Boats & Boathouses
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.
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.
All Boats & Boathouses
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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)
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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
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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
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