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- Admiral Boat Hire - Self drive hire boats on the Lancaster Canal in North West England. Also self-catering holiday cottages and holiday homes available.
- Alvechurch Boat Centres - Canal boat holidays in England and Wales. Canal narrowboats up to 5-key quality. Four bases on the UK canal network.
- Aqua Narrowboat Hire - Offering narrowboat hire and canal holidays from Staffordshire on the Trent & Mersey Canal. Includes boat layouts, data, photos and prices.
- Arlen Hire Boats - Enjoy a narrowboat holiday on the beautiful and peaceful Lancaster Canal.
- Ashby Boat Company - A narrowboat holiday and day boat hire company located on the Ashby Canal at Stoke Golding, England. Includes photos of boats, hire prices and contact information.
- Barge Connection - A United States based agency representing hotel barges and self-drive vessels on the inland waterways of France, Holland and the UK.
- Barging in France - An agency based in Saint-Jean-de-Losne, France, offering fully catered and self-operated houseboat and barge holidays in France, Germany, Holland and Ireland.
- Barrow Boating - Offering holiday and day hire of narrowboats, rowing boats, pedaloes and canoes from Barrow-on-Soar, Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. Includes boat descriptions, prices, booking form and contact information.
- The Bath and Dundas Canal Co. - A company offering self-drive and skippered boats, Canadian canoes and cycles for hire in Bath, England.
- Beacon Park Boats - Narrowboat hires and self drive barge holidays on the beautiful Monmouth and Brecon Canal in the Brecon Beacons National Park.
- Bidford Boats - Cruise inland waterways of England with self drive boat rentals.
- Black Prince Holidays - Narrowboat hire company, offers charters from several locations in the UK. Includes vessel details, routes, FAQs, availability and contact forms.
- Blackwater Boats - Canal holidays on the Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation, the secret waterway of Essex. Day hire available. Located in Colchester.
- Blakes Boating Holidays - Offering a choice of boating holiday destinations - from Scotland to the Florida, from Holland to the Norfolk Broads.
- Boating Holidays in Britain - A narrowboat, canal boat and barge hire company offering the holiday boat cruises for the UK's inland canals.
- Bridgewater Boats - Canal cruising holidays on self-drive, traditional narrowboats on the Grand Union Canal through the Chilterns and down to London.
- Britain afloat - Self-drive narrowboat hire and canal boat holidays, rivers cruising, yachting and skippered hotel boats in UK.
- Brook Line Narrow Boat Holidays - Offering a selection of narrowboats for hire from Dunhampstead Wharf, near Droitwich Spa on England's Worcester-Brimingham Canal. Includes boat layouts and prices.
- Butterfly Boats - Narrowboat hire on the Cambridgeshire Waterways, based at Isleham Marina. Photo gallery, pricing, and directions to marina.
- Calcutt Boats Ltd. - Boatyard located on the Southern Oxford canal at the centre of England's Inland Waterways. Hire fleet, chandlery and boatyard facilities.
- Caley Cruisers - Bareboat motor cruisers for holidays on Scotland's Loch Ness and Caledonian Canal.
- Cambrian Cruisers - On the Monmouth and Brecon Canal offering luxury Hire Boats, Hotel Boat Cruises, training and accommodation at 18c farmhouse base.
- Canal Barge Holidays - Eliza Travel Pty Ltd, international booking specialist in the field of motorhome holidays and rentals, canal boat holidays, car rentals and leasing and motorbike hire throughout Europe, Australia, Canada, Africa, USA, New Zealand and the rest of the World.
- Canal Boat Hire for Barge Holidays - Offering narrowboat holiday rentals at Barton Turns Staffordshire, UK. Includes boat descriptions and layout plans and contact information.
- Canal Boat Hire on the Canal du Midi - Offering canal holidays and vacations on narrowboats and barges on the Canal du Midi in the South of France. Includes boat specifications, prices and itineraries.
- Canalboat Holidays Ltd - Involved with canalboat hire since 1965 and have a wealth of experience in canal holidays afloat in England.
- Canalways Ireland - A company in Rathangan, offering traditional canal and river boats in the Midlands and South East of Ireland. Includes location map, booking form and contact information.
- Capercaillie Cruisers - Offering a narrowboat for hire on the Scottish canals with the personal touch. Includes boat layout and description, prices, routes, booking details and contact information.
- Cardinal Boating - Offering rentals on the inland waterways of Germany and Holland with a fleet of self-drive cruisers. Includes boat details, prices and contact information.
- Chas. Hardern Boats - Narrowboat hire on England's canals from Beeston Castle Wharf.
