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Your recent holiday on Wren - Flutist Wren from Springwood Haven Marina

Friendly welcome at the base. Efficient member of staff who talked us through the Important details. Beautifully clean boat and lots of towels!

25 May 2024

Your recent holiday on Lark - Wood Lark from Springwood Haven Marina

This is the second time we have booked with ABC and would fully recommend them for the service they give, and the quality of the boats they hire out. Additionally, with the tie in they have with Tesco points, this helps keep the cost down for us. The boats are very well equipped with pretty much everything you would need and are in good running order. We had a problem with one of the toilets, which they would have been happy to come to fix, but as we had two toilets, it was not a problem for us.

25 May 2024

Charlotte

Thank you very much for your feedback :) We are thrilled you had an fantastic time on our Wood Lark from Springwood Haven Marina. Walkie talkies are always a good one! We hope to see you onboard with ABC again soon.

26 May 2024

Your recent holiday on Lark - Wood Lark from Springwood Haven Marina

The holiday was excellent - the boat is fully equipped with everything you would need. We had a couple of challenges with canal closures, but as long as you can be flexible with your routes, then this is not a problem. We did the Black county ring in the first week (as we had my daughter and boyfriend to share the load) and the second week we cruised up the Trent and Mersey to Mercia Marina and back. We had a day of rain, but ABC had provided waterproofs and umbrellas, so we stayed (relatively!) dry. The ABC rep at the marina for the handover quickly established that we are quite experienced boaters, so gave us the instructions tailored to our needs (and the legal requirements), so we were able to get under way relatively quickly. The boat was clean and tidy, with plenty of bedding and towels for our two weeks. One recommendation: I bought a set of walkie-talkies on Amazon before we came and they proved to be immensely useful - it is a long boat, locks can be noisy, and mobile phone signal is not always good on canals.

25 May 2024

Charlotte

Thank you very much for your feedback :) We are thrilled you had an fantastic time on our Wood Lark from Springwood Haven Marina. Walkie talkies are always a good one! We hope to see you onboard with ABC again soon.

26 May 2024

Your recent holiday on Plover - Golden Plover from Alvechurch

Sadly planned route not possible due to broken lock.. still enjoyed out holiday but must remember to check in future!

25 May 2024

Charlotte

Thank you for your feedback :)

26 May 2024

Your recent holiday on Plover - Golden Plover from Alvechurch

Everything just right.. boat and staff very good

25 May 2024

Charlotte

Thank you for your feedback :)

26 May 2024

Your recent holiday on Owl - Short Eared Owl from Whitchurch Marina

A brilliant holiday, scenery, wonderful and exciting. Staff so lovely and helpful. Thoroughly recommend.

25 May 2024

Charlotte

Thank you for your feedback it is much appreciated :)

26 May 2024

Your recent holiday on Owl - Short Eared Owl from Whitchurch Marina

Wonderful holiday only marred by the weather. Everything went smoothly, lovely company to deal with. Staff all friendly and very helpful. Happy customer.

25 May 2024

Your recent holiday on Lark - Foxy Lark from Springwood Haven Marina

A great holiday in every way. Good service and helpful advice.

25 May 2024

Charlotte

Thank you for your feedback regarding your canal boat hire out of our Springwood Haven Marina. We would like to thank you for sharing your photos and we hope to welcome you onboard again soon :)

26 May 2024

Your recent holiday on Wren - Eurasian Wren from Hilperton

Hilperton marina staff were very helpful, both on pick up and return of boat. When I booked the boat we wanted was not available, ABC said we could have a bigger boat at the same rate as the smaller one, however we changed dates and got the one we wanted.

25 May 2024

Charlotte

We appreciate your feedback regarding your canal boat hire out of Hilperton Marina :)

26 May 2024

Your recent holiday on Wren - Eurasian Wren from Hilperton

Boat, brilliant, canal to Bath a bit of a disappointment as there are so many live aboard boats, many of which should go to the scrap yard, along with all their junk. Not a good look.

25 May 2024

Charlotte

We appreciate your feedback regarding your canal boat hire out of Hilperton Marina :)

26 May 2024

Your recent holiday on Warbler - Lucy's Warbler from Whitchurch Marina

The staff were welcoming, friendly and knowledgeable in their presentations.

24 May 2024

Charlotte

Thankyou for your feedback :) We are pleased you that you were impressed with the overall experience of your canal boat holiday out of Whitchurch Marina and we hope to welcome you onboard again soon.

26 May 2024

Your recent holiday on Wren - Nightingale Wren from Gayton

Very efficient

24 May 2024

Charlotte

Thank you for your feedback :)

26 May 2024

Your recent holiday on Wren - Nightingale Wren from Gayton

Nice new boat, well equipped

24 May 2024

Charlotte

Thank you for your feedback :)

26 May 2024

Your recent holiday on Swallow - Red Rumped Swallow from Goytre Wharf

Another fantastic boating holiday with ABC. The Brecon and Monmouth canal is stunning - probably the most beautifaul one of the many we have cruised . Red Rumped Swallow was a great boa.t The staff at Goytre Wharf are very friendly and the set up there is very good. Can also recommend breakfast at the cafe.

24 May 2024

Charlotte

Thank you for your feedback regarding Red Rumped Swallow from our Goytre Wharf Marina :) Your feedback is really important to us and we are pleased that you thoroughly enjoyed your holiday on the Monmouthshire and Brecon canal.

26 May 2024

Your recent holiday on Lark - Masked Lark from Kings Orchard Marina

Administratively the organisation was efficient and excellent. The instructions and advice on the boat handover were comprehensive and useful and all staff were friendly and helpful.

24 May 2024

Charlotte

Thank you for your feedback. We really appreciate your comments and are glad you had a great time on the Coventry canal :)

26 May 2024