Very peaceful way to holiday. I'd second, picking a route without too many locks. Apart from the exertion, you may have to queue at busy times. I'd also rent a boat that has enough room for 4 people, ie two 'bedrooms'. One would probably be bunks. This leaves the sitting area free for anyone who gets up in the night/early.
It is slow going and you have to moor before sundown, so make sure you get to the bit with a pub!
Also, you will have to turn round at some point, an aquired skill! But all in all fun!
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If you float past on the canal at the bottom of my garden pip give us a wave 
although I am sure Birmingham is not a place you had in mind!
So many beautiful areas, I have holidayed on them and even now enjoy renting one for a day . Check the number of locks 
. No idea if it's still on catch up tv, I have very much enjoyed a programme - Great Canal Journeys- Timothy West and Prunella Scales are canal fanatics and they are filmed in this country and France and Sweden . Much depends on the weather , sunny day is sheer bliss - rain ? Moored and Stuck in the cabin . Always lots of pubs with mooring fairly near
Try checking if you can catch the programme Channel 4
Has anyone ever been on a holiday on one? Some friends have suggested we rent one for a week? They are good friends. Will they be so afterwards... .
Genuinely though, are there any particular routes/areas that are very pretty or that you'd recommend? Or is it an awful idea that will result in us all jumping overboard?
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