Quality Grading Scheme

The Quality in Tourism Grading Scheme

As part of our continuing commitment to quality, The Wyvern Shipping Company is a member of the scheme run by British Marine Inland Boating https://www.britishmarine.co.uk/membership/associations/british-marine-inland-boating-association in partnership with Visit England, which produces the quality grading in a similar way as it does for hotels. The scheme is designed to help you choose the right boat for your needs. Under this scheme, all our boats are inspected and graded by a Quality in Tourism Inspector, according to strict criteria laid down by Visit England.

Not all narrow boat companies have their boats inspected under this scheme and, therefore, may not be of the same standard of comfort and cleanliness as our boats.

The one to five stars indicates the amount of space and range of facilities and equipment per person.

Visit Britain are pleased to announce that all our boats for 2026 have met the quality standards set and therefore gained the classification of either four or five stars. Please view our individual boat pages under Our Boats for each boat's classification.