Aqua Narrowboats

Top Notch! Five Star! Bee's Knees! Dog's .... well you get the idea! Justin and the team at Aqua built our 59ft NB Minimum Warp for us and we are absolutely over the moon with her. The design process was a joy, with Justin and Jane (Aqua Furnishings) helping us through all of the design decisions with just the right amount of advice and guidance. The build phase was well organised and we were always kept well informed and were even able to tweak our design a little as the boat took shape. As for the finish of the boat, it exceeds all expectations. Everything is beautifully made, superbly put together and finished to perfection with an almost obsessive attention to detail. If you are looking for a new boat - choose Aqua! You will not be disappointed!
Nov 4th, 2022

Our experience of buying a narrowboat - Aqua-style When you embark on the wish to realise a dream and invest in a portion of your life floating and living at a slower pace, you will want to maximise on the narrowboats space and make sure she is efficient. You will want style and comfort. You will want the essentials to work and be tried and tested. You will want your boat builder to have thought of things you have not. You will want to think out of the steel box but know you are in good hands and ultimately become the owners of a craft of value and beauty. You need look no further that Justin and his team at Aqua Narrowboats. Our boat Lily Pad (58') was guided by the Aqua teams guiding ropes and launched into the water with the help of a crane on March 15th 2022. Her journey before that moment had been within a relatively small radius from the creation of her steel hull at Colecraft, to the Aqua teams boatyard near Burton-on-Trent. There she was expertly fitted out and finished with exquisite skilled wooden craftsmanship of oak and ash. We visited the team many times during construction and were always made extremely welcome. In fact, to step on board almost felt like walking on hallowed ground. This was not just the slightly odd thing about being in a boat suspended from a ceiling and looking larger than she ever would in the water. Nor was it because we were evidently intruding on the (limited) work space of nine skilled people. It was because the whole team at Aqua Narrowboats are dedicated to their work and love the process of creating beautiful boats. Attention to detail is the name of the game. Justin even has his team sit on the toilet to see what tiny details might annoy if not quite right! There are many decisions to be made in the building of a boat from scratch. With Aqua Narrowboats, you are clearly the captain of the craft and decisions are ultimately down to you. However, Justin and his team are expert at guidance without pressure; at taking things seriously and having excellent attention to detail and being flexible to accommodate whims, set-backs and requests. They could not do enough for us. By the time all was finished, we felt like members of the family. Our boat is beautifully enhanced by fabrics and window dressing by Jane of the sister company, Aqua Furnishings. A month into our long trip, we are grateful for their work, inspiration and care on this boat every day. It is contributing hugely to our currently floating, like the ducks in our constant company, without a care in the world, along the UK canal network. One of our friends who visited said he thought our boat was a floating Picasso! Thank you Aqua Narrowboats. We are beyond thrilled with our dream boat.
Jun 3rd, 2022

We did a lot of research to find the best boat builder for us and we settled on Aqua Narrowboats. They could not have been more accommodating and helpful and have built us the most gorgeous boat which we are thrilled with. The attention to detail is amazing and the quality of workmanship second to none. They have a very friendly and knowledgeable team who were always on hand to answer questions and help us with all our decisions, giving us lots of options and alternatives. Despite the challenges of all our lockdowns they still managed to complete our fabulous boat. We would whole heartedly recommend them.
Apr 29th, 2022

Superb boat build, fantastic team. We couldn't be more pleased with our new boat, Roundtuit.
Feb 18th, 2022

Jan 25th, 2022