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The narrowboat was clean and laid out really well, however the boat developed a nasty rattle (the floor plate above the weed hatch) which I fixed myself with a pair of flip flops. The staff at Gailey Wharf were helpful and asked if an engineer was required to attend, but I told them that I had fixed the issue. The problem is the narrowboats are out constantly without a period of servicing. The canals are now getting too busy due to their popularity with difficulty finding good moorings, queuing at locks etc.
13 Sep 2021
An enjoyable experience. Thank you. 😊👍
12 Sep 2021
From the booking through to taking the boat the communication was good. The staff are very helpful and friendly. The initial instructions are quite fast!
12 Sep 2021
Well equipped boat. Clean and well maintained. The canal however is rather overgrown which made mooring more difficult and we certainly needed the plank on several occasions.
12 Sep 2021
Excellent short break , loved the slow pace and beautiful scenery
11 Sep 2021
From start to finish the holiday was excellent, it’s the first time we have been with another family but the boat layout was great.
11 Sep 2021
ABC boats could not have possibly done anything better.
11 Sep 2021
Excellent boat and great team. We left the marina confident we knew how to handle the boat, and after a walk through with Helen were also happy with the interior of the boat, both the facilities and the covid cleaning measures they had taken.
11 Sep 2021
Couldn’t fault them. Great trip.
11 Sep 2021
We had a lovely experience. We arrived to find plenty of parking nearby to the boat mooring so loading up our boat was easy. We had a great, covid safe handover, basic admin, revisit of lock process and protocols. Once we'd managed the shoreside issues, we then had a thorough and very effective handover from one of the helpful staff. He took us through the functions that we need to know and understand. Armed and dangerous with our handover info, we were let loose on the Llangollen Branch of the Shropshire Union Canal. A somewhat emotional release for first-timers straight out into an s bend with private moored boats made for a tense start. That said, our boat behaved impeccably despite my inexperience. Through the remainder of our 3-day hire, the boat was faultless, manoeuvrable and reliable. Everything from the inventory was present and in good condition. We had a great experience, the canal route was beautiful, we wish we had a bit longer so we could have used the viaduct but we had to turn around at Ellesmere. The information provided by ABC was spot on, the boat was exactly as described and made our break a really enjoyable time.
11 Sep 2021
Thank you for your feedback, we are delighted to hear that you had such a lovely experience on your first narrowboat holiday! We would love for you to share your photo's with us https://www.abcboathire.com/share
13 Sep 2021
All. went to plan and everything worked well on the boat
10 Sep 2021
Good fun and hard work. Boat was not very clean. We had to clean all kitchen utensils and anything we wanted to use before using it. Jug was filthy, remains of previous habitants cooking on baking trays. One saucepan had what looked like mould in it. Top of fridge was filthy. Such a shame as this just made the while thing feel tainted.
10 Sep 2021
Even though none of the party had never been out on a barge,we all had a fantastic time.Everyone liked the barge it suited our needs.We are definitely coming back next year.Thanks for the great memories. Tom
09 Sep 2021
Nice boat, in good condition, sensible helpful staff at Worcester, good route information pre-holiday. Everything on the boat worked well. The video uploaded is for staff use alone unless we give further permission.
09 Sep 2021
Thank you for you lovely feedback and fantastic video, which we enjoyed watching in the Booking Office! We look forward to welcoming you back again soon.
09 Sep 2021
Amazing helpful and cheerful service. Great boat with everything we needed.
09 Sep 2021
