Canal boat holidays
across the UK

BEGIN YOUR CANAL BOAT HOLIDAY FROM ONE OF OUR NINE BASES ACROSS ENGLAND, SCOTLAND & WALES

Enjoy a new kind of boating holiday that allows you to set your own itinerary and wake up to a stunning new view from a narrow boat each morning. As the captain of your own self-drive luxury narrowboat, it’s an exhilarating break from everyday life, whether for a short break or a longer canal holiday.

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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 and Wales.

FLEXIBLE CANAL BOAT HOLIDAYS

With Black Prince you can choose a narrowboat holiday to suit you with 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 holiday. 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.

Canal boat holidays across the UK