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Company Canals / Routes Location County Post Code Berths From Berths To Day Hire Short Breaks Week Pets Disabled Notes Website Key
? ? ? ? ? 2 1000 ? ?1 Yes ? ? . ? 111
? ? ? ? ? 4 6 No No Yes No ? . ? 112
? ? yardly wood brimingham ? 0 1000 ? ?1 ? ? ? . ? 113
Alvechurch Boat Centres Ltd Glasgow,Bowling,Edinburgh,Falkirk Falkirk Wheel, Tamfour Hill Falkirk Scotland FK1 4RS 2 12 No ? Yes Yes No - http://www.alvechurch.com/ 62
Alvechurch Boat Centres Ltd Stratford, Stourport Ring, Avon, Black Country, Warwickshire The Stourport Ring The Avon Ring The Black Country Ring The Warwick- shire Ring Scarfield Wharf, Alvechurch Worcestershire B48 7SQ 2 12 No ? Yes Yes No - http://www.alvechurch.com/ 59
Alvechurch Boat Centres Ltd Chester , Ellesmere Port,Chesire,Llangollen,Four counties,Caldon,River weaver Anderton Marina, Anderton Cheshire CW9 6AQ 2 12 No ? Yes Yes No - http://www.alvechurch.com/ 60
Alvechurch Boat Centres Ltd Market Harborough,Aylesbury,Grand ring,Coventry,Snarestone,Warwickshie East Midlands Gayton Marina Blisworth Arm Northants NN7 3ER 2 12 No ? Yes Yes No - http://www.alvechurch.com/ 63
Anderson Boats Cheshire Ring, Chester, Llangllen, Caldon Canal, Four Counties Ring Middlewich Cheshire CW10 9BQ 2 10 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Pets - extra charge of £30 each http://www.andersenboats.com/ 1
Anglo Welsh Holidays South of England Circuit, Dundas Aqueduct, the Somerset Coal Canal Monkton Combe Somerset   2 12 ? yes yes yes ?   http://www.anglowelsh.co.uk/oxfordbath.htm 105
Anglo Welsh Holidays Bath, the River Avon, Kennet & Avon Canal, South of England Circui Bath Avon   2 12 ? yes yes yes ?   http://www.anglowelsh.co.uk/oxfordbath.htm 106
Anglo Welsh Holidays Avon, Warwickshire, Stourport Ring Wooton Wawen Warwickshire   2 12 ? yes yes yes ?   http://www.anglowelsh.co.uk/tardebwootton.htm 108
Anglo Welsh Holidays Avon and Shakespeare country; the beauty of the West Midlands Tardebrigge Warwickshire   2 12 ? yes yes yes ?   http://www.anglowelsh.co.uk/tardebwootton.htm 107
Anglo Welsh Holidays Grand Union, Leicester, Foxton North Kilworth Leicestershire   2 12 ? yes yes yes ?   http://www.anglowelsh.co.uk/northkilworth.htm 103
Anglo Welsh Holidays Llangollen Canal Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, Chesire Ring, Four Counties Ring Trevor North East Wales   2 12 ? yes yes yes ?   http://www.anglowelsh.co.uk/trevbunnew.htm 100
Anglo Welsh Holidays South of England Circuit, River Thames, Kennet & Avon Canal, London’s Waterways Oxford Oxfordshire   2 12 ? yes yes yes ?   http://www.anglowelsh.co.uk/oxfordbath.htm 104
Aqua Narrowboat Hire Trent & Mersey Black Country Ring, Four Counties Ring, Leicester Ring Kings Bromley Staffordshire DE65 6DT 4 6 No Yes Yes Yes - Skippered day boats http://www.aquanarrowboathire.com/ 2
Arlen Boats Lancaster Tulketh Brow, Preston Yorkshire PR2 2SD 2 7 ? Yes Yes Yes - - http://www.arlen-hireboats.co.uk/ 3
