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
Aqua Narrowboats (UK) Ltd
Mercia Marina, Trent & Mersey Canal
01283 701041
admin@aquanarrowboats.co.uk
www.aquanarrowboats.co.uk
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.com
www.ashbyboats.com
Bath Canal Boat Company
Bath, Kennet & Avon
01225 312935
enquiries@bathcanalboats.co.uk
www.bathcanalboats.co.uk
bearBOATING
Apperley Bridge Marina, Leeds & Liverpool Canal
07969 901383
admin@bearboating.co.uk
www.bearboating.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
Bruce Trust
Kennet & Avon Canal,
Canal holidays for disabled people
01264 356451
enquiries@brucetrust.org.uk
www.brucetrust.org.uk
Cafwin Cruises
Droitwich/Worcester & Birmingham Canals
07582 118155
enquiries@cafwincruises.com
www.cafwincruises.com
Cambrian Cruisers
Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal
01874 665315
hire@cambriancruisers.co.uk
www.cambriancruisers.co.uk
Canal Boat Cruises
Riley Green, Leeds & Liverpool Canal
01254 202967
info@canalboatcruises.co.uk
www.canalboatcruises.co.uk
Canal Cruising Company
Stone, Staffordshire, Trent & Mersey Canal
01785 813982
info@canalcruising.co.uk
www.canalcruising.co.uk
Castlerose Boat Stay
Castlefield Basin, Bridgewater Canal
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
College Cruisers
Oxford, South Oxford Canal
01865 554343
info@collegecruisers.com
www.collegecruisers.com
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
Duck Island Boat Company
Tewitfield Marina, Lancaster
07925 23 66 21
duckislandboats@yahoo.co.uk
www.lancastercanalboathire.com
Farncombe Boat House
Godalming, Wey Navigation
01483 421306
info@farncombeboats.co.uk
www.farncombeboats.co.uk
Floating Holidays
Higher Poynton, Macclesfield Canal
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
Grand Union Narrowboats
The Boatyard, Weedon, Grand Union Canal
Heart of England Narrowboats
Glascote Basin, Coventry Canal
0800 0096944
neil@sailandtrail.co.uk
www.hoen.co.uk
Heritage Narrowboats
Scholar Green, Macclesfield Canal
Honeystreet Boats
Honeystreet, Kennet & Avon Canal
01672 851166
honeystreetboats@gmail.com
www.honeystreetboats.co.uk
Jacaranda Narrowboat Holidays
Tattenhall Marina, Shropshire Union Canal
01244 318524
garryfarmer@talktalk.net
www.jacarandanarrowboat.com
Karma Waters Canal Holidays & Retreats
Whixhall Marina, Llangollen Canal
07521 376009
karmawaterscanalboathire@gmail.com
www.karmawaters.co.uk
Kate Boats
Warwick and Stockton, Grand Union Canal
01926 492968
cheryl@kateboats.co.uk
www.kateboats.co.uk
Lancaster Canal Boat Hire
Lancaster Canal
Lee Valley Boat Centre
Lee Valley, North East London, Rivers Lee & Stort
01992 462085
info@leevalleyboats.co.uk
www.leevalleyboats.co.uk
Lyneal Trust
Llangollen Canal
Specially designed accessible boats.
01948 710708
www.lyneal-trust.org.uk
Marine Cruises
Llangollen Canal
Swanley Marina, Llangollen Canal
01244 373911
info@marinecruises.co.uk
www.marinecruises.co.uk
Marine Cruises
Forth & Clyde
Falkirk, Forth & Clyde Canal
01244 373911
info@marinecruises.co.uk
www.marinecruises.co.uk
Midland Mallard
Market Bosworth, Ashby Canal
07397 997646
contact@midlandmallard.com
www.midlandmallard.com
Moonraker Canalboats
Bath, Kennet & Avon Navigation
07973 876891
enquiries@moonboats.co.uk
www.moonboats.co.uk
Napton Narrowboats
Napton, Southern Oxford Canal
01926 813644
enquiries@napton-marina.co.uk
www.napton-marina.co.uk
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
01832 272585
mail@nenevalleyboats.co.uk
www.nenevalleyboats.co.uk
Norbury Wharf Narrowboat Hire
Norbury, Shropshire Union Canal
01785 284292
info@norburywharfltd.co.uk
www.norburywharfltd.co.uk
Oxfordshire Narrowboats
Lower Heyford, South Oxford Canal
Pea Green Boats
Whixall Marina, Llangollen Canal
07388 924636
pgboats@gmail.com
www.peagreenboats.co.uk
Pennine Cruisers
Skipton, Leeds Liverpool Canal
01756 795478
enquiries@penninecruisers.com
www.penninecruisers.com
Pintail Boats
Tewitfield, Lancaster Canal
07980 607070
info@pintailboats.co.uk
www.pintailboats.co.uk
Road House Narrowboats
Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal
Rose Narrowboats
Rugby, North Oxford Canal
Sally Narrowboats
Bradford on Avon, Kennet & Avon Canal
01225 864923
mark@sallynarrowboats.co.uk
www.sallynarrowboats.co.uk
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
Star Narrowboat Holidays
Boothstown, Bridgewater Canal
Starline Narrowboats
Stourport on Severn, River Severn & Staffs & Worcs Canal
Twyford Wharf Narrow Boats
Oxford Canal
01295 816025
admin@narrowboatholidays.com
www.narrowboatholidays.com
UK Vacations Afloat
Staffs and Worcs Canal
07491 507825/+1 416 998 4747
mjr@ukvacationsafloat.com
www.ukvacationsafloat.com
Venetian Hire Boats
Shropshire Union Canal
01270 528122
info@venetianhireboats.co.uk
www.venetianhireboats.co.uk
Whittington Wharf Narrowboats
Llangollen Canal
07836 621355
whittingtonwharf@gmail.com
www.whittington-wharf.com
Wiltshire Narrowboats
Kennet and Avon
White Horse Boats
Kennet and Avon
Wyvern Shipping Co.