- Chertsey Meads Marine - A family run boatyard on the River Thames in the Chertsey, Surrey, UK. Offering cruisers and dayboats for hire, as well as repairs, sales, moorings and storage for boats.
- Cheshire Cat Narrowboat Hire - Canal holidays barge rental on the Shropshire Union and Llangollen canals.
- Claymoore Narrowboats Limited - Canal boat rental business based in Cheshire. Includes vessel details and rates, sample routes, availability calendar, and a booking form.
- Clifton Cruisers - Narrowboat holidays on Oxford and Coventry Canals.
- College Cruisers - Canal cruising holidays in historic Oxford by the River Thames.
- Connoisseur - French, Irish, English and Belgium boating holidays.
- Country Craft - Narrowboat holidays in Wales on the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal.
- Countrywide Cruisers - A family run canal boat holiday operator based in Staffordshire, UK. Cruise through hundreds of miles of waterways laced with beautiful scenery.
- Crown Blue Line - Offers rental boats and cruises on the canals and rivers of Europe. Includes photos, cruise descriptions, and pricing.
- Cruise - USA - Offering self drive boat rentals on the inland waterways from Brewerton, New York, USA. Includes boat details, booking and contact information.
- Egan Houseboat Rentals - The Egan family has been serving vacationers for 30 years in the Kawartha Region of the Trent-Severn Waterway, Ontario, Canada. Houseboats to suit one to three couples or a small family or two.
- Empress Holidays - Located in nantwich cheshire on the shropshire union canal. ideal outdoor holiday for families on luxury boats.
- En Bateau - A booking agent offering self drive boats and hotel barge holidays on the canals of France. Includes boat specifications and contact information.
- Farncombe Boat House - Farncombe Boat House, self drive narrowboat holidays on the River Wey and Thames in the South of England
- France Afloat - An agency offering a selection of self-drive and skippered boating holidays on the inland waterways of France. Includes online searches and booking.
- French Canal Cruising Holidays - A company based in Vermenton on the Nivernais Canal and offering self-catered holidays on the canals of France. Includes photos, boat layouts and specifications.
- Galleon Marine - Narrowboat hire on the Basingstoke Canal.
- Goods Hire Boat Company - Offering for hire the Border Rose, a 60ft 4-6 berth narrowboat on the Huddesfield Narrow Canal, Cheshire Ring and Rochdale Canal in the UK. Includes photos and prices.
- Grand Waterway Voyages - Offering self-skippered narrowboats for hire from near Coventry, England. Includes detailed boat information, prices and suggested itineraries.
- GuildfordBoat House - Guildford Boat House, self drive narrowboat holidays on the River Wey and Thames in the South of England
- Halcyon Boat Holidays - Wide choice of quality self-drive narrowboats for hire from Oxford boat yard. Ideal for river Thames or canals of England.
- HireBoat.com - A booking agent for canal narrowboat and river cruiser holidays in the UK, France and Ireland. Includes FAQs, online availability and booking information.
- Hoseasons Holidays - Offering a wide range of family holidays throughout Britain from self-catering holiday parks to self-drive boating holidays.
- Houseboat Rental Center - Locate and request information from over 300 houseboat rental operators in the USA, Canada, and around the world.
- Kate Boats, Warwick - Quality Narrowboat hire on the Grand Union Canal in the heart of England.
- Kennet & Avon Canal Trust - Information on cruises aboard the narrowboat Jubilee from Bath, England. Includes boat and trip details and prices.
- Kuhnle-Tours - A booking agent offering self-skippered boating holidays in Germany, France and the Netherlands. Includes boat and cruising area information. [English, German, and French]
- Locaboat Holidays - Offering a broad range of Pénichette canal cruisers for hire from their many bases on the waterways of France, Germany, Holland and Ireland.
- Maestermyn Cruisers & Welsh Lady Cruisers - Two companies offering narrowboats from Whittington, Shropshire, UK. Features detailed information on the Llangollen Canal plus boat pictures, layouts, FAQs, prices and booking information.
- Maine Anjou Rivières - Agency offering river and canal cruising throughout France. Includes lists of boats and tariffs, virtual boat visits, catalogue and contact information.
- Marjorie and Marjorie II - Offering luxury cruises on the inland waterways of Europe. Features layouts and pictures of the boats, itineraries, sample menus, wine list, prices and contact information.
- Mayfield Boats - Providing self-drive narrowboat holidays the inland waterways of central England. Includes description and layout of the boat and suggested routes.
- Middlewich Narrowboats - Comfortable canal hire fleet of great variety and character including traditional 'boatmans cabins'. Six well-known routes. Full on-line brochure.
