Canal narrowboat holiday hire
The Oxford Canal shows you Oxfordshire at it's best!
College Cruisers are the long-established narrowboat holiday hire fleet based right in the centre of the romantic City of Oxford. We are therefore a perfect base to visit the city of Oxford and explore further a field onto the picturesque Oxford Canal and experience the delights of Oxfordshire.
Lots of visitors come to Oxfordshire to experience the urban delights of Oxford, with it's colleges or to visit Blenheim Palace. Oxfordshire also has delightful countryside to offer with outstanding pretty villages dotted along the banks of the Oxford Canal.
Here's a few details of what you can see on your narrow boat holiday hire around the Oxford Canal:-
♦ Blenheim Palace
Just a few miles north of the city of Oxford is the grand Blenheim Palace.
♦ Uffington White Horse
Carved into the chalk hillside the mysterious White Horse can be seen above the village of Uffington.
♦ Wayland's Smithy
Just a short distance from the White Horse is the Wayland's Smithy famous for it's chambered tomb.
♦ Enjoy the Oxford Canal
The Oxford canal winds through picturesque Oxfordshire villages such as Thrupop, Lower Heyford and Cropredy, all, with their own great country pubs.
Lots to see & do
Oxfordshire is a beautiful county, and you can use your College Cruisers narrowboat as a base for exploration. The Upper River Thames winds from Oxford to Lechlade through watermeadows and fine villages beneath many ancient bridges.
OUR CANAL MAPS
We have a detailed cruising map of the southern Oxford Canal up to Banbury you can download. » (.6Mb pdf)
You can also view & download a copy of our illustrated hand drawn Oxford Canal map. » (.4Mb pdf)
