Notice: please note that our canal boat holidays and trips are unaffected by the breach at Whitchurch, click here to learn more.

NOTICE:   Please note that our canal boat holidays and trips are unaffected by the breach at Whitchurch, click here to learn more.

To book a canal boat holiday or day trip please book through the calendar below and complete the appropriate booking form.

Lady day trip hire – £150

Maid 3-day hire – from £900

Maid 6-day hire – from £1,350

Booking Calendar

To book Wharf Cottages please book via holidaycottages.co.uk. If you wish to book a canal day trip along with the cottage, please book this separately.

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If you have any questions before booking or would rather book your accessible canal holiday directly with our team, don’t hesitate to get in touch.

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Once you have booked through the automated booking system please complete the appropriate booking form.

Booking forms:

Day Trip Booking FormHoliday Booking Form

Please note that due to a quirk with our booking system when you book a day trip it automatically adds an overnight stay. Please ignore this, your booking will only be for the day(s) you have booked.

Before booking please read the terms and conditions of hire paying particular attention to:

  • Payment of deposit and balance/full payment
  • Hire periods and start and finish times
  • Nomination of person in charge of boat
  • Cancellation charges
  • Insurance
  • Data Protection

Terms & Conditions for the Shropshire Lady
Terms & Conditions for the Shropshire Maid

You can book multiple or combinations of our facilities, for example 2 day trips on the Shropshire Lady, or the Cottages and the Shropshire Lady together. You will need to book them individually i.e. for 2 day trips you will need to book the Lady for each day required.

The booking system is designed for holidays with overnight stays. When booking the Lady please be aware the system will assume you will stay overnight. This is not the case, the latest time the Lady can be hired to is 5pm. Click and book the day you wish to take a trip. Remember our skippers are all volunteers so please give us as much notice for your day trip as possible. We can not guarantee accepting your booking if less than 7 days notice is given.

Please note the holiday boat standard period of hire is 6 nights. The booking system will say 7 nights, we can not change the system.

Please note as well as booking on line a booking form will need to be completed and deposit payment made (full payment for day trips on the Shropshire Lady) before confirmation of your booking can be issued. Booking forms can be found below the on-line booking chart.