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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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

Union Wharf Narrowboats

Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England

Chart your own course along the scenic Leicestershire waterways, aboard a family-and-pet friendly canal boat with full training – and plenty of freedom! – provided.
Sleeps: 6
Bedrooms: Varies
From £503/ 2-3nts

LV14 SULA Lightship

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Escape to the water and enjoy a unique and scenic adult-only stay aboard a historic British Lightship, beautifully restored and enchantingly moored in the Gloucester Docks, in the Cotswolds.
Sleeps: 4
Bedrooms: 2
From £166 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

Orchardleigh Boathouse

Frome, Somserset, Somerset, England

A tranquil and romantic dog-friendly hot tub retreat for two, nestled on the edge of a sparkling lake on a historic 500-acre Somerset estate.
Sleeps: 2
Bedrooms: 1
From £270 / night

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

Magic Time Yachting

Hamble-le-Rice, Hampshire, England

Kick back and relax in a unique stay aboard a skippered and hosted luxury sailing yacht as you sail around the idyllic Solent and south coast in a unique itinerary personally tailored to you and your favourite people.
Sleeps: 6
Bedrooms: 2
From £2,600 2 days/1nt

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 £195/night
The Floating Terrarium Botanical houseboat in Hackney, London

The Floating Terrarium

Hackney, London, England

A wow-factor, off-grid garden sanctuary in the form of a wide beam barge, rich in eco-friendly luxury and gloriously secluded on a glistening canal in uber-cool Hackney.
Sleeps: 2
Bedrooms: 1
From £180 / night

Hollywood Barges

Liverpool, England

Get your sea legs ready for a completely unique break away on a themed Hollywood Barge, moored in Albert Dock, Liverpool.
Sleeps: 8-9 per boat
Bedrooms: 2-3 per boat
From £150 / night

Floatels by Tŷ Milford Waterfront

Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales

A serene quartet of luxury floating havens for two, set on the glistening doorstep of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park.
Sleeps: 2 per cabin (4 cabins)
Bedrooms: 1 per cabin
From £80 / night

Kingfisher Narrowboat

Doncaster, Nottinghamshire, England

A romantic narrowboat bobbing on the Chesterfield canal, with its own garden, a private hot tub, and access to a wood-fired sauna, nestled amongst peaceful Nottinghamshire woodland.
Sleeps: 2
Bedrooms: 1
From £220 / night