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Your recent holiday on Warbler - Leaf Warbler from Alvechurch

Nice boat, but the vent above the kitchen leaked badly when wet, the grill in the cooker didn’t work, oven door shattered, leaving it un unusable, folding seat in the dining room was semi ceased, we used butter to lubricant and make it work, the window in the dining room leaked in the corner, wetting the upholstery, the draw under the fixed bed wouldn’t stay closed, being hazardous when moving though the boat.

04 Nov 2022

Your recent holiday on Swift - American Black Swift from Blackwater Meadow Marina

The boat was in excellent condition, clean, tidy and had everything we needed for our holiday.

03 Nov 2022

Your recent holiday on Warbler - Savi's Warbler from Gailey Wharf

Very good setup at Gailey Wharf, good handover of the boat and excellent handbook. The boat was excellent and well kitted out.

03 Nov 2022

Your recent holiday on Swift - American Black Swift from Blackwater Meadow Marina

Staff were polite, knowledgeable and extremely helpful. The boat was in excellent condition, clean, tidy and had everything we needed for our holiday.

03 Nov 2022

Your recent holiday on Sandpiper - Spotted Sandpiper from Hilperton

The boat was spotlessly clean, very friendly staff,

03 Nov 2022

Your recent holiday on Sandpiper - Spotted Sandpiper from Hilperton

Excellent all round, good handover and return of the boat

03 Nov 2022

Your recent holiday on Warbler - Savi's Warbler from Gailey Wharf

Great boat, ideal short break for taking first timers

03 Nov 2022

Your recent holiday on Lark - Desert Lark from Falkirk

Booking with ABC was straightforward as usual and we received a great discount. We picked up our boat at Falkirk Wharf, and the staff there are fantastic. We went up the Falkirk Wheel to Edinburgh and thoroughly enjoyed our week. We did have one issue though. We wanted to take the boat to the Kelpies but we’re told that the locks on the route were closed due to lack of water, we rang later on our journey to see if they had opened and again were told no. On our return to the hire base on the Friday we found out they had been open during the week so we were really disappointed at our communication with the Scottish Waterways staff. Apart from this I’m certain we will be back hiring another boat from ABC next year!

02 Nov 2022

Your recent holiday on Lark - Rudd's Lark from Wrenbury

We had a cracking week from Wrenbury, and I can't praise the booking team (especially Jade) and the yard enough for sorting out my error as to our start/finish dates. Exemplary. We've hired boats, largely from ABC, for 40 years plus, but this one was a bit disappointing. Three points especially; 1. The rear berth was set up as a double, but could have been two singles; as a result, I think of that dual function, there was a decided dip in the middle with what seemed to be two (and a bit) single mattresses zipped together, which made sleeping uncomfortable. 2. The saloon was small, and we struggled to sit five of us (including two children) comfortably. This seemed to be much smaller than the other boats and was too small a space for us all to relax in at the end of the day. 3. The thee ring hob in the kitchen took up a lot of space, especially since one ring was under the smoke alarm. The real problem, and the danger, was the metal saucepans with metal handles which heated up with the pan, and were the cause of one potentially serious accident involving a dropped pan and boiling water , and regular near misses. I appreciate that not much can be done about the configuration of the boat, but those saucepans are potentially very dangerous. Regards, John Priddle

02 Nov 2022

Jade

Thank you for your feedback John. I have forwarded your feedback to Wrenbury marina so this can be investigated. Hope to see you again soon.

07 Nov 2022

Your recent holiday on Warbler - Barred Warbler from Alvechurch

The handover was very good with clear instruction.

02 Nov 2022

Your recent holiday on Eagle - Spotted Eagle from Whitchurch Marina

Excellent trip on a cosy boat with a good choice of routes.

02 Nov 2022

Your recent holiday on Warbler - Barred Warbler from Alvechurch

We had a great time on a comfortable boat

02 Nov 2022

Your recent holiday on Lark - Desert Lark from Falkirk

I didn’t give a five star rating as we were given conflicting information by the Scottish Waterways staff about the route we wanted to take being closed.

02 Nov 2022

Your recent holiday on Wren - Inca Wren from Whitchurch Marina

Excellent service from start to finish, friendly helpful staff, the boat was clean and well stocked, information pack on the boat covers everything you need to know!

02 Nov 2022

Your recent holiday on Duck - Freckled Duck from Gailey Wharf

Gailey to Norbury, mostly beautiful scenery and so relaxing. We found it so good, we spent all our time cruising.

02 Nov 2022