Weekly Narrow Boat Hire in Skipton

Weekly Narrow Boat Hire

Weekly narrow boat holidays along the beautiful and tranquil Leeds & Liverpool Canal…

Please see update re 2025 & 2026 season on main holiday hire page.

A week’s hire could take you eastwards through Bingley Five Rise Locks to Leeds, or westwards through the lovely villages of Gargrave and Bank Newton, through the Foulridge tunnel at the highest section of the canal, and then down into Lancashire towards Wigan, or alternatively part distance in either direction. A longer cruise can easily take you off the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and onto the Bridgewater, Trent and Mersey, Shropshire Union, Llangollen or the Cheshire Ring Canals, the Rochdale,Ashton,Peak Forest and Macclesfield.

We require 2 able bodied and willing adults for each boat hire with us.


Weekly Breaks - Monday to Monday OR Friday to Friday

Booking Period Six Berth Boats
Airton / Eshton
Four Berth Boats
Carleton / Cray
6th - 27th September 2024 £1450 £1135
30th Sept - 14th October 2024 £1340 £1015
18th Oct - 28th October 2024 £1550 £1160
1st Nov - 29th November 2024 £1165 £915


Gift Vouchers

Pennine Cruisers gift vouchers come in denominations to suit you and will result in hours of canal enjoyment. The perfect gift for boat loving friends and relatives!

Terms & Conditions

All the above prices include a non-returnable damage waiver fee, bedding, gas,diesel, full boat handling instruction, lock side instruction and car parking for up to two cars. £150 deposit required at time of booking and balance is due 6 weeks before holiday. Hirers must arrive to collect their boat between 1pm – 3pm to facilitate boat and lock instruction. The boat must be returned by 9am on the last day of your holiday.

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