Boating near Oxford

Boating in Oxfordshire is justifiably popular. From the dreaming spires of Oxford to the rolling hills of the Cotswolds, the county exudes a timeless charm which is best enjoyed from the tiller of a slow-moving narrowboat.

The Oxford Canal is a peaceful and charming cruise throughout, dotted with appealing canal villages and black-and-white lift bridges. The Thames is navigable downstream of Lechlade, and Oxfordshire houses some of this iconic river’s most attractive stretches. Narrowboats, motor cruises, canoes, rowing boats and passenger steamers line the river here.

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