Cafe and Skippered Boat Trips
Dunhampstead Wharf
Trench Ln, Dunhampstead, Droitwich WR9 7JX.
Cafe and Skippered Boat Trips
#21 Rated Attraction on the UK Waterways
Britain’s 4,700 miles of canals and rivers are lined with historic pubs, castles, and engineering marvels. Visitors can enjoy canalside pubs like the Admiral Nelson and The Turf Hotel, explore castles such as Beeston and Chirk, and see attractions like the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, Anderton Boat Lift, and National Waterways Museums. Day boat hire is widely available, and guided cruises offer relaxing ways to discover the canals’ heritage and scenery.
UK Waterways's Best Attractions in 2026
Day Boat Hire
#22 Rated Attraction on the UK Waterways
Skippered Boat Trips
#23 Rated Attraction on the UK Waterways
Day Boat Hire, Boatyard and BSS Examiners
#24 Rated Attraction on the UK Waterways
Day Boat Hire, Boatyard and BSS Examiners
Thorn Marine
164a London Rd, Stockton Heath, Warrington WA4 6LE.
Day Boat Hire
#25 Rated Attraction on the UK Waterways
Day Boat Hire
#26 Rated Attraction on the UK Waterways
Day Boat Hire
Free Spirit Cruising
Bredon Rd, Tewkesbury GL20 5BY.
Skippered Boat Trips
#27 Rated Attraction on the UK Waterways
Skippered Boat Trips
#28 Rated Attraction on the UK Waterways
Skippered Boat Trips
Little Star – Anglo Welsh
Suite 4, St George's Lodge, Bath BA2 3NE.
Day Boat Hire
#29 Rated Attraction on the UK Waterways
Day Boat Hire
Union Canal Carriers Ltd
Dark Ln, Braunston, Daventry NN11 7HJ.
Museums, Park and Skippered Boat Trips
#30 Rated Attraction on the UK Waterways
Museums, Park and Skippered Boat Trips
Moira Furnace Museum and Country Park
Furnace Lane, Moira, Swadlincote DE12 6AT.
Canal Pub
#31 Rated Attraction on the UK Waterways
Skippered Boat Trips
#32 Rated Attraction on the UK Waterways
Skippered Boat Trips
#33 Rated Attraction on the UK Waterways
Day Boat Hire, Restaurant Boats and Skippered Boat Trips
#34 Rated Attraction on the UK Waterways
Day Boat Hire, Restaurant Boats and Skippered Boat Trips
Skipton Boat Trips
The Wharf Office, 3 Coach St, Skipton BD23 1LH
Day Boat Hire
#35 Rated Attraction on the UK Waterways
Day Boat Hire
#36 Rated Attraction on the UK Waterways
Day Boat Hire
Canal Boat Day Hire
Apsley Marina Dickinson Quay Apsley Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 9WQ
Restaurant Boats and Cafe
#37 Rated Attraction on the UK Waterways
Restaurant Boats and Cafe
Dee’s Venetian Marina Tearoom
1 Marina cottages, Nantwich CW5 6DD.
Skippered Boat Trips
#38 Rated Attraction on the UK Waterways
Skippered Boat Trips
Brindley Cruises
Narrow Boat Bosworth Lady, The Water's Edge, Brindley Pl, Birmingham B1 2JB.
Skippered Boat Trips
#39 Rated Attraction on the UK Waterways
Skippered Boat Trips
JGF Passsenger Boats
Cowey Sale, Walton Bridge, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, KT12 1AR
Day Boat Hire and Skippered Boat Trips
#40 Rated Attraction on the UK Waterways
