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Great holiday, great boat, would definitely recommend and will be doing it again. Staff very helpful, especially when pulling into sister marinas for water & pump-outs etc.
21 Oct 2025
Thank you for your wonderful review! We’re so pleased you had a great holiday aboard Ashes Lark and found everything from the boat to the service enjoyable. It’s lovely to hear our team and sister marinas were able to help make your trip smooth and relaxing. We look forward to welcoming you and your family back for another peaceful cruise soon . ABC Boat Hire
25 Oct 2025
Fully recommend ABC. The information on their website and provided literature prepared us well for or adventure. Emailed questions were dealt with very quickly. The narrowboat presented perfectly clean and prepared. All staff were very friendly and our hand-over trainer Dave was thorough with a great sense of humour. Our first time on a narrow boat and everyone made us prepared and comfortable within our abilities. Thank you guys you were really fantastic and made our week enjoyable.
21 Oct 2025
Thank you so much for your fantastic feedback. We’re delighted that your first narrowboat experience aboard Greenish Warbler was enjoyable and that our team, especially Dave, helped you feel confident and prepared. It’s wonderful to hear that the boat, training, and service all met your expectations. We really appreciate your kind words and look forward to welcoming you back for another adventure soon! ABC Boat Hire
25 Oct 2025
All of staff we encountered were helpful in the extreme and the boat we rented was in excellent condition especially pleasing as the season was virtually over
21 Oct 2025
Thank you for your kind words and for choosing ABC Boat Hire for your recent holiday on Grey Plover from Wrenbury. We are delighted to hear that our staff provided exceptional assistance and that the boat was in excellent condition, especially given the late season. We appreciate your feedback and look forward to welcoming you back for another enjoyable experience on the waterways. ABC Boat Hire
23 Oct 2025
Boat well equipped with all you need for a floating holiday,needs beds very comfortable
21 Oct 2025
Thank you for your positive feedback. We’re delighted to hear that you received great service from start to finish and found our staff friendly and helpful. It’s wonderful to know that Pied Plover was well equipped for your floating holiday. We appreciate your comment about the beds and will take this into consideration to ensure continued improvements. We look forward to welcoming you back for another enjoyable adventure on the waterways. ABC Boat Hire
23 Oct 2025
Lovely the narrowboat and loved canal life. Stopped in some lovely places, would have liked the holiday to last longer
21 Oct 2025
Thank you for sharing your experience aboard Cactus Wren from Falkirk. We’re thrilled to hear you had such a relaxing and memorable time, especially enjoying your first narrowboat holiday and the unique experience of traveling over the Falkirk Wheel. It’s wonderful that you loved the boat and canal life, and visited some beautiful spots along the way. We hope to welcome you back soon for another adventure. ABC Boat Hire
23 Oct 2025
Loved the boat, very explanatory as it was my first time on a narrowboat. Loved going over the Falkirk Wheel
21 Oct 2025
Thank you for sharing your experience aboard Cactus Wren from Falkirk. We’re thrilled to hear you had such a relaxing and memorable time, especially enjoying your first narrowboat holiday and the unique experience of traveling over the Falkirk Wheel. It’s wonderful that you loved the boat and canal life, and visited some beautiful spots along the way. We hope to welcome you back soon for another adventure. ABC Boat Hire
23 Oct 2025
Great service, great communication very friendly people an excellent boat and a very picturesque canal
21 Oct 2025
Thank you for your wonderful feedback. We’re thrilled to hear you enjoyed the excellent service, communication, and your trip aboard Grays Lark from Whitchurch Marina. It’s great to know you appreciated the boat and the picturesque canal. We look forward to welcoming you back for your next adventure on the waterways! ABC Boat Hire
23 Oct 2025
Really great team on site at Wrenbury
21 Oct 2025
Thank you so much for your feedback. We’re delighted to hear that your first barge experience went so smoothly and that our Wrenbury team helped you feel confident and well-prepared from start to finish. It’s great to know the training and handover made things easy for you. We’ll be sure to share your kind words with the team. Hope to welcome you back aboard again soon! ABC Boat Hire
24 Oct 2025
Boat prepped really well, training perfect for novices, handover courteous and thorough! Never been on a barge before and ABC team exceeded expectations making us feel confident and in good hands every step of the way from booking to return.
21 Oct 2025
Thank you so much for your feedback. We’re delighted to hear that your first barge experience went so smoothly and that our Wrenbury team helped you feel confident and well-prepared from start to finish. It’s great to know the training and handover made things easy for you. We’ll be sure to share your kind words with the team. Hope to welcome you back aboard again soon! ABC Boat Hire
24 Oct 2025
A great trip on the Llangollen canal. The boat had all the equipment you needed, bedding, towels, kitchen well equipt
21 Oct 2025
Thank you for your kind feedback about your recent holiday on Sooty Swift from Whitchurch Marina. We’re delighted to hear that you found the booking process straightforward and our staff helpful and informative during the handover. It’s great to know you enjoyed your week on the Llangollen Canal and that the boat was well-equipped with everything you needed for a comfortable trip. We truly appreciate your recommendation and hope to welcome you back again soon for another relaxing holiday on the waterways. ABC Boat Hire
23 Oct 2025
Great people at Goytre Wharf, nice boat and a beautiful canal. Monmouth and Brecon.
