See below and click on links above for more details. It all depends on your priorities. Some are also built with the traditional materials, steel hulls carrying oak framed wooden cabins, and some have steel cabins, but all contain refinements the old boatman would never have dreamed of. The advantage of a trad style narrowboat is that the steerer has a protected position against wet or cold weather and the additional advantage of the heat from the engine or the boatman's cabin stove around their legs. There is also a very real feeling of closeness to the canal traditions.
Friends can stand on the gunwales or sit on the roof.
The main seating area is in the bow. Hot and cold water - to all basins. Also a 240volt shaver only socket, and reading lamps at most berths. Permanent double beds feature on Willow, Hazel, Damson and Juniper. A full inventory - of cutlery, crockery, cooking, cleaning navigation and safety equipment.