LNBP Community Boating, formerly known as the London Narrow Boat Project, is a registered charity and non-profit making voluntary organisation.
The organisation was founded in 1981 by a group of teachers, youth workers and canal enthusiasts who recognised the benefit of introducing children and young people, particularly from the inner cities, to the enjoyment of canals and inland waterways. LNBP provides canal boat holidays and day trips to help educate and engage a wide variety of people from all walks of life.
This ethos still continues to be at the forefront of the organisation’s aims and operations today. We welcome groups of all ages and backgrounds to enjoy the experience of canal boating with us aboard either of our two purpose-built canal boats, Lancelot and Guinevere.
Each year LNBP Community Boating provides the opportunity for a wide variety of user groups from all over the UK and overseas to enjoy inexpensive canal boating holidays and trips in central England.
These groups include schools, colleges, youth groups, clubs, uniformed organisations and associations, groups working with the disabled, the partially sighted and those with special needs, and organisations working with the disadvantaged and unemployed.
Our two canal boats are based at the historic junction of the Grand Union and the Oxford Canal at Braunston, a pretty historic village on the borders of Northamptonshire and Warwickshire, located five miles from Daventry in Northamptonshire and eight miles from Rugby in Warwickshire.
Each year LNBP Community Boating provides the opportunity for a wide variety of user groups from all over the UK and overseas to enjoy inexpensive canal boating holidays and trips in central England.
These groups include schools, colleges, youth groups, clubs, uniformed organisations and associations, groups working with the disabled, the partially sighted and those with special needs, and organisations working with the disadvantaged and unemployed.
Group leaders can develop and encourage teamwork, life skills, self-esteem and respect for others. Groups can also look forward to discovering and learning about the environment and the vast heritage and history of the canals and inland waterways.
There are a wide range of activities and interests for everyone on a weekend or midweek residential experience including
Education and Learning
Personal Development
Teamwork
Boat operation
Food preparation and cooking