You can hire a boat for the day from many of our bases.
This will let you have a great day out for the family or a party of friends, and get the feel of a narrowboat on the water.
We have day hire boats available from the locations shown and listed on the map below.
Prices in 2022 range from £99 for the boat for the day.
Hover over the hot spots below to find out more!

Llangollen Canal at Whixall Marina – ‘Julia’ can carry up to 10 people Check Availability
Trent & Mersey Canal at Anderton, Cheshire – ‘Daydream’ can carry up to 12 people Check Availability
Shropshire Union Canal at Bunbury near Tarporley – ‘Bella’ can carry up to 10 people Check Availability
Llangollen Canal at Trevor, near Llangollen, Wrexham – ‘Jacob’, ‘Daniel’, ‘Julia’ and ‘Lotty’ can carry up to 10 people each. Check Availability
Llangollen Canal at Blackwater Meadow Marina, near Ellesmere, Shropshire– ‘Lazy Days’ can carry up to 10 people Check Availability
Llangollen Canal at Whitchurch, Shropshire – ‘Day Tripper’ can carry up to 10 people Check Availability
Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal at Great Haywood, near Stafford – ‘Daphne’ and ‘Abi’ can carry up to 10 people each Check Availability
Worcester & Birmingham Canal at Tardebigge, nr Bromsgrove, Worcestershire – ‘Emma’ can carry up to 10 people Check Availability
Worcester & Birmingham Canal at Alvechurch, nr Bromsgrove, Worcestershire – ‘Away Day’ can carry up to 10 people Check Availability
Stratford Canal at Wootton Wawen, near Stratford upon Avon – ‘Dolly’ and ‘Charlie’ can carry up to 10 people each Check Availability
Grand Union Canal at Braunston, Northamptonshire – ‘Water Ouzel’ can carry up to 12 people Check Availability
Kings Orchard Marina is situated close to Lichfield deep in the Staffordshire countryside on a secluded, tree lined twenty acre site Check Availability
Grand Union Canal at Gayton Marina, near Northampton – ‘Day Lark’ can carry up to 10 people Check Availability
Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal at Goytre Wharf, nr Abergavenny – ‘Rooster’ can carry up to eight people Check Availability
Kennet & Avon Canal at Hilperton, near Trowbridge, Wiltshire – ‘Cheers’ can carry up to 10 people Check Availability
Kennet & Avon Canal at Aldermaston, Berkshire – ‘Wyvern’ can carry up to 8 people Check Availability
River Weaver at Acton Bridge, Cheshire – ‘Poppy’ can carry up to 12 people Check Availability
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