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Family Narrowboat Hire Firms with Website Links
Narrowboat hire (boat rental) of a self-drive canal narrowboat or cruiser is the most popular type of British canal holiday. English, Scottish and Welsh Hire boat companies are listed here in alphabetical order.
Hireboat Company
Narrowboat Hire Base
Hire Firm Contact Details
Acier Narrowboats
Kings Bromley, Trent & Mersey Canal
Andersen Boats
Middlewich, Trent & Mersey Canal
01606 833668
info@andersenboats.com
www.andersenboats.com
Aqua Narrowboat Hire
Mercia Marina, Trent & Mersey Canal
01283 701041
admin@aquanarrowboathire.com
www.aquanarrowboathire.com
Arlen Hire Boats
Preston, Lancaster Canal
01772 769183
enquiries@arlen-hireboats.co.uk
www.arlen-hireboats.co.uk
Ashby Boat Company Ltd
Stoke Golding, Ashby Canal
01455 212671
sales@ashbyboats.co.uk
www.ashbyboats.com
Avenue Narrowboats
Stoke Golding, Ashby Canal
01452 740518
info@avenuenarrowboats.com
www.avenuenarrowboats.com
Bath Canal Boat Company
Bath, Kennet & Avon
01225 312935
enquiries@bathcanalboats.co.uk
www.bathcanalboats.co.uk
Beacon Park Boats
Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal
01873 858277
holidays@beaconparkboats.com
www.beaconparkboats.com
Blue Riband Club
Shropshire Union Canal, Grand Union Canal
Boating Days
Bartington Wharf, Trent & Mersey Canal
01606 852945
phil@boatingdays.co.uk
www.boatingdays.co.uk
Braidbar Boats (Constellation Cruises)
Higher Poynton, Macclesfield Canal
Bridgewater Marina Holidays
Worsley, Manchester
01617 028622
sales@bridgewatermarina.co.uk
www.bridgewatermarina.co.uk
Brook Line Narrow Boat Holidays
Dunhamstead Wharf, Worcester & Birmingham Canal
01905 773889
brook.line@btconnect.com
www.brook-line.co.uk
Bruce Trust
Canal holidays for disabled people
Kennet & Avon Canal
01264 356451
enquiries@brucetrust.org.uk
www.brucetrust.org.uk
Cambrian Cruisers
Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal
01874 665315
hire@cambriancruisers.co.uk
www.cambriancruisers.co.uk
Canal Experience
Nr Reading, Kennet & Avon Canal
Canal Boat Cruises
Riley Green, Leeds & Liverpool Canal
07549 194881
info@canalboatcruises.co.uk
www.canalboatcruises.co.uk
Canal Boat Cruising
Overwater Marina, Shropshire Union Canal
01782 722743
info@canalboatcruising.co.uk
www.canalboatcruising.co.uk
Canal Boat Escapes
Barnoldswick, Leeds & Liverpool Canal
0800 321 3541
info@canalboatescapes.co.uk
www.canalboatescapes.co.uk
Canal Cruising Company
Stone, Staffordshire, Trent & Mersey Canal
01785 813982
info@canalcruising.co.uk
www.canalcruising.co.uk
Capercaillie Cruisers
Falkirk, Forth and Clyde Canal
Castle Narrowboats
Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal
01873 830001
info@castlenarrowboats.co.uk
www.castlenarrowboats.co.uk
Charnwood Boat Hire
Pillings Lock Marina, River Soar
0115 9376248
info@charnwoodboathire.co.uk
www.charnwoodboathire.co.uk
Chas Hardern Boats
Beeston Castle, Shropshire Union Canal
01829 732595
chasboats@aol.com
www.chashardern.co.uk
Cheshire Cat Narrowboats
Overwater Marina, Audlem, Shropshire Union Canal
Claymoore Narrowboats
Preston Brook, Bridgewater Canal
01928 717273
holiday@claymoore.co.uk
www.claymoore.co.uk
College Cruisers
Oxford, South Oxford Canal
College Cruisers Business Review
01865 554343
info@collegecruisers.com
www.collegecruisers.com
Copt Heath Wharf
Solihull, Grand Union Canal
0121 704 4464
info@coptheathwharf.co.uk
www.coptheathwharf.co.uk
Country Craft Narrowboats
Llangynidr, Mon & Brec Canal
Crabtree Narrowboat Hire
Barton Grange Marina, Garstang Road, Preston, Lancaster Canal
01995 671712
robertwfoulkes@gmail.com
www.crabtreenarrowboathire.com
Crest Narrowboats
