The Narrow Boat

What The Narrow Boat does

The Narrowboat is a single canal-side pub located at 119 St Peter's Street, London, N1 8PZ, directly on Regent's Canal in Islington, North London. It is wholly owned by Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. (LSE: YNG), an English public limited company registered in England and Wales and headquartered in Wandsworth, and operates under the Young's Pub brand portfolio.

The venue's core offering is a traditional full-service pub experience built around an à la carte food menu (small plates £6–£10, mains £16–£23 including fish and chips, bavette steak, burgers, salads, and vegetarian/vegan options), a curated wine list, a summer spritz cocktail menu, and a weekly Sunday roast. Hospitality is complemented by three bookable private event spaces, most notably the Lower Deck with its own private bar accommodating up to 45 seated or 60 standing guests for parties, weddings, corporate gatherings and bespoke 'Sips n Snacks' menus. Recurring community programming includes a weekly Tuesday quiz night and dedicated Christmas packages covering Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year's Eve.

The Narrowboat generates revenue through three primary streams: on-site food and beverage sales (one-time per-visit pricing), private event hire, and gift voucher sales distributed through the centralised Young's gift voucher platform. Distribution is exclusively direct-to-consumer: walk-in trade at the canal-side premises plus online event booking enquiries and gift voucher sales. The site is supported by a small team of approximately 7 employees, with leadership including Head Chef Lee (menu curation), Events Coordinator Kamila (party planning and setup), and Team Lead Kami (front-of-house operations). Marketing is conducted across the pub's own website, an email newsletter, Instagram and Facebook, with seasonal campaigns around Christmas and summer spritz promotions.

Name

The Narrow Boat

Legal name

Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.

Website

https://thenarrowboatpub.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Narrowboat is a single canal-side pub in Islington, North London, operating under Young's Pub (Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.). It serves local residents and visitors with food, drinks, private hire, and community events.

Ownership category

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Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Food and Beverage Sales: Traditional pub revenue from on-site food and drink sales, including à la carte dining, Sunday roasts, spritz menu, and seasonal specials.
2. Private Event Hire: Revenue from hiring private spaces including the Lower Deck with its own bar, for parties, weddings, corporate events, and celebrations.
3. Gift Vouchers: Sale of Young's pub gift vouchers for use at The Narrowboat and other Young's venues.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Narrowboat is a canal-side pub on Regent's Canal in Islington serving seasonal à la carte food, Sunday roasts, spritz cocktails, and a curated wine list to walk-in and local customers. It also offers private hire of its Lower Deck (with its own private bar, seating up to 45 or standing for 60), bespoke event and celebration packages, and seasonal Christmas dining, supplemented by Young's gift voucher sales.

Product overview

The Narrowboat is a canal-side pub venue in Islington, North London, operated by Young's Pub. The venue offers a unified hospitality experience centred on its seasonal food and drinks service, complemented by private event hire capabilities. The core offering includes an a la carte dining menu, Sunday roasts, and spritz cocktails. Event services include private hire of the Lower Deck (with its own bar for up to 60 guests), general events and celebrations hosting, and seasonal Christmas packages. The venue also offers gift vouchers through Young's broader pub network.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• The Princess of Shoreditch: Independent gastropub in East London offering seasonal menus and private dining. Comparable single-venue London dining pub with a chef-led kitchen and event hire, in an adjacent canal-side-adjacent catchment.
• The Towpath: Independent canal-side café-pub on the Regent's Canal in Hackney. Comparable single-venue waterside food-and-drink concept in London targeting local residents and canal visitors, with a similar daytime-to-evening trading pattern.
• The Lighterman: Canal-side pub and dining room overlooking Regent's Canal near King's Cross. Directly comparable canal-side dining/event concept in the same North London catchment, with similar à la carte menus and private-hire spaces.
• Nicholson's Pubs: Chain of heritage pubs operated by Mitchells & Butlers. Directly comparable to Young's in targeting premium London pub occasions with full menus, cask ales and private-hire offerings.
• City Pub Group: London-focused pub group with a smaller estate of managed pubs. Comparable scale and regional concentration to a single Young's venue, operating in similar premium London pub occasions.

Broad incumbents

• Fuller, Smith & Turner: Long-established London and South East pub operator and brewer. Comparable heritage London pub proposition with owned-and-managed tenanted estate, full food service and event hire across many sites.
• Mitchells & Butlers: Major UK pub and restaurant operator (Nicholson's, All Bar One, Harvester, etc.). Parent of Nicholson's, making it a direct competitor at the group level in the premium London pub segment.
• Greene King: Major UK pub operator combining managed houses, tenancies and brewing. Comparable multi-format pub estate serving similar food-and-drink-led occasions across the UK.
• J D Wetherspoon: UK's largest pub operator with a national estate. Comparable food-and-drink-led pub model, though operating at a lower price point and at much greater scale than The Narrowboat.

Others

• Young's Pubs (other estate venues): Sister venues within the same Young & Co.'s Brewery portfolio. Not direct competitors but share the Young's brand, gift-voucher pool and seasonal campaigns that drive incremental traffic to The Narrowboat.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/YoungsPubs
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-narrow-boat
• Instagraminstagram.com/youngspubs

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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