Ashby Boat Company Ashby Canal Stoke Golding Warwickshire CV13 6EY 4 10 Yes Yes Yes ? - - http://www.ashbyboats.co.uk/ 4
Banks Hire Boats Sheffield and Keadby ,,Sowerby Bridge, Skipton , York and Ripon, Calder & Hebble Navigation Selby Canal, the Aire & Calder Navigation, New Junction Canal and the Sheffield & South Yorkshire Canal Selby Boat Centre Limited, Bawtry Road, selby, North Yorkshire YO8 8NB 0 12 ? Yes Yes Yes - - http://www.selby-boat-centre.co.uk/contactus.php?PHPSESSID=9c3597fdd6b0997ad7275aa009d0d7d9 5
Beacon Park Boats Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal Llanfoist Abergavenney Monmouthshire NP7 9NG 4 7 ? ? Yes Yes - - http://www.beaconparkboats.com/ 6
Bidford Boats Avon Bidford-on-Avon Warwickshire B50 4BB 2 8 ? ? Yes ? - - http://www.bidfordboats.co.uk/ 7
Black Country Narrow Boat Hire Tailormade to your requirements from Black Country, Avon, Warwickshire, Stourport Ring ( to Black Country Ring Oldbury West Midlands ? 2 6 No Yes Yes No No Very Traditional RW Davis Northwich Trader Class Tug Traditional style with some good modern facilities. "Tailormade to your requirements from Black Country" http://www.narrowboatforhire.co.uk/ 72
Black Prince Union Canal,Fakirk , Edingburgh, Glasgow Falkirk Wheel, Lime Road, Tamfourhill Falkirk FK1 4RS 2 10 ? Yes Yes Yes ? . http://www.black-prince.com/bases.html#Falkirk 85
Black Prince Llangollen Canal Chirk:, North Wales, LLANGOLLEN AND WHITCHURCH, CHESTER , FOUR COUNTIES RING North wales ? 2 10 No Yes Yes Yes ? . http://www.black-prince.com/ 81
Black Prince Trent & Mersey, Caldon & Leeks Canal , Four Counties, Chesire Ring,East Midland Ring Festival Park Marina, Etruria, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire ST1 5PA 2 10 ? Yes Yes Yes ? . http://www.black-prince.com/bases.html#Stoketr 84
Black Prince Worcester & Birmingham Canal , Stourport Ring, Avon Ring, Warickshire Ring Hanbury Road, Stoke Prior, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire B60 4LA 2 10 ? Yes Yes Yes ? . http://www.black-prince.com/bases.html#Stokepr 86
Black Prince Grand Union,North Oxford Canal, Warwickshire Ring Wigrams Turn Marina, Shuckburgh Road, Napton on the Hill. Southam Warwickshire. CV47 8NL 2 10 ? Yes Yes Yes ? . http://www.black-prince.com/bases.html#napton 88
Black Prince Chesire Ring , Four Counties, Bridgewater Canal, Leeds-Liverpool, Peak Forest, Macclesfield Acton Bridge, Northwich Cheshire ? 2 10 ? Yes Yes Yes ? . http://www.black-prince.com/bases.html#Acton 83
Braidbar Boats Macclesfield Canal Higher Poynton Cheshire. SK12 1TH 2 8 ? ? Yes ? - " Traditional with comfort" http://www.braidbarboats.co.uk/ 8
Calcutt Boats Ltd Grand Union Stockton, Southam Warwickshire CV47 8HX 4 7 ? ? Yes ? - - http://www.calcuttboats.com/ 9
Cambrian Cruisers Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal Ty Newydd, Pencelli, Brecon Monmouthshire LD3_7LJ 2 4 ? ? Yes Yes No - http://www.cambriancruisers.co.uk/ 10
