News & Blog

Aquavista Christmas Vista

We would like to wish each one of our customers a very merry Christmas and thank you for joining us throughout the changing seasons on the water. It’s been our pleasure to share our love of waterside life with you this year – and hope you can join us again next year – whether virtually or on a marina tour. From all of the crew, we wish you a very Happy Waterside Christmas – on land or water! We hope the new year brings your best 'boat life story' yet.

Aquavista December Vista

It’s that time of year again to deck the hulls, turn up the festive songs and watch out for falling snow as we all get ready for Christmas and turn our thoughts to spending time with family and loved ones. In December’s Vista you’ll find some exciting news about Aquavista; winter tips; a tour around Packet Boat Waterside & Marina and our gift to you - a festive lights competition to win a lovely bespoke prize.

Festive feels competition - Winner

Winner announcement of our December photography competition in which we gave you the chance to win a fantastic bespoke hand-woven blanket worth £125 from Gillyflower - The Narrowboat Weaver, plus a magazine subscription of your choice!

Festive feels competition worth more than £150

What does this season look like on your boat? Do you truly deck the hulls? Or are your twinkling lights accompanied by a warming stove?  Show us what Christmas looks like on your boat (inside or out) and win a gorgeous bespoke weaved throw by Gillyflower – Narrowboat Weaver; and a magazine subscription of your choice – so you can grab a hot chocolate and snuggle up this season catching up on your favourite hobby.

A message from our CEO, Steve de Polo

Aquavista broadens marina portfolio with acquisition of Castle Marinas

Aquavista November Vista

The clocks have gone back, and the nights are drawing in – winter and the season of festivities is well and truly upon us. Whilst you’re hopefully relaxing and enjoying the sparkle of fireworks in the crisp air, this Vista we’ve got a great winter mooring offer for you and some exciting updates from our marinas.

Aquavista October Vista

As the rain falls and the wind blows, there’s no escaping that winter will soon be upon us. We’ve got some handy tips on how to prepare for the season, including CRT stoppages. If you're looking to settle for the season then why not take a look at our Winter mooring offer.

Floating Assets - Feature in the Daily Mail

On 17th September our Priory Waterside & Marina floating homes were featured in the Daily Mail as Caroline Clark and her dog Aggie made the move to a home on the water and haven’t looked back since.

Summer update from CEO, Steve de Polo

Over the last few weeks our operations teams have been busy getting our watersides and marinas ready to fully reopen following the removal of all government restrictions in July. We are delighted to be able to now welcome everyone back and thank you all for your patience during a trying 18 months.

Crick Boat Show Prize Draw

We’re delighted that Crick Boat Show is back this summer for three days on Friday 20th – Sunday 22nd August. We're giving you the chance to win x2 free tickets to Crick Boat Show 2021 on Saturday 21st August!

#mywalkbythewater - Photography Competition

To mark May as National Walking Month, we're launching our #mywalkbythewater photography competition.

Pull of the River - Book Giveaway

We are giving you the chance to receive a free copy of 'Pull of the River' by Matt Gaw in our latest giveaway.

Winter warmer competition

Win an Onboard Winter Warmer Pack worth over £200!

‘We’re good to go’

Aquavista Waterside & Marinas have been certified under the Visit Britain ‘We’re good to go’ scheme.

Carbon monoxide alarms are mandatory - did you know?

From 1 April 2019 it became mandatory for at least one carbon monoxide (CO) alarm on all private and non-private boats in scope of the Boat Safety Scheme (BSS) requirements.