Boats & Boathouses

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Take to water and stay onboard a houseboat, converted narrowboat, or a boathouse by the water’s edge. Browse our accommodation, ranging from static, moored sailing boats to mobile barges that follow an water-based itinerary tailored to you.
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Secret Water

Beccles, Suffolk, England

Escape to Suffolk's beautiful Waveney Valley, in a unique floating glamping pod positioned on the shimmering Southern Broads.
Sleeps: 4
Bedrooms: 2
From £914 (7 nights)

The Adrianto

Pin Mill, Suffolk, England

A vintage Dutch barge, elegantly styled with authentic mid-century pieces and moored in a beautiful Suffolk coastal hamlet, with soothing views over the River Orwell.
Sleeps: 4
Bedrooms: 2
From £110 /night
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Ty Cwch

Aberporth, Ceredigion, Wales

A unique, award-winning architect designed ‘boat house' that's ideal for an adventure-packed beach break, next to the invigorating Welsh Coast Path.
Sleeps: 12 (or 4 per cabin)
Bedrooms: 3
From £136 / night

The Boathouse London

Paddington, London, England

A design-led boutique hotel barge, indulgently moored on the scenic waters of the capital's first floating park.
Sleeps: Up to 4
Bedrooms: 1
From £360/nt

Camillia Boatel

Edinburgh, Scotland

A sustainable, bespoke-crafted lime-green haven, rich in hotel-suite comfort and permanently docked just minutes away from Edinburgh's iconic Royal Mile.
Sleeps: 8
Bedrooms: 3
From £350 / night
Classic Yacht Nadine at night

Classic Yacht Nadine

Poole, Dorset, England

Live like a millionaire, aboard a 60ft luxury motorboat that’s styled for pure holiday opulence (complete with a jacuzzi hot tub!) beautifully based at Cobbs Quay Marina in Poole, Dorset
Sleeps: 4
Bedrooms: 2
From £380 /night

Salmestone Dutch Barge

Sandwich, Kent, England

A floating home-from-home filled with quirky comfort, peacefully moored in medieval Sandwich.
Sleeps: 6
Bedrooms: 1
From £200 / night

Rusty Boathouse

Llanarth, Ceredigion, Wales

A lavish single-storey lakeside pod, complete with a stargazing hot tub and its own private decking and jetty, beautifully secluded amongst the idyllic rural landscape of mid-Wales.
Sleeps: 2
Bedrooms: 1
From £504 (2 nts)

The Wild Duck

Heacham, Norfolk, England

The Wild Duck is a former 19th century boat, uniquely transformed into a luxurious Heacham haven ideal for seaside family holidays.
Sleeps: 6
Bedrooms: 3
From £562 (3 nights)

The Four Sisters Boatel

Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland

A luxurious, pet-friendly houseboat, permanently moored just ten minutes' walk from Edinburgh's historic Royal Mile.
Sleeps: 4 (+2)
Bedrooms: 2
From £220 / night
"Blackbird" boathouse for two in the water in North Devon
20% off remaining July and August dates

Blackbird

Blagdon Water, Devon, England

Let your cares sail dreamily away, aboard a romantic ‘floating suite' secluded on a freshwater lake (ideal for trout fishing) in North Devon, close to the moors and beaches.
Sleeps: 2
Bedrooms: 1
From £400/ 4 nts
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The Harpy Houseboat

Tower Bridge, London, England

Welcome aboard London's oldest houseboat, The Harpy, with unrivalled majestic views of Tower Bridge.
Sleeps: 10
Bedrooms: 4
From £800 /night