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Your recent holiday on Goose - Blue Goose from Hilperton

Nicely fitted boat. Met by very friendly staff and on return, staff handled everything efficiently.

13 Oct 2018

Keri McLaren

Thank you for your feedback. It is great to hear that you found our team at Hilperton so friendly and efficient. Sounds like you had a great holiday on board the Blue Goose. We look forward to welcoming you aboard again in the future.

17 Oct 2018

Your recent holiday on Derwent - Alfred from Alvechurch

Nice relaxing trip. Good weather.

13 Oct 2018

Keri McLaren

Thank you for your feedback. Sounded like you had a nice relaxing holiday with some good weather too. We hope to see you again soon.

17 Oct 2018

Your recent holiday on Wren - Marsh Wren from Hilperton

Great service and very helpful staff. Our first time and we loved the relaxing experience of this type of holiday.

13 Oct 2018

Keri McLaren

Thank you for your feedback. We are glad to hear that you found our team at Hilperton so helpful and that they were able to provide you with a great service. We are happy to hear you enjoyed your first canal boat holiday and hope it is the first of many. We hope to see you again in the near future.

17 Oct 2018

Your recent holiday on Plover - Golden Plover from Alvechurch

Schönes, gepflegtes Schiff. Freundlicher und hilsbereiter Service.

13 Oct 2018

Keri McLaren

Thank you for your feedback. We are happy to hear that you enjoyed your holiday on board the Golden Plover and that you experienced such good service from our team at Alvechurch. We hope to see you again soon.

17 Oct 2018

Your recent holiday on Thrush - Hermit Thrush from Wrenbury

Lovely clean well equipped boat. Had a great holiday.

13 Oct 2018

Keri McLaren

Thank you for your feedback. It is great to hear that you enjoyed your time on the Hermit Thrush and that you had a great holiday with us. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

17 Oct 2018

Your recent holiday on Finch - Red Backed Finch from Goytre Wharf

All the staff at Gotyre Wharf were friendly and helpful, the site was attractive, clean and tidy. Having hired narrow boats from different locations over the years, we were given by far the best boat handover we have ever had. The boat was immaculate and everything worked!! And the canal is stunning.

12 Oct 2018

Keri McLaren

Thank you for your feedback. We are happy to hear that you had such a fantastic holiday from Goytre, and that you enjoyed the site, staff and handover. We are glad to that you found the Red Backed Finch immaculate and you had no issues on board. I can see from your great photo that you had good weather on such a stunning canal. We look forward to welcoming you aboard again in the future.

17 Oct 2018

Your recent holiday on Gull - Glaucous Gull from Anderton

Reasonable boat; some defects, but didn't spoil the holiday. Staff a little surly at times

12 Oct 2018

Keri McLaren

Thank you for your feedback. We are glad to hear that you enjoyed your holiday, even if there was some slight issues with your boat. We can only apologise if you felt our staff were a little surly and hope this did not affect the enjoyment of your holiday. We hope to see you again soon.

17 Oct 2018

Your recent holiday on Gull - Ross's Gull from Aldermaston Wharf

Nice boat, with a couple of minor issues, but had a good time. Staff extremely helpful and friendly. Would recommend them for a canal boat holiday

12 Oct 2018

Keri McLaren

Thank you for your feedback. Sorry to hear you had a few minor issues on Ross' Gull, but it sounds like you were still able to enjoy your holiday. We are glad that you found our team at Aldermaston so helpful and friendly and that you would recommend us to others. We hope to see you again soon.

14 Oct 2018

Your recent holiday on Lark - Desert Lark from Falkirk

The showers and toilets were highly rated by all the crew. Radiator system also highly rated. Lack of moorings at popular spots was a downside plus little indication of good mooring spots. We always had plenty of food aboard so not a major problem but children do like to go ashore.

12 Oct 2018

Keri McLaren

Thank you for your feedback. It sounds like you and your crew enjoyed all the facilities on board the Desert Lark, which meant you had a great holiday. Unfortunately during busy periods mooring spots can be taken up by others. We hope to see you again soon.

