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Your Boating Adventure Starts Here…

Enjoy a canal boat holiday from one of our nine stunning hire boat locations in England, Scotland and Wales. As the captain of your own self-drive luxury narrowboat you can set your own itinerary and wake up to an inspiring new view each morning. This holiday suits couples, groups of friends, and families, and you can book a short break or a longer canal holiday. No previous experience is necessary, full coaching will be provided on your arrival.

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Oxfordshire
Lower Heyford base
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Warwickshire
Napton Base
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Worcestershire
Stoke Prior Base
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Staffordshire
Stoke-on-Trent Base
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Cheshire
Acton Bridge Base
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Cambridgeshire
Ely Base
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Wiltshire
Bradford on Avon Base
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Wales
Chirk Base
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Scotland
Falkirk Base

Crafted by hand with custom contemporary designs, our Black Prince Narrowboats provide some of the most comfortable, stylish, and modern accommodations on the waterways. Equipped with quiet engines, cosy furnishings, all lots of mod cons, these narrowboats ensure you will have a relaxing getaway on the water.

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NARROWBOAT HIRE FROM 9 LOCATIONS

Your waterways adventure starts from a choice of nine beautiful holiday locations across the UK, from Oxford to Scotland’s Union Canal, the Peak District to Wales, the Midlands to Southern England. Each of these carefully chosen locations offers some of the best linear and ring canal and river routes, meaning that you can enjoy the mix of peace of the countryside with the lively sights and sounds of historical cities near Scotland, England, south and north Wales.

FLEXIBLE CANAL BOAT HOLIDAYS

With Black Prince you can choose a narrowboat holiday to suit you with a variety of holiday locations and flexible durations, from a three-night short canal break in Wales to a six-week tour of Scottish canals! We can also offer bespoke lengths of holidays should you require it, just give our team a call and ask about long-term canal boat hire.

Our fully heated narrowboats for hire mean that you can enjoy the waterways in early spring right through to late autumn. It’s never been so easy to hire canal boats!

NARROWBOAT HIRE MADE EASY

No previous canal boating experience is necessary with Black Prince Holidays, as full instruction will be given on your arrival no matter whether you’re embarking on a short break or week-long narrowboat holidays. Our British Marine Federation accredited teams will explain the canal boat operation, how to work the locks, plus talk you through your UK canals route plan and give you tips on the best places to moor up and eat etc. Black Prince Holidays also have a 24-hour emergency phone line with a free call-out service. Find out more in our new to narrowboating section.