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If you’re looking for a holiday rich in culture and history, you’re spoilt for choice in Europe. The continent is full of fascinating destinations with centuries worth of stories to tell — and some of them have pretty scary endings! Across the UK and Europe there are a hundreds of chilling folklore stories, ranging from the slightly scary to the downright terrifying.  

You may have dreamt of owning your own boat since childhood, or started considering it after a few holiday cruises. Before going ahead, there are several costs that should be carefully considered. Here’s a list that will help you estimate to day to day running and maintenance costs of a boat, to ensure that everything goes smoothly!

The boating season is slowly but surely coming to an end. We love this period to sail along the water one last time: October can be really nice and for us the last month that still feel like the last bit of summer, before the beginning of the more wintery months.

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HOLIDAY! If you hear, read or even remember this word, certain images will certainly appear in your mind. Are you ready for your next boating holiday?

The new Horizon fleet: chic and spacious boats for couples or families! Discover our Horizon fleet!

Did you see Le Boat on ITV’s This Morning? Josie Gibson took to the water and enjoyed a boating holiday in Scotland, along the wonderful Caledonian Canal.

Sometimes the only way to really get what something is about is to try it for yourself. While relatively new to Canada just opening for its third season in 2020) , Le Boat has been operating in Europe for more than 50 years.

Wildlife and landscape photographer, Simon Lunn, is no stranger to finding the best spots from which to capture Canada’s natural beauty; this Parks Canada biologist has been working with – and photographing – protected natural and historic landscapes throughout Canada for more than 30 years.

While boating holidays are always fun with a group of family or friends, did you now it can also offer the perfect romantic holiday? What better way than to glide past beautiful pastoral scenery while marvelling at old architecture with that someone special?

To rent or to buy, that is the question! Owning a property is far more favourable than renting one, but is it the same case for boats?

St. Patrick’s Day is right around the corner and what better way to celebrate the life of the patron saint of Ireland than by planning a trip to the Emerald Isle.

Le Boat has a choice of two bases to pick up your boat from along the River Thames cruise. So, as long as you start from the base you’ve booked and return to the base you've selected on the agreed date – what you do in between in up to you. But which to choose…?