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Your recent holiday on Partridge - Bamboo Partridge from Blackwater Meadow Marina
Fantastic week away on the Bamboo Partridge leaving from the Blackwater Marina. Lovely boat, very clean and tidy on collection and this is the first time we’ve had working WiFi on board, was faultless during the week. Staff were excellent throughout the booking process and on collection and drop off of the boat. Thank you.
31 May 2026
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Your recent holiday on Wren - Cactus Wren from Falkirk Marina
Loved our holiday of a week on a wren class narrowboat! We rode the fantastic Falkirk wheel and motored to Edinburgh and back.
31 May 2026
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Your recent holiday on Wren - Cactus Wren from Falkirk Marina
Loved our holiday of a week on a wren class narrowboat! We rode the fantastic Falkirk wheel and motored to Edinburgh and back.
31 May 2026
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Your recent holiday on Partridge - Bamboo Partridge from Blackwater Meadow Marina
Fantastic week away on the Bamboo Partridge leaving from the Blackwater Marina. Lovely boat, very clean and tidy on collection and this is the first time we’ve had working WiFi on board, was faultless during the week. Staff were excellent throughout the booking process and on collection and drop off of the boat. Thank you.
31 May 2026
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Your recent holiday on Wagtail - Yellow Wagtail from Gayton Marina
Great contact before we went to make sure everything was set up as we wanted it, a follow up call just before and a nice welcome when we arrived. Tony did a brilliant job of explaining the locks and how to operate the boat, a quick lesson on board and then we were off. So relaxing, pottering around the countryside, realising just how long Blisworth Tunnel is, and visiting friendly pubs in picturesque villages on route. All 8 of us loved it, especially the kids (the boat had WiFi). Back a week and we’re already talking about doing it again. Thanks to everyone at ABC.
31 May 2026
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Your recent holiday on Wagtail - Yellow Wagtail from Gayton Marina
A good weekend route with a few locks, the tunnel, the aqueduct and some lovely places to stop and take it all in.
31 May 2026
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Your recent holiday on Sandpiper - Marsh Sandpiper from Gayton Marina
Lovely part of the Grand Union out of Gayden going north
31 May 2026
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Your recent holiday on Sandpiper - Marsh Sandpiper from Gayton Marina
Helpful and good advice
31 May 2026
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Your recent holiday on Swift - Common Swift from Alvechurch Marina
Great service. Boats are fully kitted out/equipped and clean. Staff are helpful and friendly. This was our second hire and trip with ABC. We will definitely be back.
31 May 2026
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Your recent holiday on Swift - Common Swift from Alvechurch Marina
We chose to travel to Stratford-upon-Avon and return. Lots of great features on route. Some good pub stops and lots of locks.
31 May 2026
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Your recent holiday on Lark - Sun Lark from Hilperton Marina
Everything about ABCs narrowboat rental service was excellent. Even though the start to our 7 day adventure on the Kennett and Avon Canal was delayed due to an electrical issue with the boat, the crew at Hilperton Boatyard looked after us until the boat was fixed and ready to go. We had rented a narrowboat before, and we treated the thorough briefing on all aspects of the boat as a much needed refresher course of things we may have forgotten. The boat itself was very comfortable and performed without fault (after the repair). We were allowed to moor the last night of our trip in their boatyard which enabled us a quick getaway in the morning. Booking, paying, vessel return and everything else was smooth and efficient. I wouldn’t hesitate to rent another narrowboat from ABCs depot at Hilperton Boatyard.
31 May 2026
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Your recent holiday on Lark - Sun Lark from Hilperton Marina
Everything about ABCs narrowboat rental service was excellent. Even though the start to our 7 day adventure on the Kennett and Avon Canal was delayed due to an electrical issue with the boat, the crew at Hilperton Boatyard looked after us until the boat was fixed and ready to go. We had rented a narrowboat before, and we treated the thorough briefing on all aspects of the boat as a much needed refresher course of things we may have forgotten. The boat itself was very comfortable and performed without fault (after the repair). We were allowed to moor the last night of our trip in their boatyard which enabled us a quick getaway in the morning. Booking, paying, vessel return and everything else was smooth and efficient. I wouldn’t hesitate to rent another narrowboat from ABCs depot at Hilperton Boatyard.
31 May 2026