21 Oct 2025
Thank you for your kind review. We’re delighted you enjoyed your time aboard Red Backed Finch and appreciated the service at Goytre Wharf. It’s great to hear you enjoyed the beautiful canal scenery as well. We look forward to welcoming you back for another trip. ABC Boat Hire
25 Oct 2025
Everything was just as one might hope for, the boat was in excellent shape especially considering the season was almost ovdr
21 Oct 2025
Thank you for your kind words and for choosing ABC Boat Hire for your recent holiday on Grey Plover from Wrenbury. We are delighted to hear that our staff provided exceptional assistance and that the boat was in excellent condition, especially given the late season. We appreciate your feedback and look forward to welcoming you back for another enjoyable experience on the waterways. ABC Boat Hire
23 Oct 2025
Booking the holiday was easy. Explanations during handover were thorough. Wren is a lovely sized boat for 2 people. It was clean and warm. The engine ran well. The downside was that neither the gas oven or grill worked, only the gas hob. And although there was a vacuum cleaner there wasn't any attachments.
20 Oct 2025
Thank you for sharing your feedback about your week on the Kennet and Avon Canal. We’re glad to hear that booking was easy and that you found the handover thorough and informative. It’s great to know you found Wren a lovely, clean, and warm boat with a reliable engine, perfect for two people. We apologise for the issues you experienced with the gas oven and grill, as well as the vacuum cleaner attachments. Your comments have been passed on to our maintenance team to address these concerns and improve the experience for future guests. Thank you again for your valuable feedback, and we hope to welcome you back soon. ABC Boat Hire
23 Oct 2025
Nice sized boat, that was clean and warm. Reliable engine. Unreliable gas grill, non functioning gas oven. Well informed handover.
20 Oct 2025
Thank you for sharing your feedback about your week on the Kennet and Avon Canal. We’re glad to hear that booking was easy and that you found the handover thorough and informative. It’s great to know you found Wren a lovely, clean, and warm boat with a reliable engine, perfect for two people. We apologise for the issues you experienced with the gas oven and grill, as well as the vacuum cleaner attachments. Your comments have been passed on to our maintenance team to address these concerns and improve the experience for future guests. Thank you again for your valuable feedback, and we hope to welcome you back soon. ABC Boat Hire
23 Oct 2025
We felt so comfortable after the hand-over instructions. All six of us pitched in and communicated well, and we did our daily and nightly checks to ensure safe travels. We did not need to call for help, but felt comfortable enough with Richard to do so if we needed assistance. We planned and researched months in advance. Our expectations were high. Our trip, with six women on an 8 by 69 foot narrow boat, exceeded anything we could have imagined. At ABC, Kate, Richard, and Len gave us lots of information and encouragement. We headed out in a storm, but the weather and our skills improved quickly. We had a most amazing adventure. We maneuvered through locks, bridges, tunnels, aqueducts, and turned the boat around at Llangollen. We stopped at pubs, castles, and nature walks, and everything on the boat worked perfectly. Again, six women and two bathrooms, we cooked for each other, refilled our water tank, checked our engine levels, cranked down the propeller lubricator, only got stuck once, and removed rope and plastic bags from our propeller. We all participated: two out on the front, warning the pilot of upcoming boats and blind curves, and even sent scouts before a tunnel. We moored on bollards, piling clips, and mooring pins we hammered into the shore. Everyone we met, from fellow first-timers, live-aboards, to locals on the street, were wonderful, but even with their help, we never learned how to pronounce Welsh words. Next trip will be a loop or even a one-way. Thank you ABC Whitchurch Marina, for an unforgettable journey!
19 Oct 2025
Thank you so much for sharing your canal boat adventure with us! We’re delighted that from the hand-over instructions to the end of your journey, you and your group felt confident, well-prepared, and truly comfortable on the boat. It sounds like you all worked brilliantly as a team, and it’s wonderful to hear how much you embraced every part of the experience. We’re especially glad Kate, Richard, and Len could provide the support and encouragement you needed. It’s fantastic to know everything on the boat worked perfectly and that your trip exceeded even your high expectations, despite the stormy start! We love hearing stories of guests like you who fully dive into the adventure, and we can’t wait to welcome you back for your next loop or one-way journey. Thank you again for choosing ABC Whitchurch Marina and for such a glowing review. ABC Boat Hire
23 Oct 2025
