{"id":1363,"date":"2020-07-02T10:36:11","date_gmt":"2020-07-02T10:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.britain-afloat.co.uk\/?page_id=1363"},"modified":"2020-07-02T10:57:32","modified_gmt":"2020-07-02T10:57:32","slug":"barge-holidays-on-the-rivers-of-england","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.britain-afloat.co.uk\/barge-holidays-on-the-rivers-of-england\/","title":{"rendered":"Barge holidays on the rivers of England"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ka592arh-86749c92d42fa782e2c67b82683792c2\">\n.avia-section.av-ka592arh-86749c92d42fa782e2c67b82683792c2 .av-section-color-overlay{\nopacity:0.5;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/www.britain-afloat.co.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/enfold\/images\/background-images\/linen-for-light-background.png);\nbackground-repeat:repeat;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-ka592arh-86749c92d42fa782e2c67b82683792c2 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  avia-bg-style-scroll av-section-color-overlay-active container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class=\"av-section-color-overlay-wrap\"><div class=\"av-section-color-overlay\"><\/div><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-1363'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-gfe0g-5d4734caf58dc80031d98841b081c571\">\n.flex_column.av-gfe0g-5d4734caf58dc80031d98841b081c571{\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-gfe0g-5d4734caf58dc80031d98841b081c571 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-brsu0-7660b447f69bcba104f77fd9321caefa'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1>Barge Holidays on the rivers of England<\/h1>\n<p>Barge holidays on rivers of England are largely the same as cruising on the canals, and since they frequently interconnect, you will find that most of the boats available for hire are in fact canal boats and barges.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1367 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.britain-afloat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/windsor-castle-img_0522-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"barge holidays on the River Thames\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britain-afloat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/windsor-castle-img_0522-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.britain-afloat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/windsor-castle-img_0522.jpg 633w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>However, certain rivers such as the Thames, do have a life of their own and it is possible to hire cabin cruisers from companies based on them. For the most part, these cruisers are comfortable GRP moulded craft and identical in every way to the boats based on the Norfolk Broads.<\/p>\n<p>River navigations are considered &#8216;easier&#8217; than the canals, mainly since they have less locks. The rather more open spaces make the driving nominally easier and certainly there is less work to do, particularly as most river locks tend to be either automated or operated by a lock-keeper.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1366 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.britain-afloat.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/kriscruisers.jpg\" alt=\"boating holidays on the River Thames\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The downside to river cruising can be the delays caused by local flooding following heavy rain. This is rarely serious, but navigation can be stopped by the authorities if the river levels rise above certain safety levels.<\/p>\n<p>Rivers all have their own idiosyncrasies and so the links below will take you to the websites of suitable operators based on each of them.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kriscruisers.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Read all about Kris cruisers, beautiful cruisers based on the River Thames at Windsor.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abcboathire.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read about ABC Boat Hire with barges and canal boats available on the Rivers Severn, Avon, Thames, Trent, &amp; Soar.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-b7tp4-7a1beb1eaa7365abd2d1ee9022021c34\">\n.flex_column.av-b7tp4-7a1beb1eaa7365abd2d1ee9022021c34{\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:20px 20px 20px 20px;\nbackground-color:#084a79;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-b7tp4-7a1beb1eaa7365abd2d1ee9022021c34 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-last  sidebar-white flex_column_div '     ><p><div  class='avia-builder-widget-area clearfix  avia-builder-el-4  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first '><section id=\"nav_menu-2\" class=\"widget clearfix widget_nav_menu\"><h3 class=\"widgettitle\">Menu<\/h3><div class=\"menu-sidebar-manu-container\"><ul id=\"menu-sidebar-manu\" class=\"menu\"><li id=\"menu-item-1303\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1303\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.britain-afloat.co.uk\/canal-boat-holidays-3\/\">Canals &#038; 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