Boating Holidays For Couples On The Norfolk Broads

Holiday Boats For Two on the Norfolk Broads

Hire boat holidays available March–October

pets welcome

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Bedding provided

Holiday Boats For Two on the Norfolk Broads

Looking for a romantic UK break that gives you time, space and a complete change of pace? A Norfolk Broads boating holiday for two could be just the escape you’re craving!

Our boats for two are cosy, easy to handle and designed to slip under lower bridges, like Wroxham, Wayford and Beccles, so you can explore quieter corners of the Broads that bigger boats often struggle to reach. Perfect for couples wanting a relaxing holiday on the water.

Prefer a little extra room? Our 2+2 holiday boats give you that extra bit of flexibility. Ideal for couples who’d like additional space, and perfect if you’d like to bring the dogs along too, or to invite friends for part of the trip.

Explore calm waterways, stunning sunsets and peaceful mooring spots. All just a few hours from London. Slow down together, explore together, and enjoy proper quality time without schedules or crowds. Ahhhh bliss!

See our best boats for two – below. Or call us and we’ll guide you through.

Why Couples Choose the Norfolk Broads for a Romantic Escape

The Norfolk Broads offer something that no hotel, resort or city break ever could. You’ll discover miles of peaceful waterways, big skies, wildlife around every bend and the freedom to travel entirely at your own pace.

Whether you want lazy mornings on deck, riverside walks through charming villages, relaxed pub lunches or evenings tucked up on your cosy cruiser watching the sunset over the water, a boating holiday for two on the Norfolk Broads offers it all. It gives you the space and setting to truly reconnect and unwind.

With more than 50 years of experience helping guests explore the Broads, the Barnes Brinkcraft team knows exactly how to make a couples boating holiday feel effortless, calm and special.

Holiday Boats Designed Especially for Two

Our Norfolk Broads boats for two people come in a range of styles to suit all budgets. Choose from our classic no-frills cruisers, comfortable mid-range boats or our more luxurious elite models.

Many of our boats for two are smaller cruisers designed to pass under lower bridges, so you can explore quieter and less visited parts of the Norfolk Broads peaceful waterways.

Each of our boats for two has been selected with couples in mind, offering:

Easy handling and simple controls
Comfortable cabins perfect for two
Spacious layouts ideal for relaxing
Compact size boats that make cruising easy

Like a little more flexibility? Our 2+2 boats are cleverly designed to let you create extra beds when needed. Ideal if couples want a little more living space, to bring the dogs or the option of bringing friends along for part of the holiday.

What a Couples’ Boating Holiday Feels Like

Just the two of you — no rush, no crowds, no constant notifications.

On a Broads boating holiday for two, you might:

Cruise slowly through beautiful countryside
Moor in peaceful, tucked-away locations
Enjoy waterside pubs and romantic riverside walks
Share sunset drinks on deck
Wake up surrounded by nature

Your boat becomes your own floating retreat — cosy, comfortable, room to cook, dine or snuggle up. And completely yours for the duration of your trip, so you can travel and do as little or as much as you like.

Perfect for First Time Boaters

Never driven a boat before? No problem. No previous boating experience is needed

Most of our smaller holiday cruisers for two are compact, and very easy to control, ideal for beginners. Before you set off, our team take you through a full induction so you’ll set sail feeling confident handling your boat right from the start.

The main hire cruising areas of the Norfolk Broads are lock-free – great news for beginners and your arm muscles too.

If you do happen to find yourself approaching Mutford Lock, you’re heading out towards the sea… which is definitely not where you want to be in a river cruiser!

A Short Romantic Break or a Longer Escape

Whether you’re planning a last-minute short break, a romantic long weekend or a longer two-week holiday, a couples boating holiday on the Norfolk Broads delivers on value and freedom.

Ready to drift away together?

Your perfect Broads holiday for two is waiting — climb aboard.

Boating Holidays for two on the Norfolk Broads

A boating holiday on the broads will create treasured memories for years to come, many of our customers return year after year. The seasonal changes in the breath taking views, vast expanse of quiet waterways with abundant wildlife are just some of the alure that pull people back time and time again..

On your boating holiday, take in the extraordinary diversity of wildlife in this natural Broadland habitat, stop off at riverside inns and eateries, then moor up in a quiet spot for the night and stargaze in perfect darkness. Or you could step back in time, visit the original windmill pumps, or one of the many heritage and visitor and wildlife information sites like the one on Ranworth Broad

Norfolk is famous for its round turreted flint-built churches, the one at Ranworth has a tower you can climb to gain amazing views across the Norfolk Broads.

These are just of few of the many unique experiences to be enjoyed when boating on the Norfolk Broads.

Things to do on the Norfolk Broads

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Things to do on the Norfolk Broads

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Frequently Asked Questions

No, you don’t need to have any experience or special licences to hire a Broads Cruiser. On arrival, we will give you a full demonstration of how to use, drive and moor the boat. You will also receive videos of how to handle a boat before you arrive.

We provide a manual (electronically and in hard copy onboard) to help you enjoy your holiday.

Our experienced crew will be happy to answer your questions before you leave the yard.

We would recommend at least one member of your crew have good mobility for moving about the deck and mooring.

On arrival at the boatyard, find yourself a temporary parking space outside reception.

A member of our team will direct you to your boat, getting your car as near as possible to the boat so you can unpack

Once you are ready, make your way back to reception with your car keys and paperwork for check-in.

We’ll book you in for your trial run at that point. We customise your tuition to suit your needs.

If the boat is not quite ready, we’ll take your mobile telephone number and contact you as soon as you can go onboard.

Boats will usually be available between 2 and 4 pm. We need them back at 9 am on your day of departure.

Some will be available earlier, but we can’t guarantee which boats will be ready early.

Each boat is

Pumped out (sewage removed from toilet tanks)

Filled up with fuel and water

Serviced by both the engineers and boat builders

Cleaned inside and out

Inspected by our head cleaner

We’re never quite sure what we will find when the boats return, which is why we don’t give you an exact pick-up time.

Yes, please give us a ring to let us know, and we’ll let you know where your boat is so you can go onboard when you arrive. We usually move the boat to just outside reception, so it’s easy to find.

In the morning, we will go through the check-in and trial run with you.

For safety reasons, you must not take the boat out of the yard until you have had a trial run.

Yes, by 9 am please, ready for our staff to get on board and sort her out for the next customers.

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