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Lovely boat, excellent helpful staff, quick handover. We had a delightful cruise to Llangollen and back. The weather could have been a little warmer and drier!
25 May 2021
Excellent customer service from booking through to arrival, boat tuition and support when two trees came down on our stretch of canal resulting in delayed return.
25 May 2021
Thank you for your feedback. We are delighted to hear that you were pleased with the customer service you received from ABC when making you booking and throughout your holiday. We hope to welcome you again soon.
26 May 2021
Gailey Marina provided us with an excellent service from start to finish. All the staff are very friendly and helpful. We had an excellent holiday and the boat was equipped to a great standard. Would 100% recommend
25 May 2021
Thank you for the fantastic feedback. We are delighted to hear that your whole holiday experience was excellent and that you would recommend ABC. We look forward to welcoming you again in the future.
26 May 2021
We loved every minute of it
25 May 2021
Friendly staff, clean boat, nice to see wet weather clothing supplied on the boat for two people. Llangollen canal the scenery is beautiful.
25 May 2021
Really good experience, and friendly staff
25 May 2021
A very enjoyable 4 night break. The return trip from Anderton to Nantwich is a comfortable one; easily completed and without any need to rush. Also time spent in Nantwich is very worthwhile, it is a quite lovely little town with a good shopping centre and ample choice of pubs and eating places and only a 10 minute walk from the canal.
25 May 2021
Thank you for your feedback, we love hearing about the places our guests have visited during their holiday and the routes they have enjoyed. We hope to welcome you again soon!
26 May 2021
The staff at ABC were great, the boat was lovely, well equipped and warm as we had terrible weather. The handover was a bit long.
25 May 2021
Very well fitted out boat. Well designed interior with working TV and microwave.
25 May 2021
Enjoyed the experience, despite the weather. Found the boat well equipped and easy to handle. The staff at the handover (Whitchurch) were excellent.
25 May 2021
Great holiday. Despite the weather and Covid restrictions we had a fabulous break.
25 May 2021
Very well organised and the boat was spotless when we arrived giving us tons of confidence in the current climate. The boat had a well equipped kitchen which meant we could eat on the boat if we wanted to. The marina is on the Grand Union but within short travelling distance of a number of waterways giving us a variety of choices for our holiday. As we had been on a narrowboat holiday before they tailored their handover to our knowledge and were really helpful with what to expect when travelling on the river Severn. A brilliant holiday and I would recommend to anyone looking for a different holiday experience in the UK.
25 May 2021
The third time we have hired a narrowboat from ABC Boat Hire and the third time we have hired a Grebe class. Prepared and equipped to the usual high standard. Our first time on the Kennet & Avon and it is that which is the reason for only 4 stars. Very congested with moored boats from Hilperton down to Bath, we had to cut a day off our itinerary because of reduced speed, furthermore many 48hr/72hr moorings were occupied by boats that had pretty obviously been there longer and one was even blocking a water point and had been there for 4 days. So we only just made it back inside the week to go up the Caen Hill Flight and down again. This was mid-May so I dread to think what going in the holidays would have been like. None of this is the fault of ABC Boat Hire but if if I were doing a week again, I'd skip the Bath bit. East of Hilperton was better but even then Devizes had the same mooring problem. Other than that, the boat was good, even if it was an earlier version of the Grebe, well equipped and the handover/return was quick and efficient. One last thought - do not allow fenders out in locks (yourself or the other boat sharing the lock) and always have someone on the paddles. Another boat almost sunk us in 39 on the flight by ignoring that rule.
25 May 2021
Thank you for your feedback, which we will forward to the Canal & River Trust. The majority of our customers do cruise to Bath and back over a leisurely 3 night break, mooring before Bath Top Lock and walking in to the city. Customers who have 4 nights do have time to cruise in to the centre of Bath without any time issues. We would not recommend combining the route in to Bath and the 4 night Caen Hill & return route over the course of 7 nights. We are happy to hear that you were pleased with your boat and the service you received from our team at Hilperton. We hope to see you again soon!
26 May 2021
The whole experience was good but I cannot state excellent. Mainly let down by limitations of the busy wharf and teething issues with a new boat which when ironed out will give the Savis Warbler an excellent rating.
25 May 2021
We had a brilliant time. The weather wasn't great but it didn't stop us enjoying the beautiful scenery.
25 May 2021