- Mid-Lakes Navigation - Operates daily and overnight cruises on the New York State Canals and Skaneateles Lake. Weekly self-skippered charters are available on the Erie Canal out of Syracuse, NY.
- Moonraker Narrowboat Company - Provide hiring of a wide-beam cruiser, Medusa, on the Kennet and Avon Canal starting from Bath in England. Includes boat layout, pictures, canal information, availability, prices, and booking form.
- Napton Narrowboats - Our family-run fleet now gives you the best choice in style of narrowboat to suit your requirements and holiday budget.
- Narrowboat Holidays - Small exclusive hire fleet celebrates 25 years of providing superior boats and service.
- Narrowboat Savanna - Offering canal boating holidays from Guilford, Surrey, UK on a 61 foot narrowboat. Includes accommodation floor plan, photos, regional information and prices.
- Narrowboat Zinfandel - Offering a privately-owned 46-foot narrowboat for self-drive trips on the River Great Ouse and tributaries from Cambridge England. Features boat layout, photos and pricing.
- Nautic - A booking agent for canal boat rentals in the south of France. Offers basic information and a price list. [French, German, and English]
- Nicols - Offering self drive boats for hire on the rivers and canals of France and northern Germany. Features boat descriptions, layouts, rates, booking agents and contact information.
- Oxfordshire Narrowboats - Canal boat holiday company offering two to twelve berth self-drive boats for narrowboat holidays on the South Oxford Canal
- The Pirate Castle - A Reg Charity on the Regents Canal by Camden Lock in London, offers narrowboat trips and group accommodation for visiting groups.
- Reading Marine - A family run boatyard in Aldermaston, Berkshire, UK on the Kennet & Avon Canal that has been building and hiring out narrowboats for over 36 years.
- Rose Narrowboats - Long established family business with self-drive narrowboats for weekly or shortbreak rental in the heart of UK canal system.
- Sabena Marine - Offering self-drive boating holidays from Wroxham on the Norfolk Broads. Includes boat data, layouts, photos and prices.
- Sally Boats Ltd - A company in Bradford on Avon, England, offering a fleet of narrowboats for hire on the Kennet and Avon Canal.
- Saône Bateaux - Offering self-skippered canal boat rentals in the Burgundy region of France. Includes vessel details, prices, and suggested itineraries.
- Shannon Private Cruisers - Offering self-skippered rentals of privately owned cruisers for long and short breaks on the Shannon Waterways from Dromod, County Leitrim, Ireland. Includes boat and price information.
- Shearwater Boats Ltd. - Offering self-skippered boating holidays in the Scottish highlands on the Caledonian Canal and Loch Ness. Features boat descriptions, photos and prices.
- Sherborne Wharf Heritage Narrowboats - Based in the centre of Birmingham.
- Shire Cruisers - Canalboat rental company "that works hard to give you an easy time." Full online brochure.
- Silsden Boats - Silsden Boats offer high quality canal boat holidays on the Leeds Liverpool Canal
- Snaygill Boats - Narrowboat hire in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales, first-class boats, on-the-spot helpful owners and staff.
- Stockport Canal Boat Trust - Offers day trips and short holidays for people with disabilities around the canals of North West England aboard the specially designed narrow boat 'New Horizons.'
- Stroudwater Cruisers - Offering narrowboats for short break or longer hire in central England from Stourport, Worcestershire. Includes boat details, photos, prices, area maps and contact information.
- Swan Lane Wharf - Clubline Cruises - Offering self-drive narrowboat holidays from the Coventry area of England. Includes boat layout and pictures, prices and contact information.
- Valley Cruises - Small family-operated canal hire boat business on the Coventry Canal.
- Viking Afloat - Provide self-drive boating holidays in superb boats on the canals, rivers and inland waterways of England and Wales.
- Warwickshire Flyboat Co - Based in Warwickshire, England, this boat hire is one way for a groups, families, schools and guides to explore the British inland waterways.
- Waterways Holidays - An online availability and booking service offering boats from a number of leading hire boat operators in the UK, Ireland and France.
- Waterweb Fluvial - A multi-lingual linking and booking site to businesses that offer self-drive motor cruisers and hotel barges in Southern France.
- Westercharter - Offering self-drive boats from a base in Akkrum, Friesland for inland boating throughout the Netherlands. Includes detailed boat data, prices and booking information.
- White Horse Boats - A family run boating business on the Kennet & Avon Canal at Devizes, UK. Narrowboats for hire and public trips by arrangement, or on a regular basis in the season.
- Wyvern Shipping Co. - UK canal boat holidays by chartering a narrowboat. From Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, try a short break hire or a full holiday travelling the main canals in a luxury narrow boat.
