APCO: the Association of
Pleasure Craft Operators is the main trade body for Inland
Waterway Businesses, representing over 140
independent companies offering
River and Canal Holidays on Hire Boats, Day Boats,
Hotelboats, Passenger Trip Boats and Business Services on
the 3500 miles of navigable canals and rivers in the UK.
For over 50 years APCO has been setting professional
standards, enabling passenger navigation and safe guarding
the waterways.
Let our members share
with you a unique experience afloat, tranquillity, quality
and heritage; a canal holiday that you will always remember.
APCO NEWS
APCO Boat Hire Survey 2011
Results -
Click to see Members Invitation to Water Meeting on 6
March 2012 at Rowington Village Hall, Warks CV35
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Welcome to the APCO Guide to Inland
Waterway Boating Holidays, your introduction to the
holidays, boats and services provided by members of the
Association of Pleasure Craft Operators. For the last 50
years APCO companies have been successfully pleasing our
customers by providing relaxing and fun-filled holidays and
short cruises on our rivers and canals.
Hence we are taking the opportunity to
celebrate our
Golden Jubilee by describing some of the history of
the Association and giving you a taste of the heritage of
pleasure boating on our inland waterways.
Boating can be an all-round activity
and our Association offers all the types of holiday that
people have come to expect – short breaks, shared ownership,
time-share, self-catering or hotel standard service.
Included in the huge choice of boats
available on Britain’s waterways are a vast range of
self-drive narrowboats and river cruisers. For those who
prefer a skipper and crew there are hotel boats on which -
just as in a hotel - everything is done for you. If visiting
a waterway is only part of your holiday, or just a day out,
there are self-drive day-boats or passenger trip and
restaurant boats.
The APCO members listing pages
describe hire boat operators based on the canals and rivers
of England, Wales and Scotland, hotel and passenger boat
operators and companies offering specialist services
relating to pleasure boating. To find out more about boating
holidays or spending a day out on Britain’s inland waterways
contact any APCO member by phone, e-mail or their website.
