London Boat Cruise, Canal Boat Trip, Thames Narrowboat Charter

FULLY CREWED BOAT CRUISE ON THE GRAND UNION CANAL

(PADDINGTON ARM) THROUGH TO THE PICTURESQUE REGENTS CANAL, OR ON THE RIVER THAMES ABOARD NARROWBOAT 'LADY A'

Canal Boat Holiday

OPTION 1

Our most popular cruise on the Grand Union Canal (Paddington Arm) takes you from Greenford in West London to Camden Town, over the North Circular Aqueduct, past picturesque Little Venice and London Zoo allowing time for a visit to the Camden Market. We stop for meals and this last approximately eight hours.

At 10:00h we welcome you aboard 'Lady A' with coffee, tea or something stronger.

We sail and follow our trip through the North Circular Aqueduct, which carrying the canal over one of London's major arterial roads, where at eleven o'clock coffee and croissants will be served. If you wish you can stand on the aqueduct footway and watch the fantic buzz of the traffic bellow.

12:00h - a few moments before the General Cemetery of All Souls, Kensal Green. It's one of the Britain's oldest and most beautiful public burial grounds built by the Victorians. One of the world's first garden cemeteries, and doyen of London's Magnificent Seven. Its notable personalities include some 500 members of the titled nobility and over 500 individuals noted in the dictionary of national Biography. Kensal Green is the resting place of the engineers Sir Marc Isambard Brunel and Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Lord Byron's wife, and even some of the Royal family.

At 13:00h we tie up at Little Venice for lunch, an aperitif and a delicious home cooked three-course meal. A choice of red and white wines will be served with our compliments. And finishing with coffee, liqueurs and mints.

Casting off again, we continue to Camden Town through the 272 yards (250 meters) long Maida Hill Tunnel.

Before the Lisson Grove Basin we will pass the short tunnel which is known as the 'up-side-down-house'. Then we continue our journey through Regent's Park which covers an area of 410 acres, and is a site formerly a Royal hunting ground for Henry VIII, and Macclesfield Bridge. The bridge is also known as 'Blow-Up' bridge arising incident in October 1874 when the narrowboat 'Tilbury' carrying cargo of gun powder and benzol blew-up as it was being towed under the bridge. Before the sharp left turn at Cumberland Basin we are passing through the London Zoo. We see several animals' houses to our right, and the aviary designed by Lord Snowdon to our left hand side. We emerged to Hampstead Road Lock, the last remaining pair of locks. We will pass through the lock, turn about and raise the boat on the way back approximately eight feet.

We can moor the boat for a while and give you an opportunity to have a short break at the famous Camden Market.

At 17:00h its time for tea and home - made 'banitsa' (cheese pastry), pancakes with jam.

We continue our return journey through Little Venice where you would disembark at approximately 18:00h. We can take you back to your starting point if you prefer.

Boat Cruise London

OPTION 2

A five hour Evening Cruise (Dinner or Buffet Menu) from Little Venice through to Camden Town and back to Little Venice.

Little Venice

At 18:30h we welcome you aboard with a glass of champagne. At 19:00h we cast off and cruise to Kensal Green where we turn about and continue our journey through to Regent's Park, London Zoo and Camden Town.

Lunch Cruises

At 21:00h we arrive at Hampstead Road Locks. We will pass through the lock,before turning the boat for our return journey. You will arrive back at our starting point where you would disembark at approximately 23:30h.

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Cuisine

Lunch Menu

Barge Hire London

Christmas Parties London

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Boat Hire

Thames Boat Charter

OPTION 3

An unforgettable cruise on the River Thames which takes you from Hampton Court in Surrey(KT8 9AU) – The Historic Royal Palace (Hampton Court Palace), through Windsor, the home of 13 attractions including Windsor Castle, Eton College, Changing of the Guard and Legoland, to Maidenhead.

London Boat Trip