Narrowboat design
Woodland Grayling’s progress
There is such a lot of activity on the build of the newest Boutique Narrowboat, Woodland Grayling, that it can be hard to find a moment to take photos. But the parquet flooring goes in Read more…
Boat hire
Behind-the-scenes on turnaround day
Sometimes we are asked if it’s possible to return a holiday boat later than 9:30 AM on the morning of check out. I’m afraid to say that the answer is always a negative because, behind Read more…
Boat hire
What to pack for a boating holiday
A narrow boating holiday doesn’t offer many shopping opportunities in our part of the world. The environment is largely rural and it isn’t easy to buy forgotten groceries. Most people arrive with several supermarket Read more…
General
The newest Boutique Narrowboat
It’s time to start planning for the future. After many weeks of coping with the day-to-day affects of the pandemic, we knew that we needed to start looking ahead and build our little business at Read more…
Boat hire
Will the Leicester lockdown affect me?
Leicester lockdown For at least two weeks from 29th June 2020, the city of Leicester is in lockdown due to the pandemic. This means that if you have a booking with us during that period, Read more…
Boat hire
Open again!
Open for Boutique Narrowboat holidays from Monday 6th JuLY From 4th July, provided that no more than two households stay together, people will be free to stay overnight in self-contained accommodation, including hotels and bed Read more…
Boat hire
Coronavirus latest
Coronavirus update – 6 June 2020 Although we don’t have any official news on when we can reopen for holidays, we are taking bookings from the 4th July onwards. But please don’t pay anything if Read more…
Boat hire
Social distancing plans
Reopening during social distancing We don’t yet have a date when we are able to reopen for business, but in the meantime we are working on a process to ensure that the boats are handed Read more…
General
Still strong
No one can pretend to be the same as they were 4 short weeks ago. Some – too many – have been touched by tragedy and will continue to be so as 2020 unfolds. Others Read more…
General
Coronavirus
The marina is open for holiday boat bookings but we understand if you wish to transfer your holiday to another future date. Please understand that if you do go ahead with your booking, you may Read more…