Day Boat Hire
Worsley Day Boat Hire
Dayboat Office, Worsley Dry Docks, Worsley, Manchester M28 2WN.
Day Boat Hire
#21 Rated Canal Trips on the UK Waterways
Canal Trips on the UK Waterways
Canal trips have become a popular leisure activity in the UK, offering a relaxing way to explore historic waterways. Day boat hire is available across England, Wales, and Scotland, with no license or experience needed—operators provide basic training. These self-drive adventures are ideal for families, friends, or couples, as narrowboats cruise slowly past countryside, villages, and industrial sites. For a more luxurious option, restaurant and hotel boats serve gourmet meals while gliding along the canals. Major routes include the Kennet and Avon, Oxford, Llangollen, and Caledonian canals, each with unique scenery. Longer holidays are also available, letting guests create their own itineraries and stop at waterside pubs and villages, making canal boating a distinctive and tranquil British holiday.
UK Waterways's Best Canal Trips in 2026
Cafe and Skippered Boat Trips
#22 Rated Canal Trips on the UK Waterways
Day Boat Hire
#23 Rated Canal Trips on the UK Waterways
Day Boat Hire, Boatyard and BSS Examiners
#24 Rated Canal Trips on the UK Waterways
Day Boat Hire, Boatyard and BSS Examiners
Thorn Marine
164a London Rd, Stockton Heath, Warrington WA4 6LE.
Skippered Boat Trips
#25 Rated Canal Trips on the UK Waterways
Day Boat Hire
#26 Rated Canal Trips on the UK Waterways
Day Boat Hire
Honeystreet Boats
Mill, Honey Street, Pewsey SN9 5PS.
Skippered Boat Trips
#27 Rated Canal Trips on the UK Waterways
Skippered Boat Trips
#28 Rated Canal Trips on the UK Waterways
Day Boat Hire
#29 Rated Canal Trips on the UK Waterways
Day Boat Hire
Inland Navigators
Canna Mead Weedon Lane, Dodford, Northampton NN7 4TA.
Day Boat Hire and Skippered Boat Trips
#30 Rated Canal Trips on the UK Waterways
Day Boat Hire and Skippered Boat Trips
Lee & Stort Boat Co. Ltd
Ware Priory, Town Quay, High St, Ware SG12 9AL.
Day Boat Hire
#31 Rated Canal Trips on the UK Waterways
Day Boat Hire
#32 Rated Canal Trips on the UK Waterways
Skippered Boat Trips
#33 Rated Canal Trips on the UK Waterways
Skippered Boat Trips
#34 Rated Canal Trips on the UK Waterways
Skippered Boat Trips
Norfolk Wherry Trust – Cantley
Station Road, Cantley, Norfolk, NR13 3SH
Skippered Boat Trips
#35 Rated Canal Trips on the UK Waterways
Day Boat Hire
#36 Rated Canal Trips on the UK Waterways
Day Boat Hire
CanalAbility
Lock View, Burntmill Ln, Harlow CM20 2QS.
Day Boat Hire
#37 Rated Canal Trips on the UK Waterways
Skippered Boat Trips
#38 Rated Canal Trips 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 Canal Trips on the UK Waterways
Skippered Boat Trips
Norfolk Wherry Trust – Oulton
Bridge Rd, Lowestoft.
Skippered Boat Trips
#40 Rated Canal Trips on the UK Waterways
