After being fully booked all through last year I know that many potential customers were dissapointed that we did not have another narrow boat for hire.  After all, The Oxford Canal is one of the nicest in Britain to cruise! So for the 2013 season ‘Conqueror‘ has joined ‘Chieftain‘.  Both narrow boats are identical and each [...]

Hi all, well we have just completed 77 miles and 147 locks bringing ‘Chieftain’ canal boat back to the ‘Old Barn’ from Stoke Prior.  4 fantastic days with great March sun and temperatures up in the 18 degree region.  Along the way we saw the March hares, March lambs and almost had the canal to [...]

Great news – Chieftain is proving a big hit – We have only one week in May (21st) and June (26th) remaining for your narrow boat holiday until 26th August.  We can’t wait, here at The Old Barn, to collect Chieftain from the ‘paint shop’ in her bright new livery.  We should be back at her base [...]