Lancaster Canal Boat Hire Holidays
Choose one of our 3 Beautiful Narrowboats
The Fast Way to Slow Down
Our Boats sleep up to 4 people – plus Pets!
Relax Canal-side
Fine Food, Craft Ales and Log Fires

Lancaster Canal Boat Hire

Beautiful, cleverly designed narrowboats ideal for both experienced boaters and newcomers alike. Sleeping up to 4 persons plus pets, we offer self-catering cruising with all the comforts of home!

Canal Boat Holidays

Discover the joy of canal boat holidays on the Lancaster Canal. Hire one of our Canal Narrowboats for a short break or a full week and navigate the canal from Preston to Tewitfield.

The fast way to slow down and relax in great scenery, getting close to wildlife and nature.

We are based at Barton Grange Marina on the A6 between Preston and Lancaster.

Our Narrowboats sleep up to 4 persons in comfort, are easy to sail, and are luxuriously equipped with everything you need for your floating holiday.

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Book a Weekend break from Friday to Monday or a Midweek Break from Monday to Friday on any of our 3 Narrowboats. Check the Booking Calendar below for availability.

The Lancaster Canal

Linking Preston to Kendal, the Lancaster Canal is one of the country’s few contour canals. Built along the natural lie of the land it offers 41 miles of lock free cruising – the longest lock-free stretch in the country. As the canal is naturally level, it also lends itself to gentle walking and cycling as well as canoeing and other outdoor pursuits.

Things to see and do

In addition to providing spectacular views of the Silverdale Coast, Forest of Bowland and Wyre countryside, the Lancaster Canal also features some of the most impressive canal architecture in the country. The Lune Aqueduct, which is currently is benefitting from a £2.25 million transformation, is one of John Rennie’s finest works and not to be missed.

There are many superb pubs and excellent restaurants to enjoy along the 41 miles from The Last Orders Inn at Ashton-on-Ribble in the south right up to The Longlands Hotel past Carnforth in the north.

Check our Events and Locations pages to help you decide where to explore on your break.

Luxury Self-Catering Narrowboat Hire

Everything you need is included for you on our canal boats and we provide full tuition on how to sail them before you embark on your adventure!

Each Narrowboat benefits from a full kitchen, bathroom, lounge and TV so you can spend quality time onboard or choose to enjoy some the many wonderful sights, taverns and restaurants along the canal route.

The Canal runs through the heart of the historic City of Lancaster, so make sure to take time to visit Lancaster Castle, The Maritime Museum and the many attractions along the towpath.

Book One of Our Canal Boats

We have three beautiful and superbly equipped Narrowboats available for you to book for short breaks or full weeks during 2017.

Daisy

35ft – Sleeps 2

Daisy is a beautiful narrowboat sleeping 2 people making her perfect for couples.

She is cleverly designed to feel much more spacious than other boats of her size. A ‘floating cottage’!

Short Breaks – £465 to £515
Full Weeks – £625 to £745

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Rose

41ft – Sleeps 4

Rose is a 41ft long boat with a more traditional feel. She has one fixed double bed & 2 singles so she is ideal for couples & small families.

Because of her short length, she is just as easy to handle as our other boats.

Short Breaks – £525 to £575
Full Weeks – £745 to £865

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Poppy

45ft – Sleeps 4

Poppy is a brand new, bespoke narrowboat built to extremely high standards in 2016 by Brayzel Narrow Boats.

At 45ft in length, she is small enough to manoeuvre whilst comfortably sleeping 4 people.

Short Breaks – £575 to £625
Full Weeks – £875 to £985

Book Poppy Now

Book Your Canal Boat Break

Select your starting and end dates below for your chosen Narrowboat or alternatively call Sylvia on 07977 683282 to discuss.

Booking Availability

What our customers say about us

Last year we had a lovely week on Daisy so we came back this year to check out Sylvia’s new boat, Poppy and she’s brilliant ! Brand new and luxuriously fitted out by someone who obviously knows about canal boats and cares about giving her guests a truly enjoyable holiday. Poppy has everything you could need and more -even two televisions!! One extra thing we did do this year was moor up overnight in Lancaster then next day caught a train to Windermere then it was a ten minute bus ride to Bowness for a boat trip on Lake Windermere. Excellent- Canal and Lake District boating in one holiday!! PS Sylvia is lovely too!

Peter MontgomeryPoppy & Daisy

We booked Poppy for 4 days and had an amazing time. Poppy was such a lovely boat to handle and call home for the time we were on board. There were all the home comforts you would need to make it a great comfortable break. Only the weather would have made it absolute perfection, but you can never guarantee that in this country wherever/whenever you go. That being said we still had 3 out of 4 great days and used the one wet day exploring Garstang, and a nice little village it was too, followed by a great meal in the owd tithe barn pub sitting by the log fire, perfect end to a so so sort of day. Can’t praise the boat, the experience and Sylvia, who owns Poppy, enough so will have to stop here otherwise she will get fully booked and not be available for when we want to book her again! 5* out of 5* all the way!!

Diane BakewellPoppy

This was my first time on the canals of Britain. A fantastic leisurely time aboard Daisy our narrow boat for Four nights. After having a comprehensive overview of Daisy I felt confident to set off on our new adventure. Daisy is a compact little boat with everything you need to eat on board, a good sized fridge a cooker hob and oven and a grill. There are plenty of pubs on route so eating out is a great option too. We visited Garstang, Lancaster and Galgate before heading back to the lovely Marina where Daisy is moored. Daisy is a comfortable easy to manoeuvre size and even I enjoyed steering her through the very calm water of the Lancaster Canal where we enjoyed over 20 Miles of lock free sailing and I have got to say the best weather we could have hoped for.

I can’t thank Sylvia enough for accomodating us after my husband had to have an emergency operation at short notice and we had to postpone for a couple of weeks. Thank you and we will be back again. John & Tracy from Doncaster.

Tracy HeatonDaisy

What a fantastic Lovely little boat!! We are still currently onboard enjoying our last night on Daisy. She has everything you need for your trip, well equipped and very clean! Cannot wait to book again, fab relaxing holiday!

Frances McIvorDaisy

Things To Do, Places To Visit

See Us At Visit Lancashire!

What’s Included?

When you begin your Narrowboat holiday, we will offer you as much tuition as you feel you need. We will stay on board until you feel confident with the canal boat then leave you to enjoy your relaxing holiday but remember, 24 hour help is only a phone call away!

On board you will find a full sized cooker, fridge, TV/DVD player, and all the cutlery, crockery, pots and pans you will need. Poppy is also equipped with an extra TV/DVD, a hair dryer, a toaster and plenty of 240V electric sockets.

Prices include: Bedding, towels, toilet rolls, washing up liquid, sponge, tea towels, umbrella, torch and a full tank of diesel. Daisy and Rose have cassette toilets whilst Poppy has a flushing toilet.

A welcome pack containing tea, coffee, sugar, milk, biscuits and one or two surprises is also included.

Free secure car parking is available inside the Marina for the duration of your break.