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- Actief - Cruise the river Thames on a handsome Dutch Klipper, built in 1907 and now a luxurious hotel barge, personally run by owner, Jonathan Parratt.
- Ad'navis - Hotel barges and self-drive cruisers on the inland waterways of the Midi, Burgundy and Alsace regions of France and booking service for other regions of Europe.
- Athos Cruises - Luxurious cruises in the south of France on the Canal du Midi.
- Au fil de l'eau - A 30 metre converted Freycinet barge offering a choice of bed-and-breakfast or demi-pension cruises on the Burgundy Canal. Includes tarrifs and photo gallery.
- Barge and Breakfast - A new way to travel the rivers and canals of Europe in the 25 meter converted Dutch barge "Imagine".
- Barge Europodyssee - Affordable holidays and educational cruises in a converted luxemotor barge on the canal du Midi in the south of France.
- The Barge Lady - A booking service for barge cruises in Europe. The site offers searches by quality rating and by region, FAQs, news articles and contact information
- BargeDirect - Some information and options on hotel barge and narrowboat cruises on the canals and rivers of Britain and Europe.
- Barges in France - A company offering luxury hotel barge cruises on the French canals, as well as self drive cabin cruisers on the canal du Midi and canal du Nivernais in the Burgundy.
- Canal Barge Cruises - A booking agency for hotel barging and river cruises in the Burgundy, Loire, Provence, Midi and Paris regions of France. The site includes details and pricing information on barges.
- Charter Hotel Narrowboat Willow - Cruising holidays on the English Canals in a fully en-suite, full board and fully crewed narrowboat. The site includes photos, layout, fees and a booking form.
- Clair de Lune - Luxury Hotel Barge - Cruises on the Canal du Midi, Languedoc, Southern France. Features sample menus, cruise itineraries, accommodation details and a page on the history and surroundings of the Canal du Midi.
- Cruise Anthonia - This converted Dutch barge accommodates four guests plus owner/operators Janet and Malcolm Nabarro for cruises on the inland waterways of France. Site includes photos and booking details.
- Cruise Barge Rosa - Offering barge cruises on the Canal du Midi in France. The site includes boat layout and photos, regional information, four itineraries, booking and contact information.
- De 4 Vaargetijden - Cruise through Belgium enjoying a special atmosphere while discovering the waterways and their surroundings from a cosy hotel with friendly and attentive hosts.
- Duke & Duchess Hotel Narrowboats - A hotelboat cruise is the ideal way to relax and discover the secrets of the English canals and waterways. Book your vacation here.
- Fingal Cruising Holidays - Fingal is a large comfortable barge that cruises Loch Ness and the Caledonian Canal in the Highlands of Scotland, providing a unique holiday experience amidst superb Highland scenery.
- France Cruises - Cruises on the waterways of France in luxuriously appointed barges that host guests in style and comfort. Spacious accommodations with full en-suite baths.
- Go Barging - Canal and river cruise bookings by European Waterways, which owns, operates and manages ships in five European countries.
- Golden Odyssey - Luxury canal cruises in Belgium, Holland and France aboard a newly restored classic barge. The site includes photos, itineraries, menus and charter rates.
- Golden-Odyssey - Offering unscheduled, luxurious barge cruises for up to six passengers on the inland waterways of Europe. The site includes detailed boat and cuisine descriptions and photos.
- HB Cruises of France - Luxury canal barging in Burgundy, guided tours in air-conditioned Mercedes minivan, gourmet meals, bilingual French host.
- Hind and Hart Narrowboat Hotels - A cruising barge vacation company taking up to nine guests on full board cruises on the canals and rivers of England.
- Hotel Barge Dudley Thomas - Cruising the Historic River Thames with Thames Heritage Cruising Ltd.
- Hotel Boat Periwinkle - Join Steve and Gill aboard their narrowboat,cruising Britain's inland waterways. From the dramatic to the tranquil,heritage and nature go hand in hand as many canals and rivers are visited.
- 2003 Inland Voyages - Offering waterways cruises in the Burgundy aboard the 30 meter hotel barge Luciole. The site includes owners' profiles, area attractions, boat layout and facilities, costs and list of booking agents.
- Inland Waterways Holiday Cruises - A Berkshire based company offering narrowboat cruises in England and Wales as the perfect way to relax and enjoy the idyllic surroundings of the waterways.
- La Vancelle - Hotel barge offering cruises and charters on the Canal du Midi, southern France. Photographs, description and prices and a page on the history of the Languedoc region.
- Le Bateau Swan - Private owner-operated charter barge cruising in France, Belgium and Holland. Spacious and luxuriously appointed with en-suite bathrooms.
