Central London/Zone 1 holiday houseboat rental with walking, internet access, TV, DVD

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Houseboat Mallards (houseboat)

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Houseboat Mallards is a unique and very rare opportunity to experience life on water in the heart of London. Enjoy the hurly burly of the world's greatest city with all its attractions, and then return to the peace of your wooden houseboat, hidden away with its beautiful garden and swans tapping at the window in search of a bite to eat.

Located in Little Venice it is in Zone 1, offering easy access to all the world class shops, theatres, parks, markets and museums anyone could ever wish for. The canal is one of London's true hidden gems - walk one way and it will take you to Notting Hill, whilst the other way passes the Zoo, Primrose Hill, Regents Park and winds on to Camden and beyond. In addition to the wildlife there is a cheerful ever changing boating life going on outside your window.

Outside the mooring gate is Maida Vale with a grand array of white stucco terraces and villas set in tree lined avenues for you to saunter through, and a nearby parade of shops and cafes for all your needs.

Living room	view from opposite canal bank
feeding the wildlife	houseboat front door

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The South East England / Greater London region

London needs little introduction but as this website insists i give it one, here goes...

If you like fantastic shops, theatres, cinemas and superb markets then look no further. If you enjoy a city with thousands of years of history played out on one site, with all the remnants of grandeur and wealth that it created, then its all here for you to see, with gorgeous buildings spanning great architectural eras, museums stashed to the rafters with art, artefacts and the very finest examples of local and global discovery and creativity, then this is the place for you.

If you like dining in anything from the local caff to a Michelin 3-star restaurant then you can, all connected by a brilliant transport network. If you savour being amongst people from every country in the world, every walk of life and wearing every outfit in the world then its all here. You can be busy or relaxed, take in great opera or wild clubs, its all here waiting for you.

Then when you have had your fill you can come back to your hidden floating house and relax in a world unknown to most Londoners.

Central London/Zone 1 area

Zone 1 bands together the central areas of London all well linked by a variety of quick transport options. Within easy journey time from Mallards are the great markets of Portobello Road, Goldborne Road, Brick Lane, Spitalfields and CamdenTown. Within easy walking distance are London's finest parks at Kensington Gardens, Hyde Park and Regents Park.

All the shops of the west end, from the flagship stores and departments stores of Oxford Street to the more offbeat ones of Soho and fashions of Covent Garden are a short bus or tube journey away, as are the great museums and art galleries that London is famous for. If there is anything in particular you would like recommended or suggested then please feel free to semd me an email and i shall endeavour to help you out.

How to get there

The Houseboat is on moorings in Little Venice three minutes walk from Warwick Avenue underground station (Bakerloo line) and less than ten minutes from Paddington Station, (Circle, District, Bakerloo and Hammersmith & City tube lines, National Rail hub and terminus of the Heathrow Express) (trains running every 15 minutes, journey time to Heathrow 15 mins). Numerous buses serve the area and boats to Camden can be caught a couple of minutes away.

Activities near Central London/Zone 1

Facilities

Further details indoors:
The wooden boat has a main bedroom with double bed and generous wardrobe space, there is a porthole and stained glass window to provide light whilst maintaining privacy. The second smaller bedroom has a set of bunk beds (length: 5'3'' or 160cm) and some ancillary storage space and boasts a large sash window looking out over the canal.

There is a sofa in the living room that easily pulls out in comfortable double bed if required. If you fancy a deep relaxing soak, then sink into the bath and watch the water life outside through the cleverly located slit window, the boat has mains pressure throughout so the shower is nice and strong. The basin is a converted clerks ledger desk salvaged off a ship. Similarly the door to the toilet is from nautical origins and the loo is plumbed to the mains sewer.

