We think spending a little time planning and choosing the right narrowboat hire holiday boat and route is enjoyable and essential to.

Narrow boat and barge. We have both new and used narrow barges from across the country so you are sure to find the boat of your dreams. Maybe too much choice. Narrow boats up to 71 foot Wide Beam narrow boat style Dutch Barges of all types.

Cruiser trad semi trad narrow beam Dutch Barge style wide beam Dutch Barge style like some other aspects of boating its a Marmite thing. Explorer the Aqueducts and Viaducts. Many modern constructions pay homage to these craft of yesteryear with design references to historic styles of bow stern and cabin sides.

And it is not a houseboat a lump of floating residential real estate often with no capacity to operate under its own steam. Serendipity Luxury 63ft house boat. Our specialist cover includes RCR membership as standard and liveaboard cover if needed.

Leisurely travelling up and down the canal or permanently moored we have you covered with our Narrowboat and Barge insurance. Entrance into the wheelhouse. You love a certain style or you hate it.

A canal boat holiday in Scotland offers a bit of everything - a city break hiring a boat to explore Edinburgh or Glasgow navigating aqueducts locks and the Scottish Lowland s picturesque views. There are as many different types of hull design as there are narrow boat builders. Carpe Diem 65x10 Widebeam.

Hiring a narrowboat or barge sets you loose to explore over 2000 wonderful miles of rivers canals weaving their way through our countryside and heritage. Narrow Boat Hire on the Oxford Canal Weekly and Day BoatShort break boat hire. As nouns the difference between barge and narrowboat is that barge is a large flat-bottomed towed or self-propelled boat used mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods or bulk cargo while narrowboat is a barge used on the narrow canals of england.