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Merry is the month of May . . . #wildgarlic #blueb

Merry is the month of May
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#wildgarlic #bluebells #yellowlily #canalholidays #blueotterboats #blueotterskipton #leedsliverpoolcanal #may #summerholidays #canalholiday #changingseasons #yorkshire #canal #nature

A gorgeous towpath walk from Slaithwaite to @stand

A gorgeous towpath walk from Slaithwaite to @standedge_tunnel in #Yorkshire. One day we’ll make it there with Blue Otter Skipton.

Sadly the locks along the Huddersfield Narrow Canal are notoriously difficult and require more maintenance - @canalrivertrust please look at this for the boaters. It’s losing the heritage and much-needed tourism potential for towns such as Marsden and Slaithwaite. More boaters would go if the locks weren’t so dammed hard to operate.

The visitor centre at Standedge Tunnel is well-worth a trip and a lovely setting for the cafe.

Cruising with a cuppa. What’s your brew? Who’

Cruising with a cuppa.
What’s your brew? Who’s your boat matey?
#narrowboat #narrowboatlife #canalholidays #blueotterboats #bespokenarrowboatholidays

Wishing you a Happy Easter.

Wishing you a Happy Easter.

Liz and Ben did a test cruise to Kildwick and back

Liz and Ben did a test cruise to Kildwick and back...Blue Otter Skipton is all ready to begin welcoming guests this weekend in Yorkshire.

The first couple are from Colchester, Essex, cruising for two weeks heading East along the Leeds Liverpool Canal.

England's longest canal at 127 miles, traversing East from Skipton takes you down the Bingley Five Rise, through the UNESCO town of Saltaire, on to Leeds and along the Calder & Hebble navigation.

Some availability still on our Warwickshire and Yorkshire boats this year, click here to explore and book your narrow boat holiday https://blueotterboats.com/
#narrowboatholiday #blueotterskipton #canalholiday #leedsliverpoolcanal #skipton #kildwick #Yorkshire #selfdrive #privatecruise #privatecharter

* You're welcome! * It’s the beginning of #Eng

* You're welcome! *

It’s the beginning of #EnglishTourismWeek22 with @visitbritainofficial and we're celebrating the culture of our 2,000 mile network of canals, maintained by @canalrivertrust

Explore our website www.blueotterboats.com and to book you'll be redirected to our agent @hoseasons where you can plan with peace of mind that your booking is protected and secure.
#canalholiday #canalsofengland #blueotterboats

Join Robbie Cumming on his canal journey from Wiga

Join Robbie Cumming on his canal journey from Wigan to Ripon in the third series of Robbie Cumming’s Canal boat voyages

Available to watch from today on BBC iPlayer and BBC 4 📺
#canalholiday #leedsliverpoolcanal

A Sunday excursion to @foxton_canal_museum and Fox

A Sunday excursion to @foxton_canal_museum and Foxton Locks…and we spotted an otter!
#canallife #leicestershire #marketharborough #foxtonlocks @canalrivertrust

For our guests in Skipton arriving back or departi

For our guests in Skipton arriving back or departing on the 1st & 3rd Sundays of the month, The Boat House Bar is the place to enjoy some live music.

The sessions begin at 2pm. You never know who will turn up, which instruments will be played and all are welcome to join in!

If you are cruising with us and play an instrument, you would receive a warm welcome from the local musicians.

#canalculture #livemusic #skipton #folkmusic #blueotterskipton

Keeping busy in the winter months, with no cruisin

Keeping busy in the winter months, with no cruising Ben from Blue Otter Skipton has painted a few items that are now for sale.

If you have an item you’d like decorated, or a canal scene photograph you’d like painted on a piece of wood, a pot, bucket or scuttle, get in touch and we’ll have a chat.
#canalart #bespokepainting #acryllicpainting #yorkshire #leedsliverpoolcanal #benhopkinsartist #blueotterskipton #localartist #canalpainting

Easter, Father’s Day, Royal Jubilee, birthday…

Easter, Father’s Day, Royal Jubilee, birthday…or just because…there’s always a good time to cruise.
#celebration #canalholidays #staycation #narrowboatholidays

Wishing our past and future guests, followers and

Wishing our past and future guests, followers and friends and very Merry Christmas.

From a flurry of Christmas Eve bookings for holidays next summer, we know who’s been naughty or nice! 🧑‍🎄🎄😊

#christmas #holiday #presents #narrowboatholiday #blueotterboats

In Skipton we start the static stay season next we

In Skipton we start the static stay season next week, and our guests enjoy dining in the numerous restaurants in town. Today’s pumpkin and fennel soup at @elsworthkitchen is definitely a treat of the season.
#Skipton #staticstaysaway #canalboatlife #yorkshire

Wonderful to host @ian_h_ohfortunate1 and @rosemar

Wonderful to host @ian_h_ohfortunate1 and @rosemarythewitt again on Blue Otter Skipton, this time cruising to the centre of Leeds.
Thanks for lovely feedback, guys, and to hear how we’re just an extension of your living room, a home away from home.
#blueottersboats #leeds #leedsliverpoolcanal #narrowboating #narrowboathire

Waking up to an Autumn morning in #skipton #narrow

Waking up to an Autumn morning in #skipton #narrowboatlife #narrowboatholiday #canalboat #canalboathire #blueotterboats

“What a week” is a frequent comment in our gue

“What a week” is a frequent comment in our guest reviews
#blueotterboats #guestreviews #canalholidays #narrowboating

Autumn cruising...last minute availability until e

Autumn cruising...last minute availability until end of October on Blue Otter Wootton Wawen. Blue Otter Skipton is fully booked for 2021.

Bookings open on both boats for cruising in 2022.
#narrowboat #canalboatsofinstagram #canalholidays #autumn #cruising #canalsofengland #canalsofinstagram #blueotterboats

"Didn't fully know where we were going! Thoroughly

"Didn't fully know where we were going! Thoroughly enjoyed the trip, lovely countryside and some fabulous pubs"

Trip descripton from our latest guests on Blue Otter Wootton Wawen for a week in September.

Check out our last minute cruising availability until end of October: https://lnkd.in/dSGTmQmF
#Canalholiday #Warwickshire #Narrowboating #blueotterboats

Scenes you don’t see from a road. #lifesbetterb

Scenes you don’t see from a road.
#lifesbetterbywater #canallife #narrowboating #waterways #canalholidays #travel #england #canalsofengland #lifeonwater #narrowboathire

More from our towpath tour around Stoke Bruerne #

More from our towpath tour around Stoke Bruerne
#canalheritage #narrowboatlife #canalculture @canalrivertrust

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