Canal and Tipi Experience Kennet and Avon Canal Reading Berkshire ? 4 6 Yes Yes Yes Yes No . http://www.canalandtipiexperience.co.uk 76
Canal Boat Escapes Leeds & Liverpool York / Lancs Lower Park Marina, Barnoldswick North Yorkshire BB18 5TB 4 4 No No Yes No ? - http://www.canalboatescapes.co.uk 65
Canal Boat Project River Lee, Stort, London Harlow Essex CM17 0QS 12 12 Yes Yes Yes No Yes The Canal Boat Project hires wide beam canal boats to people with disabilities and community groups at affordable prices http://www.canalboat.org.uk 77
Canal Breaks ? ? Warwickshire ? 2 10 ? ? Yes ? - - http://www.canalbreaks.com/ 11
Canal Cruising Co ? ? Staffordshire ? 3 9 No yes Yes ? - - http://www.canalcruising.co.uk/ 12
Capercaillie Cruisers Scottish lowland Canal Currie Midlothian Scotland EH14 5ER 6 6 No No Yes Yes No - http://www.capercailliecruisers.co.uk/ 13
Castle Narrowboats Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal Gilwern Monmouthshire NP7 OEP 4 8 No Yes Yes Yes No - http://www.castlenarrowboats.co.uk/ 14
Challenger Stealth fleet Shropshire union, llangollen, anderton lift, Market Drayton, Four counties, ellesmere port Hampton Park Farmhouse, Red Lane, Hampton, Evesham Worcestershire WR11 2RF 2 9 ? Yes Yes Yes ? Super Tug, Trad, Super Semi Trad & Semi Trad recommendation from http://www.canalworld.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=11478 http://www.challengershare.com/ 67
Chas Harden Boats ? Beeston Cheshire. CW6 9NH 4 6 ? ? Yes ? - - http://www.chashardern.co.uk/ 16
Cheshire Cat Narrowboats Shropshire Union Canal Nantwich Cheshire. ? 6 8 No No Yes Yes - - http://www.cheshirecatnarrowboats.co.uk/ 17
Claymoore Navigation Ltd Bridgewater canal Warrington Cheshire. WA4 4BA 2 10 Yes Yes Yes ? - - http://www.claymoore.co.uk/ 18
Clifton Cruisers North Oxford Canal Clifton- on -DunsmoRE Rugby Warwickshire CV23 ODG 2 9 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes -Possible wheelchair access to day boat http://www.canalia.com/clifton.cruisers/index.htm 19
College Cruisers Oxford Canal ,Thames, Isis Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 6BL 2 12 ? Yes Yes Yes ? .Stag Parties etc catered for, pets by arrangement http://www.collegecruisers.com/ 87
Copt Heath Wharf Grand Union Solihull West Midlands ? 0 12 Yes Yes Yes ? No - http://www.coptheathwharf.co.uk/ 20
Countrywide Cruisers (Brewood) Ltd Staffs and Worcester Canal Brewood Staffordshire ST19 9BG 2 8 No Yes Yes ? No - http://www.countrywide-cruisers.com/splash.html 21
Dragonfly Narrowboat Hire Llangollen Canal, Shropshire Union Canal Swanley Bridge Marina Cheshire   4 6 Yes Yes Yes Yes No .Day hire is a "skippered taster day" for upto 4 people. www.dragonflynarrowboathire.co.uk 82
Empress Holidays Shropshire Union Canal, Llangollen, Waley bridge, Chesire ring Basin End, Nantwich Cheshire CW5 8LA 2 8 ? Yes Yes No Yes Wheelchair access on one adapted boat http://www.empressholidays.co.uk/contact.htm 66