Chirk Marina, Llangollen Canal, Festival Park, Trent & Mersey Canal
01691 774558
info@crestnarrowboats.co.uk
www.crestnarrowboats.co.uk
Decadence Afloat
Pillings Lock Marina, River Soar
07801357510
suemccullie@tiscali.co.uk
www.canalboatforhire.co.uk
Excellence Afloat at Valley Cruises
Coventry Canal
024 76 393333
enquiries@valleycruises.co.uk
www.valleycruises.co.uk
Fox Narrowboats
March, Cambridgeshire Waterways
01354 652770
office@foxboats.co.uk
www.foxboats.co.uk
Foxhangers Canal Holidays
Devizes, Kennet & Avon Canal
01380 828795
boatingholidays@foxhangers.co.uk
www.foxhangers.co.uk
Free Spirit Luxury Holidays
Tewkesbury, River Avon/River Severn
08456 52 50 54
info@cruisefreespirit.com
www.cruisefreespirit.com
Galleon Marine
Odiham, Basingstoke Canal
01256 703691
info@galleonmarine.co.uk
www.galleonmarine.co.uk
Hapton Valley Boats
Hapton, Leeds & Liverpool Canal
01282 771371
lee.shepherd@canal-cruises.co.uk
www.canal-cruises.co.uk
Harmony Narrowboat Hire
Evesham Marina, river Avon
Jacaranda Narrowboat Holidays
Tattenhall, Shropshire Union Canal
01244 318524
garryfarmer@talktalk.net
www.jacarandanarrowboat.com
Kate Boats
Warwick and Stockton, Grand Union Canal
01926 492968
cheryl@kateboats.co.uk
www.kateboats.co.uk
Lee Valley Boat Centre
Lee Valley, North East London, Rivers Lee & Stort
01992 462085
info@leevalleyboats.co.uk
www.leevalleyboats.co.uk
Maestermyn Cruisers
Whittington, Llangollen Canal
01691 662424
enquiries@maestermyn.co.uk
www.maestermyn.co.uk
Marine Cruises Llangollen Canal
Swanley Marina, Llangollen Canal
01244 373911
info@marinecruises.co.uk
www.marinecruises.co.uk
Marine Cruises Trent & Mersey
Kings Bromley, Trent & Mersey Canal
01244 373911
info@marinecruises.co.uk
www.marinecruises.co.uk
Moonraker Canalboats
Bath, Kennet & Avon Navigation
07973 876891
enquiries@moonboats.co.uk
www.moonboats.co.uk
Moor Time Narrowboat Holidays
Whixall, Llangollen Canal
Middlewich Narrowboats
Middlewich, Trent and Mersey Canal
01606 832460
info@middlewichboats.co.uk
www.middlewichboats.co.uk
Napton Narrowboats
Napton, Southern Oxford Canal
Napton Narrowboats, Autherley
Autherley Junction, Shropshire Union Canal
01926 813644
enquiries@napton-marina.co.uk
www.napton-marina.co.uk
Nene Valley Boats
River Nene, Oundle, Northants
Norbury Wharf Narrowboat Hire
Norbury, Shropshire Union Canal
01785 284292
bookings@norburyhire.co.uk
www.norburyhire.co.uk
Oxfordshire Narrowboats
Lower Heyford, South Oxford Canal
Pennine Cruisers
Skipton, Leeds Liverpool Canal
01756 795478
enquiries@penninecruisers.com
www.penninecruisers.com
Road House Narrowboats
Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal
Rose Narrowboats
Rugby, North Oxford Canal
Scotland Canal Holidays
Falkirk Marina, Forth & Clyde Canal
01244 373911
info@marinecruises.co.uk
www.marinecruises.co.uk
Shire Cruisers
Sowerby Bridge, Calder & Hebble Canal
01422 832712
info@shirecruisers.co.uk
www.shirecruisers.co.uk
Skippered Narrowboat Charter
Self catering crewed charter
Long Itchington, Grand Union Canal
01926 775243
ibench1@hotmail.com
www.skipperednarrowboat.co.uk
Snaygill Boats
Skipton, Leeds Liverpool Canal
01756 795150
hire@snaygillboats.co.uk
www.snaygillboats.co.uk
Starline Narrowboats
Stourport on Severn, River Severn & Staffs & Worcs Canal
Twyford Wharf Narrow Boats
Oxford Canal
Valley Cruises, Stratford
Stratford upon Avon Canal
02476 393333
enquiries@valleycruises.co.uk
www.stratfordboathire.co.uk
Water Farm Boat Hire
Lancaster Canal
01524 853940
info@waterfarmboathire.co.uk
www.waterfarmboathire.co.uk
Willow Wren Cruising Holidays
Rugby, North Oxford Canal
01788 562183
narrowboats@willowwren.co.uk
www.willowwren.co.uk
Wyvern Shipping Co.