Linslade, Grand Union Canal
01525 372355
wyvern@canalholidays.co.uk
www.canalholidays.co.uk
Other Narrowboat Hire Companies
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| 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 | |
| Armada boat hire | Harborough Magna, Rugby | 07880 660660 | Info@armadaboathire.co.uk | |
| Athena Canal Holidays | Lancashire, Leeds and Liverpool | 07854 398339 | enquiries@athenacanalholidays.co.uk | |
| Avon Canal Boat Hire | Evesham |
01925 870201 07840 006612 |
manager@avoncanalboathire.com | |
| Backwaters Canoe and Kayak Hire | River Severn and Mon & Brec Canal | 07527 941245 | info@BackwatersHire.co.uk | |
| Banks Boat Hire | Selby, River Ouse | 01347 821772 | ||
| Birmingham & Midland Marine Services (camping boats) | Birmingham & the Midlands | 01543 481868 | midsmarine@gmail.com | |
| Black Country Narrow Boat Hire | Oldbury West Midlands | 07912 352673 | blackcountry.narrowboathire@virgin.net | |
| Black Prince Holidays | Various locations | 01527 575115 | holiday@black-prince.com | |
| Blakes Holiday Boating | Various locations | 0870 2202 498 |
bbh.enquiry@holidaycottagesgroup.com www.blakes.co.uk |
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| Blisworth Tunnel Boats | Blisworth, Grand Union Canal | 01604 858868 | ||
| Bloomsbury Boats Ltd | Bathampton, Kennet and Avon | 07973 145820 | info@bloomsburyboats.co.uk | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Cheshire Narrowboat Holidays | Nantwich, Shropshire Union Canal | 01270 382025 | marty111uk@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 | |
| Countrywide Cruisers | Brewood, Shropshire Union Canal | 01902 850166 | ||
| Crabtree Narrowboat Hire | Lancaster Canal | 01995 671712 | info@crabtreenarrowboathire.com | |
| Cruiseway Narrowboats | Swanley Bridge Marina, Llangollen Canal | 01745 571730 | admin@cruisewaynarrowboats.com | |
| De Vrouwe Alida (Dutch Barge Charter) | Horningsea, Cambridgeshire | 07747 113570 | de_vrouwe_alida@hotmail.com | |
| Dragonfly Narrowboat Hire | Llangollen Canal | 01270 524340 | ||
| Drayton Narrowboat Hire Ltd | Fazeley, Tamworth, Staffs | 01827 262042 | info@draytonboatservices.co.uk | |
| Drifters (6 canal hire firms) | various locations | 01905 721300 | drifters@vikhol.demon.co.uk | |
| Drift Away | Anderton (Northwich), Trent & Mersey Canal | 0333 335 0005 | bookings@driftaway-holidays.co.uk | |
| Ducklings Narrowboat Hire | Tewitfield Marina, Lancaster Canal | 07951 298720 | contact@ducklingsnarrowboathire.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 |
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| Fabuloso Holidays | Mercia Marina, Trent & Mersey | 01773 570318 | karen_9_57@yahoo.co.uk | |
| FloatingDreams | Tattenhall, Shropshire Union | 07890 285 890 | info@floatingdreams.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 | |
| Griffin Narrowboat Holidays | Trent and Mersey | 07927 089002 |
GriffinNarrowboatHolidays@gmail.com www.griffinnarrowboatholidays.co.uk |
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| Guildford Boat House | River Wey | 01483 504494 | info@guildfordboats.co.uk | |
| Gunthorpe Leisure Boats Ltd | Nottinghamshire | 07854 004333 |
gunthorpeleisureboats@aol.com www.gunthorpeleisureboats.co.uk |
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| Hilda For Hire | Aquaduct Marina, Shropshire Union Canal | 01244 371013 | lowev7@aol.com | |
| Hoseasons boating holidays | Various locations | 0844 8471356 | ||