Excellence Afloat at Valley Cruises Coventry, Ashby, Oxford, Warwickshire Ring, Black Country Ring, Four Counties Ring, Leicestershire Ring Springwood Haven, Nuneaton Warwickshire CV10 0RZ 2 10 No Yes Yes Yes No Please update current entry 26.01.08 - Thanks, old entry deleted 30.1.08 http://www.valleycruises.co.uk 75
Farncombe Boat House River Wey Godalming Surrey, GU7 1NH 2 10 Yes Yes Yes ? - - http://www.farncombeboats.co.uk/ 22
Fox Boats River Nene, Middle Levels, River Cam March Cambridgeshire PE15 0AU 2 8 ? Yes Yes Yes ? . www.foxboats.co.uk 71
Fox`s Marina River Camb Cambridge Cambridgeshire ? 4 8 ? ? Yes ? - - http://www.foxboats.co.uk/ 23
Foxhangers Canal Holidays Kennet & Avon Canal Devizes Wiltshire SN10 1SS 2 9 No Yes Yes Yes No - http://www.foxhangers.co.uk/contact3.htm 24
Foxton Boat Services Grand Union Foxton, Market Harborough, Leicestershire. LE16 7RA 4 6 Yes Yes Yes ? No - http://www.foxtonboats.co.uk/Introduction.htm 25
Freedom Boats Macclesfield Canal Macclesfield Cheshire. SK11 7AW 4 6 ? ? Yes ? - - http://www.freedomboats.co.uk/ 26
Galleon Marine Basingstoke Canal Colt Hill, Odiham Hampshire RG29 1AL 2 8 Yes ? Yes Yes - - http://www.galleonmarine.co.uk/ 27
Grand Waterways Voyages Coventry Canal Stoke Heath, Coventry ? CV2 4QN 2 12 ? ? Yes ? - - http://www.gwvboats.co.uk/ 28
Guildford Boat House Basingstoke Canal Guildford Surrey. GU1 3XJ 2 10 Yes Yes Yes Yes No - http://www.guildfordboats.co.uk/ 29
Guildford Boat House River Wey, Thames River Wey, Godalming,Guildford, Wisley Gardens, Thames, Weybridge Surrey GU1 3XJ 2 12 No Yes Yes ? ? .Offer river tours, rowing boats and other services http://www.guildfordboats.co.uk/ 61
Heritage Narrowboats Macclesfield Canal Congleton Cheshire. ST7 3JZ 4 8 ? ? Yes ? - - http://www.sherbornewharf.co.uk/ 30
Hire A Canal Boat Trent & Mersey Sawley Marina Nottinghamshire ? 4 6 No Yes Yes Yes ? . http://www.hireacanalboat.co.uk 70
Kate Boats Warwickshire Ring, Straford, Foxton, Ashby Canal, Oxford Canal, Stoke Bruerne Warwick Warwickshire CV34 5JB 4 7 ? Yes Yes Yes - £25 per Pet Recommended on Canalworld Forum see link below http://www.canalworld.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=10513" http://www.kateboats.co.uk 31
Lee Valley Boat Centre River Lee River Stort Broxbourne Hertfordshire. EN10 6LX 2 12 Yes Yes Yes ? - - http://www.leevalleyboats.co.uk/ 32
Lock View Canal Holidays River Lee, River Stort, Regents canal harlow Essex Cm20 6AX 0 1000 No Yes Yes No Yes Holiday boats for hire to people with people with physical, sensory disbilities and difficulties, their carers and community groups. http://www.lockviewcanalholidays.org.uk 78
Maestermyn & Welsh Lady Cruisers LLangollen, Chesire ring, Four Counties, Chester, Montgomery Llangollen Wharf & Canal exhibition, Pontcysyllte Aqueduct., Chirk Tunnel and Aqueduct, Frankton Locks, Whitington Shropshire SY11 4NJ 2 9 Yes Yes Yes Yes ?   http://www.maestermyn.co.uk/ 80
Marine Cruises Kennet & Avon Canal Wrexham Wiltshire LL14 5AD 2 10 ? Yes Yes ? - - http://www.chirkmarina.co.uk/ 33
