Canal Holidays in the UK and Europe

Boating Holidays Ltd and Holidays in the UK offer the widest range of holidays afloat in the UK and Europe. We offer over 3000 boat hire options on canal and cruiser boats in the UK, France, Ireland, Holland, Italy,Germany and Belgium.

We have the biggest choice of traditional canal narrowboats and cruiser boats on the rivers and canals of England, Wales and Scotland. In Europe cruise the canals and rivers on our French built penichette barges or choose one of our many cruiser boats.

We also offer crewed hotel barges, small ship cruises and large ship cruises on all the major cruise lines.

Canal Holidays on traditional UK narrow boats

Travel the famous canals of England, Wales and Scotland on the distinctive narrowboats only available in the UK. Visit Oxford or Bath from your canal boat. Cruise through the heart of London, or take the Avon Ring to Shakespeare's Stratford. See the view from the mighty Poncysyllte aqueduct near Llangollen in Wales, or moor in historic Chester. Go over the Pennines in Yorkshire or travel the Cheshire Ring through Manchester.

Go to the our UK canal holidays website for more information and online availability of our huge selection of canal boat holidays.

If you prefer take one of our cruiser hire boats. Travel the royal River Thames between London and Oxford, explore the Norfolk Broads, or cruise the Caledonian Canal and Loch Ness in Scotland.

Penichette Barge Holidays in Europe

The distinctive Penichette barges sleep from 2-12 people, and many have inside and outside steering. They are available in Ireland, France, Holland, Germany and Italy.

Cruise the famous Canal du Midi in France, explore Ireland's River Shannon, travel the waterways of Holland, visit the unspoiled lakes of Germany, or cruise around Venice on your Italian penichette barge holiday.

Cruiser Boat Holidays in Europe

Check out our huge range of cruiser hire-boats available in Ireland, France, Holland, Italy, Belgium, and Germany. Many have inside and outside steering positions.

Travel the waterways of the French Burgundy wine region, see the rivers and canals of Ireland, cruise Holland's famous canals, explore Germany's lake district, visit Bruges in Belgium, or see Venice and its islands on your cruiser boat.

River Cruise Ship Holidays

We offer the whole range of Europe river cruises on 100-150 person river cruise ships on the rivers of Europe - Rhine, Danube, Rhone, Douro, Seine, plus Venice and Seville. Worldwide we offer cruises on the River Nile, River Yangtze in China, and the famous Mississippi River.

Enjoy full service and gourmet catering on wide beam hotel barges on canals and rivers in Europe. See Hotel Barges.

Cruises on the major cruise lines

New for 2008: the full range of large ship cruises on our Cruises Online website.

Use our cruises online availability to check out cruise lines, ships and deck plans and then find the exact cabin for your cruise holiday. We offer great discounts on cruises from the major cruise lines including P&O Cruises, NCL Cruises, Princess Cruises, Royal Caribbean, and MSC Cruises