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 Woodland Boat

Hingham, Norfolk, England

A lovingly-restored dog-friendly vessel, complete with an al fresco hot tub and plenty of dry-land luxuries, beautifully secluded on a working stud farm in rural Norfolk.
Sleeps: 2
Bedrooms: 1
From £170 / 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
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

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
The Pontoon Leigh on Sea

The Pontoon

Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England

A stylish houseboat with an extended deck for sunbathing and socialising, peacefully secluded with panoramic marina views in the quaint Essex fishing village of Leigh-on-Sea.
Sleeps: 8
Bedrooms: 2
From £232 / night

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)
"Blackbird" boathouse for two in the water in North Devon

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

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

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)

Sub Bnb

Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA

Be part of history, with a unique stay aboard a restored World War II sub, floating proudly in Wisconsin's historic Manitowoc River.
Sleeps: 16
Bedrooms: 9
From £376 / 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 (Joker)

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