| Hummingbird boats | Keynsham, Kennet & Avon | 01179 759599 | vb007d1225@blueyonder.co.uk | |
| Hunky Dory Days | Somerset, Kennet and Avon | 07870 272228 | info@hunkydorydays.com | |
| Inland Navigators (Skippered camping boat) | Weedon, Grand Union | 07774 711817 | boat@inlandnavigators.co.uk | |
| Kerrnal Cruisers Ltd | Grand Union | 01296 668139 | Office@sunseekerr.co.uk | |
| Kennet & Avon Canal Boats | Bath | 01225 722703 | enquiries@kaboats.co.uk | |
| Kennet Cruises | Reading, Kennet and Avon Canal | 0118 987 1115 | info@kennetcruises.co.uk | |
| Jones Family Cruising | Penkridge | 07477 643432 | canalhire@gmail.com | |
| John Knill and Son Ltd | Bath | 01225 834250 | info@ladylena.co.uk | |
| L & L Cruisers | Chorley, Leeds Liverpool Canal | 01257 480825 | ||
| Lancaster Canal Boat Holidays | Lancaster | 079776 83282 | sylvia.greenwood@hotmail.com | |
| Lazy Daze Cruises Ltd | Kennet & Avon (Bath) | 07785 333586 | info@lazydazecruises.co.uk | |
| Lee & Stort Boat Co. | Roydon Essex | 0845 116 2012 | info@leeandstortboats.co.uk | |
| Lime Farm Marina | Rugby, Warwickshire | 01788 570131 | info@limefarmmarina.co.uk | |
| Lincolnshire Narrowboat Cruises | Lincolnshire waterways | 01522 702947 | ||
| Linden Narrowboat Hire | Kings Bromley, Trent and Mersey |
01543 419534 07825 006092 |
lindenboathire@btopenworld.com | |
| LNBP (schools & youth groups) | Braunston, Northamptonshire | 0870 2406724 | gh.lnbp@virgin.net | |
| Lowland Narrowboats Ltd | Edinburgh Union Canal | 0131 6602587 | canaljunction@lowlandnarrowboats.com | |
| Lyons Boatyard | Stratford Canal | 0121 4744977 | sales@lyonsboats.co.uk | |
| Mayfield Boats | Nottingham | 07910 208670 | relax@mayfieldboats.co.uk | |
| Mid Devon Hire Boats | Grand Western Canal, Devon | 01884 252178 | info@middevonhireboats.co.uk | |
| Narrowboat Leisure | West Yorkshire | 0113 2672382 | ||
| Narrowboat Savanna | River Wey | 01634 378272 | info@holiday-narrowboat.co.uk | |
| nbdreams | Nottingham Trent And Mersey | 07875 712972 | nbdreams@hotmail.co.uk | |
| On the Wey Narrowboat Hire | Guildford | 01483 505315 | info@ontheweynarrowboathire.co.uk | |
| Otters Boat Hire | Lancaster Canal | 01253 727453 | Ottersboathire@hotmail.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 | 09768 29087 | 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 | |
| SLS Narrow Boat Holidays | Whixall Marina, Llangollen Canal | 07850 653312 | slsleisureltd@gmail.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 Narrowboat Hire Company | Barton Under Needwood | 07591 017050 | nadiaemily@hotmail.co.uk | |
| The Odd Boat Co. | Tattenhall, Shropshire Union Canal | 07868 332634 | Susan.morris3@hotmail.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 | ||
| Upper Thames Escapes | Oxfordshire | 07919 212 800 | info@upperthamesescapes.co.uk | |
| Union Canal Carriers Ltd | Braunston, Grand Union Canal | 01788 890784 | bo@unioncanalcarriers.co.uk | |
| Union Wharf Narrowboats Ltd | Market Harborough | 01858 432123 | unionwharfboats@gmail.com | |
| Welsh Gateway Canal Holidays | Nantwich, Shropshire Union Canal | 01270 624075 | admin@welshgatewaycanalholidays.co.uk | |
| White Rose Canal Holidays | Leeds. Leeds & Liverpool canal | 07472 426041 | whiterosecanalholidays@gmail.com | |
| William Piper Boats | Blisworth | 01604 858300 | info@williampipernarrowboats.co.uk | |
| Woolfall Narrowboats | Chester | 07799 060147 | admin@woolfallnarrowboats.com | |
| York Marine Services | Near York, River Ouse | 01904 704442 | info@yorkmarine.co.uk | |