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Luxury canal boat holidays on the Boutique Narrowboats
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Contemporary layouts for canal boats

Layouts for canal boats can be controversial. Narrowboat purists like to see room layouts which mirror most closely the old working narrowboats of the industrial revolution. And other traditionalists prefer canal boat layouts which hark back to the early holiday boats of the mid-twentieth century. But what arrangement makes most Read more…

By Sharon Peach, 1 year ago
latest boat build ready for top coat
Narrowboat interiors

Painting the latest narrowboat build

The latest narrowboat build is now in the painting sheds of John Barnard, a leading expert in narrowboat exterior paint. We have been planning with our clients the colour scheme of the boat exterior and they have chosen complementary Epifane colours, made up especially in a hard wearing formula. The Read more…

By Sharon Peach, 3 years24 August, 2022 ago
A little bit of wood goes a long way
Narrowboat interiors

Narrowboat interior: What’s with all the wood?

It strikes me every time I open a canal boating magazine and see a “modern” narrowboat interior: What’s with all the wood? It’s been well over half a century since the narrowboat leisure industry emerged and nowadays the varnish is lighter, the wood more polished. But it’s still a lot Read more…

By Sharon Peach, 4 years29 September, 2021 ago
boutique narrowboat kitchen in build
Narrowboat interiors

Our latest luxury canal Boat – 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 next week, so we have everything stored “up high.” It also gives me the opportunity Read more…

By Sharon Peach, 5 years27 September, 2020 ago

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