Cruise the UK with Boating Holidays
Boating Holidays has the widest range of holidays afloat in the UK. We offer over 1500 boating holiday options - almost all with online availability.
We have the biggest choice of self-drive cruisers, narrowboats, and wide-beam narrowboats on the rivers and canals of England, Wales and Scotland. We also offer skippered hotel barges.
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Enjoy a canal cruise through scenic countryside
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Locks take your boat up and down hills
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Moor at a canalside pub
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See the Falkirk Wheel - a new waterways wonder
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Cruise along the River Thames
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Travel through the centre of cities
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See the setting sun from a peaceful canal
Travel the famous canals of England and Wales on distinctive narrowboats. Cruise from London on the Grand Union Canal, or the Kennet and Avon Canal between Bath and Reading. There's superb canal country around Oxford, or why not stop in the refurbished centre of Birmingham on the Stourport Ring. The Avon Ring takes you through Shakespeare's Stratford. Try the famous aqueducts of Llangollen, or see Chester. Cross the Pennines in Yorkshire or see the canals of Manchester and Cheshire.
Check out the canals section of our dedicated UK Boating Holidays website for online availability and more info.
Choose from a huge range of cruiser hire boats with online availability. Cruise the royal River Thames between west London and Oxford, passing sights such as Windsor Castle and Hampden Court Palace. The Norfolk Broads are a favourite cruising area with miles of rivers and tranquil scenery and many cruising options. The Yorkshire Ouse allows you to moor in the centre of historic York. Or explore the Caledonian Canal and Loch Ness.
Check out the cruiser boats section of our dedicated UK Boating Holidays website for online availability and info.
Other Holidays Afloat in the UK
Enjoy full service and gourmet catering on narrowboat 'pairs' or wide beam hotel barges on canals and rivers of the UK - most canal routes and River Thames, Caledonian Canal. More information on our Hotel Barges website.