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Indulge your senses and relax on this rare Horse-Drawn Barge, now one of only 6 in Great Britain. Experience this gentle journey that will take you back in time to memories of yesteryear, as you travel through the beautiful Devon countryside. Quiet and unspoilt, this historic waterway is now a Local Nature Reserve and home to many otters, dragonflies, kingfishers, coots, ducks and swans. The canal is also rich in flora, including the yellow water iris, white water lilies and the early purple orchid.
Our Most Popular Trip is the 2 hour return. This leaves Tiverton Wharf and takes you out into the Devon countryside. The barge travels for 1 hour to East Manley, where it turns around and moors up allowing you the opportunity to take a short walk to see the one and only Aqueduct on the Grand Western Canal, or you may like to stay and talk to the Horse as he rests awhile under the shade of a tree. During your memorable journey you will hear some tales and history of the canal, and often there is a minutes silence so you can experience the true peace and tranquility of traveling by Horse-Drawn Barge.
Cherbear14 On the - 08-04-2013
This trip is WONDERFUL. When we took it, it was a hot summers day a couple of years ago when Prince the barge horse was there. He has since retired. The barge was full but you could have heard a pin drop. Even though there were young children onboard that day Nobody spoke,cried or moaned. It was magical. I would love to go again but I wonder if it would spoil my memory of it. I do urge anybody to try it. You won't regret it.
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