Linslade, Grand Union Canal
01525 372355
james@canalholidays.co.uk
www.canalholidays.co.uk
Other Narrowboat Hire Companies
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| HIRE FIRM | HIRE COMPANY BASE | TELEPHONE | WEBSITE | |
| A Cut Above Narrowboat Hire | Nantwich | 07835 120544 | janeyo14@hotmail.co.uk | - |
| Anderton Boats | Northwich | 01516 787528 | sales@andertonboats.co.uk | - |
| Anglo-Welsh Group | Various locations | 01173 041122 | info@anglowelsh.co.uk | - |
| Alvechurch Boat Centres | Various locations | 01214 452909 | Enquiries@Alvechurch.com | - |
| Banks Boat Hire | Selby, River Ouse | 01347 821772 | - | |
| Bespoke Executive Solutions Ltd (camping boats) | Birmingham & the Midlands | 01543 481868 | mail@bespokeexecutivesolutions.com | - |
| Black Country Narrow Boat Hire | Oldbury West Midlands | 07912 352673 | blackcountry.narrowboathire@virgin.net | - |
| Black Prince Holidays | Various locations | 01527 575115 | - | |
| Blakes Holiday Boating | Various locations | 0870 2202 498 | bbh.enquiry@holidaycottagesgroup.com | |
| Blisworth Tunnel Boats | Blisworth, Grand Union Canal | 01604 858868 | - | |
| Boating Holiday Rentals | Derbyshire, Windsor | 01926 844 249 | gemma@shakespeare.uki.net | - |
| Butterfly Boats | Isleham, Cambridgeshire Waterways | 01223 476701 | crew@butterflyboats.co.uk | - |
| Calcutt Boats | Rugby, Grand Union Canal | 01926 813757 | - | |
| Caley Cruisers | Caledonian Canal | 01463 236328 | info@caleycruisers.com | - |
| Calmer Cruising Barge Hire | Marlow, Bucks, River Thames | 07582 118155 | david@calmercruising.co.uk | - |
| Camelon Boat Hire | Falkirk, Scottish Lowland Canals | 01324 636742 | admin@camelonboathire.com | - |
| Canal Boat Adventures | Warwickshire | 07970 530055 | canalboatadventures@yahoo.co.uk | - |
| Canal Boat Escapes | Barnoldswick, Leeds & Liverpool | 0800 3213541 | info@canalboatescapes.co.uk | - |
| Canal Boat Hire North West | Lancashire | 01706 600727 | enquiries@canalboathirenorthwest.co.uk | - |
| canalboatholiday.net | Llangollen canal/Coventry Canal/Leicester Line Grand Union | 0800 389 8004 | bookings@canalboatholiday.net | www.canalboatholiday.net |
| Canalbreaks | Rugby, North Oxford | 07812 039110 | hillmortonboats@aol.com | - |
| Castaway Canal Boats Ltd | Kennet and Avon near Bath | 07794674141 | cloversailing@fsmail.net | - |
| Challenger Stealth Canal Hire | Nantwich Canal Centre, Shropshire Union Canal | 01386 424386 | challengerboatshare@btinternet.com | - |
| Charnwood Boat Hire | Pilling's Lock, River Soar | 01159 376248 | lesleygray4@netscape.net | - |
| Chertsey Meads Marine | River Thames - Surrey | 01932 564699 | info@ChertseyMeadsMarine.co.uk | - |
| Cheshire Cat Narrowboat Holidays | Swanley, Llangollen Canal | 07867 790195 | nbjosephinecollier@yahoo.co.uk | - |
| Chesterfield Canal Boat Co. | Chesterfield Canal | 01522 514774 | enquiries@chesterfieldcanalboat.co.uk | - |
| Classic Cruisers/Classic Narrowboats | River Thames, Trent and Mersey | 01926 844 222 | gemma@shakespeare.uki.net | - |
| Clearwater Rentals | Various locations | 01794 519115 | admin@clearwatersales.co.uk | - |
| Clifton Cruisers | Rugby, North Oxford Canal | 01788 543570 | info@cliftoncruisers.com | - |
