Boatyard Services

College Cruisers is the place to go with all your boating dilemmas.  We hire narrow boats for holidays and we also provide services for the local canal community and visiting boaters. Located just above the Isis Lock and near the visitors moorings we are a good stopping point on the Oxford Canal for entering or leaving the River Thames upstream or down.

So do call in and say hello, we are the canal hub for the Oxford waterways and are happy to help with our practical local knowledge.

A series of images illustrating some of the services on offer at the boatyard

We are open Monday to Friday 10 am to 4 pm.  Also open on Saturday by appointment so please give us a ring to book in!

Narrowboat Services

  • Pump out services @ £20 inc blue
  • Red diesel
  • Rubbish Disposal
  • Gas (13kg Calor propane only)
  • Coal

Spares & Sundries

We don’t have a “chandlery” on site but are well stocked with spares and sundries or we can order in most items with free postage.

Narrowboat “Babysitting”

We offer a narrowboat “babysitting” service for short term mooring in central Oxford if you need to leave your boat safe and secure or car parking equivalent.

Marine Engineer Onsite

We have an engineer on site, give us a ring to book in, offering a call out service to the local area.

Instalation, Servicing & Painting

While we can no longer take boats out the water we do almost everything else on site from a new stove installation, servicing your engine to painting a boat.

Maintenance & Advice

We’ve fitted out many of our own boats and all maintenance is in house so you can always pop in to pick our brains or just give us a ring.

Labour prices from £35-£50 an hour and quote depending on the length and size of the the job.

Any Questions?

Call us on 07821 867999. (+44 7821 867999. from outside the UK). We're happy to help!