If anyone is interested in a nice quiet slow paced vacation in England, try canal barging. We just returned from a week of self crewed barging on the canals in Staffordshire. The boat we rented slept six, and with only two couples we had plenty of room and privacy. You can learn all you need to know to operate the boats (and canal locks) in the couple hours needed to check in and get underway. We rented our boat from a timeshare outfit, but there are other rental options. If anyone wants additional information or pictures just give me a shout. Tesek