative and not to scale. Black Prince reserves the right to change specifications without prior notice. Black Prince Narrowboat Holidays, Stoke Prior, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire B60 4LA BP 2021 *ONLINE AW_Layout 1 21/12/2020 14:10 Page 3 ALL YOU NEED TO omeb KNOW a e a loo lc c tak k... e on the water! k w ilabi l a i l New to Narrowboatingv 6 t a y Getting Started e 7 Welcome to Black Prince Holidays, your boating adventure starts here... v Life Onboard i 8 2020 was certainly a year of challenges but we were so pleased to welcome l e starting from... n so many guests, both known to us and new, on holiday with us onli when the season finally got started! Cheshire: Acton Bridge 10 Worcestershire:Stoke Prior 14 And on to 2021, where we are starting the season positively with the continuation of our new ways of working to keep guests and team members safe as well Staffordshire:Stoke-on-Trent (Peak District) 18 as building on our reputation for offering the best boats in the business. Warwickshire:Napton 22 You can find out more about our safety procedures online at Oxfordshire:Lower Heyford 26 black-prince.com/coronavirus-new-procedures. Cambridgeshire: Ely 30 Wiltshire: Bradford-on-Avon 32 To provide you with peace of mind we have also created our own Coronavirus Book with Confidence Guarantee, plus we have updated North Wales:Chirk 34 our Cancellation Protection Scheme to include COVID-19. Scotland:Falkirk 38 You can find out more about these on pages 48 and 49. choose a boat We look forward to welcoming you onboard a On Board the Fleet 40 Black Prince narrowboat very soon! The Duchess (sleeps 2-10) 42 The Princess (sleeps 2-6) 44 The Shakespeare (sleeps 4-6) 45 The Lautrec (sleeps 4-5) 45 Stuart Attridge, Director book with ease Your Questions Answered 46 Boat Availability 47 Coronavirus Book with Confidence Guarantee 48 Cancellation Protection Scheme 49 fordis er co v u AS SEEN ON TV - CELEBRITY 5 GO BARGING o n c t k s c Find out all a b about our latest • e r e e s t 115 SPECIAL t 575 e 7 •s 52 l )1 i 4 (0 g s on +4 n OFFERSw visi ll us e t black-prince.com or ca u n p e- forour BP 2021 *ONLINE AW_Layout 1 21/12/2020 14:10 Page 5 7 NEW TO rowboat nar ing YYOOUUNNEEWW AARREE TTOO OWWBBOOAAT AARRRRO TIINNGG N ’rehere ?? N AXwe tohe REL lp! WWHHYYNNOOTTTTRRYYAASSHH You can enjoy a narrowboat holiday OORRTTBBRREEA without having any previous boating experience. AKK?? On your arrival at the canal-side base, our expert team will go through A short break makes a great introduction to narrowboating! You can enjoy a everything you need to know, from operating the boat to recommendations three or four night holiday from each of our nine canal-side bases and all the routes on your route. Our handovers are industry accredited and for peace of are flexible, meaning you can cruise at your own pace. mind there’s round-the-clock assistance should you need help. Check out each of the nine bases in this brochure and find more information online at There’s lots more information on our website, www.black-prince.com/bases. The route maps show the cruises you can enjoy in including virtual tours of our boats and videos. each area. We’ve included additional details to give you an idea of how long each leg Simply go to www.black-prince.com. of the journey will take, how many locks there are and an average day’s cruising time. Occasionally, due to weather influences on the rivers and canals, we may advise you to take an alternative route, but there’s always plenty to see and do no matter which direction you take! If you are looking for an easy short break then there are easy & selected routes which have no locks or a small number of lock-free locks to navigate. routes Travel lock-free on SEE PAGES 12,21, Acton Bridge to Manchester | 24, 36 & 39 the Bridgewater Canal to Manchester. Chirk to Llangollen | Cruise along the Llangollen for an easy two / three day trip. Bradford-on-Avon to Bath | Enjoy a leisurely cruise to Bath with just one lock to navigate en route. Falkirk | If you’re looking for an easy route then you should also xp e er consider our Scottish base at Falkirk. All the locks and swing bridges in o ie Scotland are manned by Scottish Canals staff, so the hard work is done for you! n n n c e e c e s sary Route EXPLAINING OUR MAPS... 1A WEEK Each route shows the total number of miles, locks and suggested hours per day travelling for the complete holiday. 106 • 8 • 6 13•29•9 miles • locks • hrs/day Each section of the map shows a set of 3 figures denoting the number of miles, locks and time for each leg of the route. BP 2021 *ONLINE AW_Layout 1 21/12/2020 14:10 Page 7 9 ONBOARD our fleet r with all the e wate comfo n th rts o x o f ho ela me R eoonnbbooaarr ... d st iffe d 1 pet i efromhom !! ll hom e free!DETAILS ON P.46 If you’ve never holidayed on a narrowboat, be assured they are fitted with all the home comforts you could wish for. Our boats are continually updated and include double beds, full sized shower, central heating, flatscreen tv with Freeview and DVD player as well as a fully-fitted kitchen. There’s a full inventory of what you’ll find onboard on P.41 and 360o tours of our boats online. To take a look around go to www.black-prince.com. rdvie a w o b • n m p o & e y o p t l s • 360 d t b c e f r t rien a l ou . -f o a T e ree b c c k-prin lack visit b -prince.co m or c all us on +44 (0)1527 575 115 BP 2021 *ONLINE AW_Layout 1 21/12/2020 14:10 Page 9 11 CHESHIRE n brid acto ge nderful w the wo aterwa lore ys o Exp f... sh 1 eshir 3 e ir 2 e 1. Chester | 2. Salford Qu h ay e s | 3. And h er ton Lift cc on brid act ge Based near Northwich in Cheshire, Acton Bridge is a great place for Route Wigan exploring a number of routes. A MANCHESTER Leigh Dukinfield Travelling north, you meet the Bridgewater Canal which takes you lock-free WIGAN & RETURN Bridgewater Stretford to Manchester. From there you can travel to the Leeds-Liverpool Canal, Canal Route or continue on the Cheshire Ring via the Peak Forest and Macclesfield. Lymm Marple C Preston As well as the vibrant city of Manchester, this is a beautiful route with Brook Macclesfield CHESHIRE ilab Canal RING constantly changing scenery. From south of the base you cana il Ellesmere Anderton Lift v i Port travel on the Four Counties Ring, or meander up to Chestera t Northwich Macclesfield y ACTON CHESHIRE e Trent & and beyond to the Ellesmere Port Boat Museum. Chester BRIDGE Mersey RING v Canal i Middlewich l e Congleton Route Beeston o in B Barbridge nl Route CHESTER Hurleston Hardings D Nantwich Wood & RETURN STOKE-ON-TRENT (Peak District) FOUR COUNTIES Audlem FOUR Stoke-on-trent COUNTIES RING Llangollen RING Stone Canal Shropshire Union Canal Trent & Mersey Montgomery Market Canal CHIRK Canal Drayton Stafford Norbury Great Staffs & Haywood Worcs Canal Penkridge Brewood iew ev s,a Autherley r d Junction r v o ic hor f GREAT y a s tBREA e tr K OFFERS& Travel south from the base on the • b Trent & Mersey Canal, turning at o o Middlewich onto the Middlewich arm Just got back from our first time on a k • online to Barbridge Junction.