Middlewich Narrowboats Trent & Mersey Middlewich Cheshire. CW10 9BD 4 12 ? ? Yes Yes - - http://www.middlewichboats.co.uk/ 34
Moonraker Narrowboats Kennet & Avon Canal Claverton Bath Wiltshire ? 8 8 ? ? Yes Yes - - http://www.moonboats.co.uk/ 35
Napton Narrowboats Shropshire Union Canal Stockton Southam Cheshire. CV47 8HX 2 10 ? ? Yes ? - - http://www.napton-marina.co.uk/main/index.asp 36
Narrowboat Brentwood Bridgewater Lymm Cheshire ? 2 4 Yes Yes Yes ? No Discuss pets at time of booking ? 64
Oxfordshire Narrowboats Oxford Canal Lower Heyford Bicester Oxfordshire OX25 5PD 2 12 Yes Yes Yes Yes No - http://www.oxfordshire-narrowboats.co.uk/ 37
Pennine Cruisers Of Skipton Kennet & Avon Canal Skipton North Yorkshire BD23 1LH 4 8 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Wheelchair in dayboat? http://www.penninecruisers.com/ 38
Reading Marine Kennet & Avon Canal Padworth Berkshire RG7 4JS 2 12 No Yes Yes Yes Yes - http://www.readingmarine.co.uk/ 39
Red Line Boats Brecon and Abergavenny  Canal Abergavenny Monmouthshire NP7 9EW 4 7 Yes Yes Yes Yes - - http://www.redlineboats.co.uk/ 40
Road House Narrowboats Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal Gilwern, Abergavenny Monmouthshire NP7 OAS 4 6 ? ? Yes ? - - http://www.narrowboats-wales.co.uk/ 41
Rose Narrowboats North Oxford Canal Stretton-Under-Foss, Rugby Warwickshire CV23_0PU 4 10 Yes Yes Yes Yes No - http://www.rose-narrowboats.co.uk/ 42
Rosewood Narrowboats Leeds and Liverpool reedly hallows Lancashire BB12 oDX 2 6 No Yes Yes Yes No . http://www.rosewoodnarrowboats.co.uk 73
Saisons Grand Union Whilton Marina near Daventry Northants NN11 2NH 2 6 Yes Yes Yes Yes No All tug style trad boats with solid fuel stoves www.saisons.co.uk 69
SAISONS Grand Union Weedon , Stowe Hill , Bugbrooke ,Gayton Junction, Braunston Tunnel, Daventry Whilton Locks, Daventry North Hamptonshire NN11 2NH 4 12 ? Yes Yes ? ? Tug Style Boats. Family firm, reasonable prices, flexible. http://www.saisons.co.uk/index.html 79
Sally Boats Kennet & Avon Canal Bradford on Avon Wiltshire BA15 1UD 4 10 ? Yes Yes Yes - - http://www.sallyboats.ltd.uk/html/email-contact-us.asp?Subject=Sallyboats%20Enquiries 43
Shepley Bridge Marina Calder and Hebble Navigation Mirfield West Yorkshire WF14 9HR 4 6 ? ? Yes ? - - http://www.shepleybridgemarina.co.uk/ 44
Shire Cruisers Calder and Hebble Navigation Sowerby Bridge West Yorkshire HX6 2AG, 0 12 No Yes Yes ? No - http://www.shirecruisers.co.uk/ 45
Sileby Mill Boatyard Grand Union Loughborough Leicestershire. LE12 7NF 4 8 ? ? Yes ? ? - http://www.surftech.co.uk/canal/sileby/ 46
Silsden Boats Leeds & Liverpool Canal Silsden, Keighley West Yorkshire BD20 0DE 2 12 Yes Yes Yes Yes? ? - http://www.silsdenboats.co.uk/ 47
Snaygill Boats Ltd Leeds and Liverpool Bradley, Skipton North Yorkshire ? 4 6 Yes Yes Yes Yes No - http://www.snaygillboats.co.uk/ 48
