Southern Narrowboats

We had a amazing family weekend on Little Egret. The boat is modern, super clean, comfortable and fully equipped, perfect for our family of 5. Louise and Richard are wonderful hosts, explained everything thoroughly and on hand if we needed. We had a perfect hassle free weekend, the kids enjoyed something different and enjoyed the unique experience. Looking forward to returning for a longer break next time.

We had a lovely week on Cassiopeia. Thank you so much for all the little finishing touches, the evenings were so much more cozy and comfortable 🤗 A perfect few days away with some very much needed quality family time. Board games and hot chocolate were enjoyed by us all. We were little lock pros by the end of the week, we all had our part to play. Lovely memories made 💛

We had a most amazing time! Thank you so much to Louise and Richard. The boat was so cool!!

We chose to sail into London ( no locks!) and moored at Paddington basin. Great way to see London and just an amazing experience overall. The kids ( 4 & 7) are already asking when we can do it again. We will be back soon xx

We had a super mid week break on Little Egret travelling up the Grand Union in mostly lovely weather. Little Egret is a lovely boat with really comfortable beds- especially the king size double! The boat handles well and was 100% reliable. Our route took us though some beautiful peaceful countryside, all within the M25 ring. Thank you. We’ll be back!

We had a fabulous time and the staff were all very caring and helped us have a wonderful holiday.

Just back from a lovely midweek break on Cassiopeia. We’re a family of two adults and two older teenagers who’d never hired a narrow boat before. Richard explained everything and was contactable in case of any issues. It was great to get the kids off their phones for a bit and help with navigating the locks! We managed the Camden locks even though it was our first time and we’ll be appearing in lots of tourist’s photos I think! 😀

We had a wonderful time on Cassiopeia it’s a beautiful boat fully equipped with everything you could need three lovely double beds we slept very comfortably and thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience. In our five days we took the boat from Uxbridge into London Camden Lock then back up North to Cassiobury Park in Watford before heading back to the boat yard. We saw lots of birds including Herons and Cormorants and wildlife. The dog had lots of walks along the towpath. It was particularly pretty in Autumn with the trees along Little Venice and Cassiobury Park. It was lovely sailing through Harefield where my grandmother used to live along the canal. Remembering also when I was younger going to Cassiobury Park.
. Thanks Louise and Richard x

My family and I have just spent a fantastic mid-week break on the Little Egret, very comfortable for our family of five.

The boat is very clean and has everything you need on board, perfect for a break without worrying about social distancing as everything is self contained.

The information provided, and organisation from Southern Narrowboats was spot on, so many thanks.

Highly recommended.

Fantastic winter holiday, despite the awful storm on return day, still enjoyed the whole experience..

Great boat
Well supplied
Great company
Would definitely recommend
5 ***

Had a lovely midweek break on Cassiopeia. very comfortable boat, most home like boat we have hired..
and we’ve hired a fair few.

Everything we needed on board. Richard and Louise were really helpful and easy to contact throughout. Blankets provided for our dog.

We had a great time. Highly recommend.