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?

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. […]

Pictures

You may be wondering where the pictures of boats are on the website! Fear not, the pictures will be on the website shortly please bear with us.              

Heating a Narrowboat

Most boat owners know how hard it can be living aboard a narrowboat especially in Winter. However, with central heating and various heating systems on board these days life on board a narrowboat should be a cosy affair. In this short clip by our old friend David, or Mr CC as he prefers to be […]

Canal Boat Training

You will receive face to face training and one clear document that will help guide you through your holiday, everything from how to steer the boat to how you make the beds up will be explained.

Happy New Year

Lets hope 2017 is a great year and the weather stays good for a canal boat holiday on the Ashby Canal.   May your 2017 wishes come true. Happy new year from MidlandMallard.

Book a Canal Boat Holiday for 2017

Welcome On Board!                                                                          Thank you for choosing your holiday with Midland Mallard. No matter which boat you’ve hired or […]

Merry Xmas MidlandMallard.

Happy Xmas from us at MidlandMallard.

Living on a Narrowboat

Living on a narrowboat can be a daunting challenge for even the most hardy outdoorsy types but fear not…. Over the past few months I’ve been following the exploits of David Johns, an ex Jounalist who decided to pack it all in and go buy a canal boat to live on. With no real experience […]