Adelaide Marine also offers a selection of narrowboats, suitable for the London canals and the Thames Ring using the Oxford Canal and Grand Union Canal. The boats are named, like the dock, after Queen Adelaide, the wife of William IV, and her female relations. Bedding comprises sheets and duvets, with sleeping bags on bunks. Overseas visitors are also provided with towels. Within 10 minutes of the base there is a Super Store open 7 days a week - where you can do all your shopping, though there is a starter pack of essentials on board.
Tuition is provided for first time boaters.
By road Adelaide Dock is a 15 minute taxi journey from Heathrow Airport, and very close to junction 3 of the M4. Southall Railway Station is not far away. New country base Adelaide Marine's Broxbourne base in the Hertfordshire countryside is situated on the River Lee within easy reach of the M25.Cruise 25 miles of attractive river to Waltham Abbey, Hertford and Ware, or up the Stort river to Sawbridgeworth and Bishop's Stortford. In a weekend, you can visit Limehouse, Bow, and Greenwich and return. In a week you can cruise into London and the London Ring.