- Narrowboat Hotel Company - Cruise the English canals in a pair of 70 foot narrowboats, custom-built and decorated in the traditional style. Dawn is the powered boat, Dusk is the butty and between then they accommodate eight guests.
- Reed Boats - Two narrowboats, Oak and Ash, traveling the UK canals as Hotel Boats. The site offers descriptions of the boats and of the holidays.
- River Yacht Cruises - Luxury hotel barge for 6 guests with bilingual crew and gourmet French chef, cruising the Canal du Midi and Provence offering personalized itineraries.
- Saroche - A luxury barge with three ensuite staterooms offering cruises in the Burgundy and Camargue regions of France. Site includes interior layout, sample menus, rates and booking form.
- Shadow Cruisers - 'Me and My' is a 57' cruiser-style narrow boat, towing Shadow, a 30' engineless butty with two guest bedrooms. Together, they offer narrowboat holidays on Britain's waterways.
- Special Places Travel - A booking company for barge cruises in France. The site includes a listing of barges with their regions, prices and comments, as well as trip reports and contact information.
- Spirit of Loch Ness - Luxury boat cruises on Loch Ness and the Caledonian Canal from Inverness to Fort William in a converted Dutch barge with high quality accommodation for eight guests.
- St Patrick's Line - Offering cruises aboard the 28 metre Klipper Aak Emma in the south of France. Site includes boat layout, typical menus, pictures, itinerary, area details pricing and booking information.
- Thames Cruises Aboard Rival - A family owned Dutch Barge, cruising the River Thames between Oxford and Windsor. Site includes interior arrangements, pictures, sample itineraries, rates and contact information.
- Willow Wren - Our skippered charter hotelboats are the finest afloat and cover more canal cruising areas than anywhere else.
- Wood Owl Hotel Narrowboat - Four-day to eight-day fully catered cruises on a hotel narrowboat exploring the backwaters of England and Wales with an experienced crew and a maximum of four passengers.
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- Boat Trips on the Upper River Thames - Passenger boats available for hire for 30 to 120 passengers, with or without bar and catering facilities. Ideal for parties, days out, weddings and birthdays.
- City Cruises - London river cruises and Thames boat tours from Westminster, Tower and Greenwich Piers. The site includes details of sightseeing, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner cruises and contact information.
- Colonial Belle - A 246 passenger boat offering tours on the Erie Canal from Rochester, New York, USA. Site includes schedules, facilities and educational opportunities plus directions to the dock.
- Connoisseur Charters - Scheduled dinner cruises or corporate and private charters on the River Thames. Luxury vessels available for business entertaining or private hire.
- Cosgrove Narrowboat Company - Offering narrowboat trips, charters and day boat hire on the Grand Union canal north of Milton Keynes. Includes boat description and photos.
- Haarlem Channel Tours - Sight-seeing tours for up to six passengers through the canals of Haarlem, Netherlands. The site includes pictures, itineraries, route maps and booking information.
- Jody Lexow Yacht Charters - An agent offering self-drive barge and narrowboat rentals and hotel barge bookings in Belgium, France, Ireland, the Netherlands and the UK. The site includes rate sheets and contact information.
- Kawartha Voyageur - Ontario Waterway Cruises - A 45 passenger boat offering five-day cruises on the Trent-Severn Waterway and the Rideau Canal in Ontario, Canada. Site includes ship design and layout, cruise descriptions, schedules, fares and reservation form.
- Llangollen Wharf Horse Drawn Canal Boat Trips - From the North Wales market town of Llangollen, embark on either a horse drawn canal boat trip to Horseshoe Falls or a motorised cruise across the famous Pontcysyllte Aqueduct.
- River Thames Boats - Offering cruises along the River Thames for sightseeing, lunch or dinner, intimate private parties or dinner dances. Includes menus, routes, photos and booking information.
- Thames Cruises Ltd - A riverboat hire company based in central London catering for a variety of parties and functions. Individual tickets also available for weekend Disco Cruises and Christmas/New year bookings.
- Thames Rivercruise - Thames Rivercruise offer a fleet of first class vessels available to take parties for both day and evening cruises, based at Caversham, Reading.
- Thames Riverside Cruises - Company offering two boats for events and cruising on the River Thames in London. Selection of catering menus for private or corporate functions.
- Willowtree Narrow Boat Trips - Offering scheduled trips, private functions, school trips, and children's birthdays in and around London on the Grand Union Canal. The site includes schedules and fees.
- Yorkboat Cruises - Offering river trips, private parties and professional banqueting on a fleet of six boats based in York, UK. Site includes boat details, prices, schedules and booking information.
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