| Connoisseur Boating Holidays | Wroxham, Norfolk Broads | 0870 774 9933 | sales@connoisseurafloat.com | www.connoisseurafloat.com |
| Countrywide Cruisers | Brewood, Shropshire Union Canal | 01902 850166 |
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| Crabtree Narrowboat Hire | Lancaster Canal | 01995 671712 | info@crabtreenarrowboathire.com | |
| Crown Blue Line | River Thames & Europe | 08702 408393 | boating@crownblueline.com | |
| De Vrouwe Alida (Dutch Barge Charter) | Horningsea, Cambridgeshire | 07747 113570 | de_vrouwe_alida@hotmail.com | - |
| Dragonfly Narrowboat Hire | Llangollen Canal | 01270 524340 | - | |
| Drifters (6 canal hire firms) | various locations | 01905 721300 | drifters@vikhol.demon.co.uk | - |
| Earl Grey Boats | Kennet and Avon, Trowbridge, Wilts | 01225 318289 | info@earlgreyboats.com | - |
| Ellerbeck Narrowboats | Chorley, Lancs. Leeds & Liverpool Canal | 01257 475639 | info@ellerbecknb.co.uk | - |
| ElizabethRose | Cheddleton, Caldon Canal | 07974 861166 | phil_honda@hotmail.com | - |
| Empress Holidays | Nantwich, Shropshire Union Canal | 01270 624075 | empress@empressholidays.com | - |
| Escape The Rat Race | Nationwide (Long Term Hire) | 07917 104409 | tim@etrr.co.uk | - |
| European Waterways | River Thames | 01784 482439 | sales@Gobarging.com | www.Gobarging.com |
| Fabuloso Holidays | Mercia Marina, Trent & Mersey | 01773 570318 | karen_9_57@yahoo.co.uk | - |
| Farncombe Boat House | Godalming, River Wey | 01483 421306 | enquiries@farncombeboats.co.uk | |
| Foxton Boat Services | Foxton, Grand Union | 01162 792285 | - | |
| Gailey Marine Ltd | Gailey, Staffs and Worcs Canal | 01902 790612 | Gaileymarine@btinternet.com | - |
| Goods Hire Boat Company | Ashton, Huddersfield Narrow Canal | 01457 878815 | neil.goodier@btconnect.com | - |
| Grand Waterway Voyages | Swan Lane Wharf, Coventry Canal | 0870 2418023 | enquiries@gwvboats.co.uk | - |
| Grebe Canal Cruises | Pitstone, Grand Union Canal | 01296 661920 | enquiries@grebecanalcruises.co.uk | - |
| Guildford Boat House | River Wey | 01483 504494 | info@guildfordboats.co.uk | - |
| Harmony Narrowboat Hire | Evesham, River Avon | 01594 827275 | belinda@harmonynarrowboathire.co.uk | - |
| Heritage Narrow Boats Ltd | Macclesfield Canal | 01782 785700 | email@heritagenarrowboats.co.uk | |
| Hire a Canalboat Ltd | Sawley Marina | 0800 389 3022 | bookings@hireacanalboat.co.uk | |
| Holidaycanalboat.com | Llangollen Canal/Coventry Canal/ Leicester Line Grand Union Canal | 0800 389 8004 | bookings@holidaycanalboat.com | www.holidaycanalboat.com |
| Hoseasons boating holidays | Various locations | 0844 8471356 | - | |
| Hummingbird boats | Keynsham, Kennet & Avon | 01179759599 | vb007d1225@blueyonder.co.uk | - |
| Kerrnal Cruisers Ltd | Grand Union | 01296 668139 | Office@sunseekerr.co.uk | - |
| Kennet & Avon Canal Boats | Bath | 01225 722703 | enquiries@kaboats.co.uk |
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| Kennet Cruises | Reading, Kennet and Avon Canal | 0118 987 1115 | info@kennetcruises.co.uk |
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| John Knill and Son Ltd | Bath | 01225 834250 | info@ladylena.co.uk | - |
| L & L Cruisers | Chorley, Leeds Liverpool Canal | 01257 480825 | - | |
