View Full Version : Canal Boat/Long Boat Hire for Bath Canal
Uber Dave
25-01-13, 05:26 PM
Anybody know of anyone around there that hires them out as Google isnt much help at all!
Try Sally boats and Moonrakers
Yup Sally Boats are very good
It's boring as hell tho..takes a day to do Bradford on Avon to Bath pretty much, I broke the one I was driving by trying to go too fast
redken1
25-01-13, 08:36 PM
Yup Sally Boats are very good
It's boring as hell tho..takes a day to do Bradford on Avon to Bath pretty much, I broke the one I was driving by trying to go too fast
Not as quick as the Triumph then? :P :D ;) ;D
People were walking faster than us...very infuriating hehe
redken1
25-01-13, 08:53 PM
People were walking faster than us...very infuriating hehe
PMSL
Ye don't think they were built for speed. What was the 0 to 60 mph stats James? ;D
Fox hangers near Devizes do hire.
I did one of these a few years back..
A corporate freebie... there was free Wadworths 6X on board... great day out. :)
You would really have to switch off and step out of the rat race. I like the idea of the canal & barges but not sure I could cope with the speed or lack therof!
BB
wiltshire builders
25-01-13, 11:43 PM
Are you sure you know how to use Google?
I just typed in kennet and Avon boat hire and got 18900 results .
I'm a trained skipper and used to crew the Jubilee from Dundas before they moved it to Newbury.
I still skipper narrow boats from Bath occasionally which is fun especially when I get a hen party 8-)
It's really relaxing
There is a speed limit on the canals and it's not about going fast, that's what bikes are for :D
Sally boats aren't the best quality out there.
If you just want a day trip then try http://www.bath-narrowboats.co.uk/
Remember if you want to go past Devizes that it takes the best part of a day to get up Caen hill locks
Geordie Stu
26-01-13, 11:12 AM
These are just round the corner from me. They've done alot of refurb around the area. Canal Boats all look New.
http://www.hilpertonmarina.com/about.htm
Uber Dave
26-01-13, 05:42 PM
Are you sure you know how to use Google?
I just typed in kennet and Avon boat hire and got 18900 results .
Lol, I do yes, but its a lot of stuff to wade through when I have all this local knowledge right here at my finger tips.
Cheers for the suggestions folks. I shall be giving a couple of companies a call on Monday to see what they can do price wise. The weekend we are looking at is the may bank holiday (4/5/6) for a stag do. Thats if we can find something of a sensible price!
Ahh all becomes much more interesting when you stop off at every pub along the way (of which there are lots)
Couple of weeks? :p
That is sooo funny ;D ;D ;D
Ahh all becomes much more interesting when you stop off at every pub along the way (of which there are lots)
Hmmm... beer and narrow boats..... makes for interesting steering!!! :D
I did one of these a few years back..
A corporate freebie... there was free Wadworths 6X on board... great day out. :)
Don't need a boat for that I work for the Brewery. Hick :D
Quite a few years back four of us did the Thames and the year after the Norfolk Broads. Thames great. Norfolk BORING.
Never seen a long boat on the canal, don't get many Vikings in B-O-A ;D
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