Oxford Houseboats

All Afloat

• 10 guests

• 5 bedrooms

St Katharine's & Wapping, London

Cross the gangplank onto this incredible floating home near the Thames. Moored just a couple of blocks from Tower Bridge, this former 1930s steel barge is a ten-minute walk from the Tower of London.

Velvet Morning

• 4 guests

• 2 bedrooms

London, England

We know that staying on a houseboat might not be for everyone, but for those tempted by the idea, you won't get any better than this. The vessel itself is fifty-seven feet long and over a hundred years' old — not that you'd be able to tell from the delightfully modern interior.