The open plan galley has all you would expect in your own home and the living room is spacious and comfortable with windows on all sides giving fantastic views of the canal and all its life on one side and the peaceful walled garden on the other. For a more intimate connection to the water slide back the patio sized glass doors and feed the swans, geese, coots, mallards and occasional cormorant that inhabit the waters outside. Many of the larger birds can be fed straight from your hand. The boat is soundly insulated throughout and has modern gas central heating and hob, and, all floors are solid wood There is a cast iron wood-burning stove in the living room which will be operational in the winter. There is wi-fi and satellite TV, a DVD player with a choice of dvds and a good selection of books with which to wile away the hours on the sofa, in between watching the boats go by. All windows have blinds or curtains so you can be as private as you choose. All external openings have safety devices to prevent small fingers opening them if not desired.

Further details outdoors:
The wooden clad Mallards is the first on a beautiful private mooring shared with 8 other boats. It is hidden from street view by a lovely old wall and access is through a secure gate. Once through, you find an unexpected hidden oasis of tranquillity and greenery. The space between the wall and the canal comprises a private garden with plants, trees and a table and chairs. Some of the garden is enclosed by a fence rendering it suitable for those with children. There is a barbecue. The garden is screened from public view on one side by the boat and on the other side by the wall. There is a communal pathway that runs past the boat giving others access to their boats further along the mooring. Although there is a fair coming and going of boat traffic on the canal this is never noisy and the frequently changing view is fascinating to watch.

Further details

Rental is for a minimum of three days

Rental rates

Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
	5 Jul 09	31 Jul 09	850£ 850	150150	160160	3 Nights
	31 Jul 09	29 Aug 09	950£ 950	160160	160160	3 Nights
	29 Aug 09	2 Oct 09	900£ 900	160160	160160	3 Nights
	2 Oct 09	20 Dec 09	800£ 800	140140	150150	3 Nights
	10 Jan 10	12 Feb 10	800£ 800	120120	130130	2 Nights
	12 Feb 10	21 Feb 10	950£ 950	160160	160160	3 Nights
	21 Feb 10	26 Mar 10	800£ 800	120120	130130	2 Nights
	26 Mar 10	16 Apr 10	950£ 950	160160	160160	3 Nights
	16 Apr 10	30 Apr 10	850£ 850	130130	140140	2 Nights
£160/night over bank hol	30 Apr 10	4 May 10	850£ 850	140140	160160	3 Nights
	4 May 10	28 May 10	850£ 850	130130	140140	2 Nights
half term	28 May 10	4 Jun 10	900£ 900	150150	150150	3 Nights
	4 Jun 10	2 Jul 10	850£ 850	130130	140140	2 Nights
	2 Jul 10	1 Oct 10	950£ 950	160160	160160	3 Nights

The property's weekend rates apply to: Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights

NB: Prices may be subject to change at the advertiser's discretion.

A deposit of around a third of the full amount will be payable on booking. The remainder is to be paid a month before your stay.

Upon confirmation that the dates of booking are free I shall send a booking form to be filled in and returned alongside the deposit cheque.

Guestbook for Houseboat Mallards

The boat is only just come up for a short term of rental, so we cannot hundreds of guest book quotes yet. Here is what we have so far:

Mallards was everything and more that we had expected - there is a unique sense of secluded privacy while at same time a sense of being very much in the bustling "London". Attractions are accessible with decent tube travel but there is also enough to keep (at least small) children occupied on the houseboat itself, with canal life, outside patio area and the internet. We had an ideal holiday - country cottage elements in exciting London!
Henrikka, Finland

Wonderful stay, Just wonderful.
Shane, Ireland

We have had a fantastic time in your houseboat. It was really an adventure for our children and ourselves. We would definitely do it again
Rajiv, South Africa

It has been a lovely stay - very comfortable and peaceful. Easy reach of London every day but also easy walks along the canal (walked to Camden Lock). We will miss the family of ducklings and swans who visited regularly and i will miss going to sleep watching water reflections on the ceiling!
Sue & Jack, Worcestershire

The summerhouse in London, i could stay for weeks
Harri, Ely

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