Starline Narrowboats Severn Upton-upon-Severn Worcester Worcestershire WR8 0PB 0 12 ? ? Yes ? Yes - http://www.starline.demon.co.uk/ 49
Swan Lane Wharf Coventry Canal Soke Heath, Coventry West Midlands ? 2 12 ? Yes Yes Yes No - http://www.swanlanewharf.co.uk/ 50
Teddesley Boat Co Staffs and Worcester Canal Penkridge Staffordshire ST19 5RH 4 8 ? ? Yes Yes ? - http://www.narrowboats.co.uk/route1.htm 51
The Bruce trust Kennet and Avon canal , Berkshire and Wiltshire, from the River Thames, River Avon, Bath,Newbury, Reading , Devizes , Caen Hills Great Bedwyn, near Marlborough Berkshire RG17 9YY 2 12 No ? Yes Yes Yes The Trust has a fleet of four hire boats. Two have a capacity of 12 each, one accommodates 10 people and the fourth boat sleeps 4/6. Wheelchairs accommodated, well adapted boats, wide beam. http://www.brucetrust.org.uk/ 58
The Wyvern shipping Co . ltd Grand Union, thames, Erkhamstead, Colne Valley, Oxford, Coventry, Birmingham Linslade, Leighton Buzzard,Thames Bedfordshire LU7 2TF 2 8 ? Yes Yes Yes ? recommended : http://www.canalworld.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=11363 http://www.canalholidays.co.uk/ 68
Thistle Hire Boats Union Canal Linlithgow Scotland ? 4 4 ? Yes Yes ? ? - http://www.linnet.co.uk/tour/thistle.htm 52
Tillerman Boats LLangollen Blackwater Meadow, Ellesmere Shropshire SY12 9DD 2 6 No Yes Yes No No . http://www.Tillermanboats.co.uk 74
Tradcraft ? Market Drayton Shropshire ? 4 4 ? ? Yes No ? - http://www.tradcraftboats.co.uk/ 53
Union Canal Carriers ? Braunston Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 7HU 4 12 ? ? Yes Yes ? - http://www.unioncanalcarriers.co.uk/ 54
Viking Afloat Bath & return,Bradord-on-Avon,Bottom of Caen& return,Devices & Rtn,Newbury & Rtn, Bristol, Hungerford, Reading Hilperton Marina, Hammond Way,Trowbridge, Wiltshire BA14 8RS 2 8 No Yes Yes Yes -   http://www.hilpertonmarina.com/contact.htm 92
Viking Afloat Scotland's Lowland Canals, Edingburgh, Glasgow, Bowling & Rtn Falkirk Wheel Hire Base, Lime Road, Tamfour Hill Falkirk FK1 4RS 2 8 No Yes Yes Yes -   http://www.falkirkwharf.com/ 99
Viking Afloat Monmouthshire & Brecon Beaconscanal, Talybont & Rtn, Llangynidr& rtn Goytre Wharf, Llanover. Abergavenny Monmouthshire NP7 9EW 2 8 Yes Yes Yes Yes -   http://www.goytrewharf.com/ 98
Viking Afloat Four Counies Ring, Blackcountry Ring, Shorpshire Union &Rtn, Caldon Canal & Rtn, stourport &Rtn Gailey Wharf, Gailey, Near Stafford, Staffordshire ST19 5PR 2 8 No Yes Yes Yes -   http://www.gaileywharf.com/ 97
Viking Afloat Oxford &Rtn,Stoke Bruerne &rtn, Market Harborough & rtn, Aylesbury & Rtn,Warwickshire ring,Leicester ring, East Midlands Ring,Croeredy & Rtn Rugby Wharf, Consul Road, Rugby Warwickshire CV21 1NR 2 8 No Yes Yes Yes -   http://www.rugbywharf.com/ 96
Viking Afloat Whitchurch,Ellesmere Port, Chirk,Chester, Four Counties Wrenbury Mill, Wrenbury, Near Nantwich Cheshire CW5 8HG 2 8 No Yes Yes Yes -   http://www.wrenburymill.com/ 95
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