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Grand Union Narrowboats is based on the Grand Union Canal at Weedon in heart of the beautiful county of Northamptonshire. The Furniss family who operate Grand Union Narrowboats have been part of the inland waterways industry for over 25 years so you are in very capable hands.
15% Early Booking discount on all 2027 holiday.Offer ends 31st October 2026
10% off your holiday when booking two or more boats together
Book 2 weeks & save 15% off the 2nd week, or book 3 weeks & save 20% off the 3rd week
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Aaron (Jun 2026) - "...5 stars is not enough for these guys. Great customer service. Lovely boats and will do everything within their power to makes sure you have a great trip. We spent a long weekend on tasselweed and will be back to head north next time...."
Karen S (Apr 2026) - "We had the best holiday with this company. Super helpful when booking - excellent instructions on how too find the yard. The boat we had JASMINE was perfect for two couples. Very detailed handover - and everything on the boat worked perfectly ..."
Smiley (Apr 2025) - "... and this was our first time ever on a canal boat. Steve and the team were excellent in talking everything through with you and making sure you're confident in cruising the boat etc ... highly recommend using them for your canal boat experience..."
Our 2, 4, 6 and 8-berth purpose-built, 4 star narrowboats, are available for rent/hire from our easily accessed base at Weedon in Northamptonshire/the Midlands. You can be confident of having a canal boat holiday to remember, taking in the delights of the canals of Great Britain.
From Weedon ...More >there is an amazing choice of routes for your narrowboat hire including gems such as the Oxford Canal, the Ashby Canal, the River Thames and, of course, our personal favourite – the Grand Union Canal, cruising either north along the stunningly beautiful Leicester line of the Grand Union Canal through Watford Locks, Market Harborough and Foxton locks or perhaps south through the amazing Blisworth Tunnel and the quintessentially English canal side village of Stoke Bruerne and on southwards towards the Chilterns. See more information on routes you can take with our boats..
We understand that for some the prospect of taking to the helm of your narrowboat hire together with the operation of the canal locks can seem a little daunting! DON’T PANIC. We are very thorough on our handovers, as well as showing how all the controls on the boat work to ensure ALL our novice customers get practical steering tuition along with instruction and help with your first locks. We feel this is very important as the sooner you feel at ease with the practicalities of a canal boat holiday the sooner to can start to enjoy the delights of England’s waterways.