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Very spacious boat, clean interior and spotless kitchen utensils. Lovely part of the Kennet & Avon, saw kingfishers most days. All the staff we met were very friendly and helpful.
21 Oct 2019
A professional reliable outstanding company are you recommend ABC I will use them many times in the future
21 Oct 2019
Had a fantastic canal boat holiday, boat was clean and staff very helpful
21 Oct 2019
Lovely quiet break with family. My only comment would be on a 5 day break collecting the boat at 2.30 and returning at 9.30 means it really is only 3.5 days. I would suggest that the handover takes into consideration the video and paperwork so that if people arrived at 13.00 hrs this would allow the holiday to start at 14.00 which even in Oct would give some extra time to get somewhere before it starts getting dark. Otherwise all great.
21 Oct 2019
Thank you for your feedback. Our arrival and return times are necessary to enable us to clean, prepare and complete any maintenance work on the boat in between hires. At quieter times it may be possible for crews to arrive earlier but this has to be arranged and agreed with the Marina on the day of departure. We're glad you enjoyed your narrowboat experience and look forward to welcoming you back again soon.
21 Oct 2019
This was a Christmas present for my parents, they’re just back today and were so sad to leave. They had an amazing time, this was the first time they’d been on a canal boat & they’ll be back to do another one. The staff were fantastic too and had so much time for them. I was so impressed with the service I’ve already recommended the company to friends.
21 Oct 2019
Reception at the marina office with the locking video and the world's most ridiculous, unrealistic and childish model of a lock was simply awful and ignored the hirer's extensive experience. Then staff showing us the boat kept disappearing and changing. Departure was about an hour later than I was expecting. Then on our return we were lucky, we were second in the queue to be refuelled and so on, but others had a very long wait - why not give staggered return times? Everything in between departure and return was excellent, but as a measure of the service by the boatyard these factors count heavily.
21 Oct 2019
Thank you for your feedback. The length of the boat handover is gauged by the experience of the crew and knowledge of ABC boats, however certain parts of the handover procedure do have to be covered every time for insurance purposes. Our boats are ready from 2:30pm and customers do generally arrive at different times, allowing staff to stagger the handovers. We would love to offer a later return time but this would mean that we could then only offer a late arrival for the next guests, which would be very limiting.
21 Oct 2019
Over het algemeen was de boot goed op de volgende 2 punten na. Deze boot heeft veel minder opbergruimte dan we gewend zijn van andere boten in dezelfde klasse, en van deze boot werd de verwarming minder goed warm. Voor de rest was alles naar wens.
21 Oct 2019
Boat was very clean and everything needed was there.
21 Oct 2019
This was our 1st holiday on a narrowboat. From handover on our 1st day to returning on our final day we could not fault the service we received or the boat. The marina staff from start to finish couldn't have been more helpful. The boat met all our expectations and we will certainly return and recommend ABC boat hire.
21 Oct 2019
Nice boat and very comfortable When due to bad weather and river conditions we needed not to move the boat ABC gave us another boat What great customer service
21 Oct 2019
Very helpful and friendly Staff. Efficient handover. Some minor 'end of season' issues with the boat, which did not detract from our enjoyment of the holiday.
21 Oct 2019
A great holiday. We thoroughly enjoyed it despite the rain!
20 Oct 2019
I hired 2 boats for a weekend from Union Wharf Marina, Market Harborough. The boatyard staff I met were all very friendly & helpful. The handover & paper work was done quickly and efficiently. Would definitely hire from here again and can highly recommend the Spotted Eagle boat for a party of six adults. The boat has a rear kitchen galley & dinette and this is my preferred layout of all the boats I have hired.
20 Oct 2019
Thank you for such lovely feedback about our team at Union Wharf! Many of our guests do prefer a reverse layout as they find this more sociable, especially for a larger group of people. We look forward to welcoming you back aboard again in the future.
21 Oct 2019
Boat was clean & well presented, with no major issues, very minor faults found did not bother us, reported on return.
19 Oct 2019
This is a lovely boat yard, very vlose to the motorway and lots of routed available to cruise. The boat was very cumphy and had lots of great facilities.
19 Oct 2019
