The Aylesbury and return canal boat holidays recommended route:



Book from Gayton Marina.
7 Day canal boat hire, 44 hours cruising time, 82 locks.
Cruise down the Grand Union canal through lovely canal villages, long tunnels, visit the Snow Zone in Milton Keynes or try your hand in the body flying tunnel, to the Aylesbury Canal Arm and the large market town of Aylesbury.

Book from Union Wharf Marina.
14 Day canal boat hire, 86 hours cruising time, 130 locks.

A route encompassing both the rural countryside and towns like Milton Keynes, Leighton Buzzard and Aylesbury.

Cruise through the staircase locks at Foxton & Watford through lovely Leicestershire & Northamptonshire countryside.

Buy canal books & maps here.