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Motor boat and yacht charter in the United Kingdom (UK) falls into a number of distinct categories that make full modern commercial use of Britain's coastal heritage and historically important inland waterways.

The Norfolk Broads are a popular family holiday destination with easily managed broads cruisers and traditional broads craft on over 125 miles of mainly navigable waterways free from locks and well sheltered. One of the biggest dangers can be the congestion on some of its reaches during peak season. Stretching from the coast at Great Yarmouth inland to Lowestoft, Brundall, Wroxham, Potter Heigham and Stalham amongst other locations, all are destinations on many a broads cruiser's itinerary.

Lake District Yacht and Motor Boat Charter. Windermere is the largest of England's lakes and has a number of popular tourist towns and villages on or near its shores. Ambleside, Bowness and Windermere itself all have marinas and modern facilities in the centre or by the lake. Shops, restaurants, takeaways, chandleries, clothes shops, general stores and everything ellse you may need are in plentiful supply. Powerboating is no longer permitted on the lake and motor boat charter is centred on the 30-40' range.

The coasts of Scotland, Wales and the Irish Sea are popular waters, with charter craft offered by many companies around the British isles, but the undisputed supremo in England's yacht charter industry is the south coast and the Solent.

Solent Yacht Charter - Gosport, Hythe, Portsmouth and Port Solent, Southampton water, Cowes on the Isle of Wight and many more places in the wider area are home to yacht charter companies. Visitors will find Lymington's large marinas, restaurants and popular Saturday market are complimented by lazy boltholes where mariners can enjoy a well deserved drink. Other variously popular destinations include Buckler's Hard, Beaulieu and Hamble, a small village whose marina is inside the sheltered estuary.

Cowes is a world famous sailing mecca and the town boasts a twenty first century marina, numerous well stocked chandleries, restaurants, takeaways, services and stores. Cowes plays host to many yachting and powerboat races, throughout the year and is one of the UK's competitive yachting's home ports.

Portsmouth harbour and Port Solent are large and important marine centres. Gosport offers marina facilites, Hythe lies across the estuary from the port of Southampton and offers a charming old town centre in addition to modern marina facilities in peaceful and picturesque surrounding.

Narrowboat hire - The canals and waterways of England played an important role in the country's industrial development and these old arterial trade routes are now home to a competitive and high quality leisure industry. The UK's canals offer a vast choice of narrowboat fleets to choose from, up and down the country. Ever popular for narrowboat hire are the canals of Cheshire and the midlands, the picture perfect Langollen canal in Wales and the Grand Union canal. At 70ft long and 6'10" wide a full length hire narrowboat can sleep as many as twelve people in a standard layout also including galley, dining, shower / wc and living space.

Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, UK (photo credits)

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