PRESS RELEASE
11 March 2014
Narrowboat Holidays just like TV’s Prunella Scales & Timothy West
Last night’s new More4 TV programme Great Canal Journeys, featuring national treasures Prunella Scales and Timothy West, was filmed on the Kennet & Avon canal.
The first of four weekly parts, the series is a heart-warming insight into two lasting love affairs: Pru and Tim have been together since 1963 and their enduring passion for Britain’s canals is well-known.
For those who would like to chug quietly along in the couple’s wake, specialist boating agency Waterways Holidays can organise identicalGreat Canal Journeys including:
Kennet & Avon Canal – Pru and Tim were filmed cruising on ‘Bradbury’, a 67-foot Bond class narrowboat based at Sydney Wharf in Bath. Explore this beautiful canal which the Queen opened in 1990, following a 25-year restoration campaign spearheaded by the Wests and other volunteers. ‘Bradbury’ sleeps up to six, and a week’s hire in the August school holidays costs from just £1,576 if booked by 28 March to benefit from a 20% early booking discount.
Rochdale Canal – (17 March programme) Pru and Tim chose ‘Worcester’ for their northern adventure, cruising from Sowerby Bridge on this 56-foot boat with five-star facilities. These include two superb bathrooms, a well-equipped galley with filtered drinking water and gadgets including iPod dock as well as TV/DVD. ‘Worcester’ sleeps up to five and a week’s rental this spring costs from £1,220.
Llangollen Canal – (24 March programme) This pretty canal links rural Shropshire to north Wales with the highlight undoubtedly crossing ‘the stream in the sky’ in other words the famous Pontcysyllte Aqueduct which crosses the River Dee at a height of 126 feet. A week’s rental of ‘Askrigg’, a 67-foot Bond class narrowboat costs from £1,325.
All bookable through Waterways Holidays: 01252 339023,
A fourth episode follows the couple to Burgundy in France.
01252 339023
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