14 Oct 2018

Your recent holiday on Wide Beam - Sanderling from Falkirk

We had a lovely narrow boat holiday.

12 Oct 2018

Keri McLaren

Thank you for your feedback. We are glad to hear that you had such a lovely holiday on board the Sanderling. We hope to see you again soon.

14 Oct 2018

Your recent holiday on Tyne - Sven from Worcester

The trip was fine, the boat performed well enough and we had an enjoyable holiday. The boats was beautifully fitted with oak faced paneling and the services worked well. The heating was not good, a colder week would have been uncomfortable. The lighting was dim, we read a a lot so that was curtailed in the evening. The bed was awful, the most uncomfortable we have slept in. The grill will not cook toast. It was generally comfortable the bathroom was fine, the shower great, but the water pump out was long winded. It could do with a shaving light over the whb mirror. The engine was very good and the boat handled well.

12 Oct 2018

Carolyn

Thank you for your detailed feedback, which has been forwarded to the Marina so that they can check the heating and the beds. We're pleased to hear that Sven handled well and that you thought the interior was fitted out beautifully. We hope to see you again soon.

16 Oct 2018

Your recent holiday on Lark - Black Lark from Worcester

Very enjoyable week with good weather.

12 Oct 2018

Keri McLaren

Thank you for your feedback. Glad to hear you had an enjoyable holiday on board the Black Lark and you were lucky enough to be blessed with good weather too. Hope to see you again soon.

14 Oct 2018

Your recent holiday on Lark - Desert Lark from Falkirk

everything was great! We did NOT need the blankets on the roof for the bikes to lie on, turns out that wasn't an issue, maybe you should advise users of that in future; The boat crew said it's simply not necessary, they should us how to lay the bikes w/tires into the rain gutter and leaning against each other, then tied down w/bungees to that center top ring. We had a problem w/the rudder jumping out of its "cup", but it was still steerable. Tom your mechanic fixed it once in Edinburgh, but then had to come back and fix it again. We don't know how it jumps out so easily! I think it is a GREAT value to hire this boat. Cheaper than a hotel room every night!

12 Oct 2018

Keri McLaren

Thank you for your feedback. Sounds like you had a great holiday on board the Desert Lark. It is great to hear that our team at Falkirk were so helpful and were able to help you with your bikes. Sorry to hear about the problem with the rudder but it sounds like Tom was able to assist you and fix this for you. We hope to see you for another holiday in the future.

14 Oct 2018

Your recent holiday on Wren - Carolina Wren from March Wharf

First time on a narrow(or skinny) boat as our friends call them and have now fallen in love with them. An amazing experience and boat. spacious very clean with all mod cons. Easy to handle. The radiators were fantastic on the cold morning. Starting out at 7am and 3c standing on the back wrapped up in winter woolies to make the tide watching the sunrise was so amazing The elation of going thru outwell /Upwell and thru Salters lode to Denver sluice with amazing lock keepers will be forever remembered. Just didn’t want it to end. All out hols now will be on Narrow boats and I’m sure they will be ABC boats.

12 Oct 2018

Keri McLaren

Thank you for your feedback. It is great to hear that your debut on the canal went so well! It sounds like you had an amazing holiday with some beautiful scenes, despite the chilly weather! We are glad to hear that you have caught the canal boating bug and would love to welcome you aboard again soon.

14 Oct 2018

Your recent holiday on Gull - Audouins Gull from Gayton

Lovely boat. Well equipped and very clean. Comfy beds. Nice little touches. Friendly and helpful staff, nothing was too much trouble. Looking forward to our next abc experience in March. 😁

12 Oct 2018

Keri McLaren

Thank you for your lovely feedback. We are glad that you found Audouins Gull so comfortable and that it was so well equipped and clean. It is great to hear that you found our team at Gayton so friendly and helpful too. We can't wait to see you again in March!

14 Oct 2018