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Stoke On Trent Boat Building Company

Name: Stoke On Trent Boat Building Company
Address: Longport Wharf Station St, Stoke-on-Trent, ST64NB, GB
Telephone: +441782813831
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Expert narrowboat builders with over 45 years’ experience in bespoke canal boat design, building and restoration. Located in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire UK.
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Stokeboats are bespoke narrowboat builders and repairers of Narrowboats. Also, Longport brokerage offers 2nd hand narrowboat sales

05/11/2026

🎆 Bonfire Night on the cut… we want to see your view!
If you’re spending tonight on or near your narrowboat, send us your best photos.

Fireworks over the water, your boat lit up for the evening, or just a great shot from wherever you’re moored tag us in so we can reshare some of our favourites.

You can also drop them in the comments below 👇
Let us see how you’re spending your Bonfire Night! 🎇

04/11/2026

🚤 A LITTLE MORE TAKING SHAPE INSIDE 318
The T&G ash is now going in under the gunwale, and it’s starting to bring a bit of warmth into the interior.

It might look a little rough around the edges at this stage but that’s the whole point of showing the build properly. We like to show the honest workmanship, the messy bits and each stage as it happens not just the finished result.

Give it time… this won’t look like this for long 👀

And if watching 318 come together has got you thinking about your own build we do still have a build slot available. Drop us a message and have a chat with the team.

03/11/2026

This is exactly why the prep matters.

We’ve had a few boats in recently where the 2-pack has started coming away far too easily.

Once it lifts, you can still see mill scale underneath which isn’t what you want to find if the hull has supposedly been grit blasted first.

We can’t say what was done before the boats came to us, but we can show you what we’re seeing now.

If you’re paying for grit blasting and 2-pack, the prep underneath really does matter.

📞 01782 813831

02/11/2026

TRADITIONAL BOAT BUILDING, DONE PROPERLY.

We’ve been building narrowboats at Longport since 1980 and there’s still something special about watching one come together from bare steel.

We build each boat properly from the ground up with the layout, joinery and finishing touches tailored to the person it’s being built for.

If you’ve been thinking about having one built for yourself… we’ve got a build slot coming up. 👀

If you know someone who’s been talking about a new boat we’d really appreciate you giving this a share.

📞 01782 813831
🌐 www.stokeboats.co.uk

02/11/2026

Dove’s complete new rudder assembly.
A proper replacement, fabricated and fitted to get everything back working as it should.
One of those jobs that’s all about function, strength and getting the details right.

📞 01782 813831
Or send us a message.

31/10/2026

🎃 Happy Halloween from everyone at Stoke Boats!

Whether you’re out on the cut, tucked up on the boat or avoiding anything that goes bump in the night… we hope you have a good one

And if your boat’s looking scarier than the decorations, you know where we are 😂

30/10/2026

Narrowboat Dove has had a complete new rudder assembly fabricated and fitted here at Stoke Boats.

Take a look through the images to see the job stage by stage, from fabrication through to the finished assembly.

From rudder work and steel fabrication to hull repairs, welding, blacking and general maintenance, there’s plenty we can help with.

📞 01782 813831

29/10/2026

🚤 Narrowboat Dove is in with us for a few jobs.

This one is having hull blacking, new anodes, the top plank repainted and a complete new rudder assembly.

We’re keeping the rudder assembly under wraps for now though… you’ll have to come back tomorrow for that one 👀

Is your hull due for blacking? Don’t wait until it becomes another job on the list get a slot booked with Stoke Boats and get it protected properly.

📞 01782 813831
Or send us a message and we’ll get you booked in.

28/10/2026

🚤 THINKING ABOUT A NEW BUILD?
At Stoke Boats our boats are built around the person who’s going to own them.

From the steelwork through to the hardwood joinery, kitchens, bathrooms and finishing touches, everything can be tailored to suit how you want to use the boat.

A 57ft semi-trad starts from £145,000, with build times up to 6 months.

Diesel, electric and hybrid options can all be discussed, along with solar, bow thrusters, upgraded electrics and 2-pack finishes.

If a new build has been on your mind, drop us a message or give us a call and have a chat with the team.

📞 01782 813831

27/10/2026

🎃 RIGHT THEN… WHO’S DECORATING THEIR BOAT FOR HALLOWEEN? 👀

We see houses covered in pumpkins, cobwebs and skeletons every year… but what about narrowboats?

Is Halloween on the cut actually a thing, or are we about to discover that nobody bothers?

If you’ve decorated yours, drop a photo in the comments bonus points for anything properly spooky. 👇

Address

Longport Wharf Station St
Stoke-on-Trent
ST64NB

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 4pm
Tuesday	9am - 4pm
Wednesday	9am - 4pm
Thursday	9am - 4pm
Friday	9am - 2pm

Telephone

+441782813831

Website

https://www.stokeboats.co.uk/

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