| Llangollen-canalboatholiday | Ellesmere, Llangollen canal | 0800 389 8004 | bookings@llangollen-canalboatholiday.com | www.llangollen-canalboatholiday.com |
| Lime Farm Marina | Rugby, Warwickshire | 01788 570131 | info@limefarmmarina.co.uk | |
| Lincolnshire Narrowboat Cruises | Lincolnshire waterways | 01522 702947 | - | |
| LNBP (schools & youth groups) | Braunston, Northamptonshire | 0870 2406724 | gh.lnbp@virgin.net | - |
| Lowland Narrowboats Ltd | Edinburgh Union Canal | 0131 6602587 | canaljunction@lowlandnarrowboats.com | - |
| Mayfield Boats | Nottingham | 07910208670 | relax@mayfieldboats.co.uk | - |
| Mid Devon Hire Boats | Grand Western Canal, Devon | 01884 252178 | info@middevonhireboats.co.uk | - |
| narrow-boat-hire.com | Llangollen Canal/Coventry canal/ Leicester Line Grand Union Canal | 0800 389 8004 | bookings@narrow-boat-hire.com | www.narrow-boat-hire.com |
| Narrowboat Leisure | West Yorkshire | 0113 2672382 | - | |
| Narrowboat Savanna | River Wey | 01634 378272 | info@holiday-narrowboat.co.uk | - |
| nbdreams | Nottingham Trent And Mersey | 07875712972 | nbdreams@hotmail.co.uk | - |
| On the Wey Narrowboat Hire | Guildford | 01483 505315 | info@ontheweynarrowboathire.co.uk | - |
| Pilling's Lock Boat Hire | Loughborough River Soar | 01509 620990 | pillingslock@btinternet.com | - |
| Portharb Holidays | Worcester | 07949 569470 | portharbholidays@hotmail.com | - |
| Riverboat Rescue | Stafford | 07967 480681 | info@riverboatrescue.co.uk | - |
| River Tove Narrow Boats | Stoke Bruerne | 0976829087 | rivertove@aol.com | - |
| Saul Junction Cruisers | Gloucester & Sharpness Canal | 0121 288 2060 | info@sauljunctioncruisers.co.uk | - |
| Severn Valley Cruisers | Stourport, Staffs and Worcs Canal | 01299 871165 | - | |
| Sheffield Narrowboats | Sheffield & Nationwide (long term hire) | 0114 250 8100 | admin@sheffieldnarrowboats.com | - |
| Shepley Bridge Marina | Calder and Hebble Canal | 01924 491872 | Shepleybridge@aol.com | - |
| Solution Crafts | Burghfield Bridge, Kennet & Avon | 01189 780035 | lesc@solutioncrafts.co.uk | - |
| Staffordshire Narrowboats Ltd | Stone, Trent and Mersey Canal | 01785 816871 | - | |
| Stroudwater Cruisers | Stourport on Severn | 01299 877222 | keith@stroudwater-cruisers.co.uk | - |
| The Roving Boat Co. | River Thames/ Kennet & Avon & River Wey | 0118-988-5134 | chris@the-roving-boat-co.com | - |
| The Small Boat Co. Ltd | Rugby, Warwickshire | 01926 779649 | enquiries@thesmallboatcompany.co.uk | - |
| Thistle Hire Boats | Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal | 0131 6210950 | - | |
| Tillerman Boats | Alvecote (Staffs), Blackwater (Shrops), Union Wharf (Leics) | 0800 3898004 | stuart.robb@tillermanboats.co.uk | - |
| Upper Thames Escapes | Oxfordshire | 07919 212 800 | info@upperthamesescapes.co.uk | - |
| Union Canal Carriers Ltd | Braunston, Grand Union Canal | 01788 890784 | - | |
| Welsh Gateway Canal Holidays | Nantwich, Shropshire Union Canal | 01270 624075 | admin@welshgatewaycanalholidays.co.uk | - |
| White Horse Boats | Devizes, Kennet & Avon Canal | 01380 728504 | enquiries@whitehorseboats.co.uk | - |
| William Piper Boats | Blisworth | 01604 858300 | info@williampipernarrowboats.co.uk | - |
| York Marine Services | Near York, River Ouse | 01904 704442 | info@yorkmarine.co.uk | - |