A barge is a long, narrow boat built with a flat bottom, traditionally designed for carrying heavy cargo over water, particularly on inland waterways. Varying in length from 40-120 ft, with a beam of 10 – 16ft.
Why buy a barge liveaboard?
The older or classic barges offer great opportunity as project boats ready refurbishment and make great live-aboards. Barge liveaboards and floating homes are now becoming really popular options to second homes, so many new builds are now available, marketing as ‘floating homes’and found on canals, inland waterways and lakes all over the world.
Can you live on a Dutch barge?
Installed in New build vessels or even conversions from diesel to Electric in traditional barges You will find many Dutch barges (newbuild or converted), Commercial vessels, Saloon Boats and English Widebeams, all for living on board or cruising.
Where can I find the smallest canals in Europe?
Enjoy the English countryside, in the broad beam canals before you head for the smallest canals of Europe. These barges are also suitable for the splendid canals of France, in Brittany or Southern France, the Canal du Midi, the choice is yours.
