• 25th Anniversary
25th Anniversary Announcements

30 January 2014|Comments Off on 25th Anniversary Announcements

Let's celebrate! It's 25 years since CanalAbility registered as a charity! So we are going to be celebrating with our loyal customers. 2014 is going to be a fantastic year and we want to involve as many of you as we can. [...]

Photos from Queen’s Pageant on the Thames

26 January 2014|Comments Off on Photos from Queen’s Pageant on the Thames

Specially adapted for use by people with disabilities, CanalAbility's Holiday Canal Boat Redwatch ventured far away from it's Harlow home - all the way down to the River Thames for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. Here are a few photos from [...]

Book before 31 March 2014 and travel any time with 15% off!

18 January 2014|Comments Off on Book before 31 March 2014 and travel any time with 15% off!

Whether you have travelled with us before or not we welcome you on our boats in 2014! Take advantage of our early booking discount and save 15% off the advertised price. Your trip can be taken any time in 2014 - just [...]

New Year’s Resolutions

3 January 2014|Comments Off on New Year’s Resolutions

Dear Friends of CanalAbility, Thank you for a wonderful year! We, from CanalAbility, feel very accomplished when we see your happy faces when you go on board on our boats. This is the purpose of our work - to bring [...]

Extra Christmas Present from CanalAbility: Half Price Offer

30 December 2013|Comments Off on Extra Christmas Present from CanalAbility: Half Price Offer

Half the Price but All The Fun! Christmas might be over but the presents and the fun aren't. CanalAbility is offering canal boat hire on both its day and holiday boats at half price.  You can book for a day or [...]

  • Remote Steering
Accessible Tourism At The Centre of The European Day of Persons with Disabilities

8 December 2013|Comments Off on Accessible Tourism At The Centre of The European Day of Persons with Disabilities

The European Commission celbrated the 'European Day of Persons with Disabilities' and the 'European Tourism Day' with a joint conference on 'Accessible Tourism in Europe'. The main aim of the two-fold event was to raise awareness on the right of everybody to [...]

  • Winter River Scene
Canal Boat Holidays Now and Then (Part 1)

26 November 2013|Comments Off on Canal Boat Holidays Now and Then (Part 1)

**Please note that we no longer offer canal boat holidays, but we do provide 4-hour day trips.** This article is or reference only. What makes the clients of CanalAbility come back for holidays again and again? Often the answer we [...]

  • Anne Strike - Patron - Remote Steering
A Day On The River With The Amazing Anne Strike

14 November 2013|Comments Off on A Day On The River With The Amazing Anne Strike

Although on a rainy autumn Sunday most people choose to stay at home and watch the world through their window , the CanalAbility team turned it into a lovely cruise adventure. Nice people, delicious food, a variety of desserts and fruit, the warmth and [...]

  • Young people
It is very easy to help CanalAbility!

3 November 2013|Comments Off on It is very easy to help CanalAbility!

We've registered with Easy Fundraising to make donating to CanalAbility easy this Christmas, and it doesn't cost you a penny! You can shop with over 2,000 well known stores and each will donate up to 15% of what you spend. [...]

  • Lock
Harlow Arthritis Support Trust for Everyone

31 October 2013|Comments Off on Harlow Arthritis Support Trust for Everyone

We are welcoming different organizations and community groups as you can see from this guest post written by one of our amazing volunteers. 'Just for a change the weather forecast was good with the possibility of some light showers towards the end [...]

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ACCESSIBILITY

If you have mobility difficulties, or are a wheelchair user, you'll love our boats!

Each boat has a ramps & lifts to enable access via wheelchair and for people with impaired mobility, disabled toilet facilities and other adaptive technology to allow everyone to take an active part in its operation.

See the individual boats for details of their accessibility features.