Image: Stuart France (canal market place)
Did you know...
A cargo narrowboat that has no engine and is towed by one that does is called a butty barge or bump barge. It has many uses and is an extension to your narrowboat and they are part of an expanding market.
Designs and uses are broadening all the time and we are a team of designers, fabricators and welders with many years of experience working with steel to make your new Butty barge.
We will talk through your requirements, as we've found all butty barges are unique to their owners. The consultation will include your specifications such as connection, size, windows, partitions etc.
We will talk through your requirements with regarding to the planning and build phase plus the costs. Together we formulate a plan of action and a payment schedule.
During the planning phase we will have determined your interior and exterior requirements. For interiors, this could be a bedroom, a hot tub or storage and for floating traders, space for your goods. Exterior paint work, colours and designs can also be finalised.
When all the plans are complete and signed off we will start to build your new butty barge. We will keep you informed of the progress and you are welcome to view the boat in its various stages.
We can arrange delivery across the UK.
Let your creative mind overflow. We are not limited by the uses of your bespoke new build butty barge. We have provided a few examples below.
You can trade from a butty barge moving from market to market place, whether that be arts and crafts or food stall.
Every teenager loves their own space so why not create a unique bedroom.
What a great way to spend a relaxing evening in a bespoke hot tub.
One for all the family, safely secure all your bikes and accessories in a Butty barge, equipped to the highest standards.
More options for your bespoke Butty barge could be an office, workshop, water tank, extra storage or even a room for your pet. For traders this could be for trading stock, boxes, tools, firewood, stall display...the possbilities are endless.
Image: Stuart France
Ian Williamson and Jeannie Harrison sell unusual gifts from their 14ft butty made by us.
They trade from a 50ft narrowboat (Imogen) and required more space so they decided on a bespoke 14ft butty which they named Pandora's Box. As you'd imagine Pandora's Box is full of magical and mysterious gifts.
You can catch that at many of the floating festivals.
Read about Pandora's Box, one of our bespoke butty barges made for trading at floating festivals.
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