Hello,
I have never been on a canal/river holiday but have always been interested in doing so. Recently I have been looking into the possibility of a group of us doing one possibly next spring/early summer and, for reasons I won't bore you with now, have been wondering about somewhere on the stretch of the Thames between say Oxford and Henley.
I notice there's a couple narrowboat/cruiser hire bases along that stretch, but it doesn't seem to be one of the really popular areas (compared with, say, the Oxford Canal) from what I've seen online etc. Is there a reason for this? Is it less picturesque than some of the canals, or more difficult for novices, or unreliable because of flow/current etc?
Thanks in advance
Matthew