Day Hire self drive canal boats

Day Hire Boats, self drive canal boats, day hire narrowboats

Self drive day hire canal boats are a great way to get some fresh air with friends or family and sample what a longer canal holiday would be like. Lots of people get hooked this way! Day boats can be hired for self drive canal trips for a day or evening. You don't need any boating experience or qualifications. They usually have toilet and simple cooking facilities (many people take picnics) but no sleeping accommodation. Day hire canal boats usually take between 6 and 12 passengers.

On another page we list skippered trip and charter boats which offer scheduled short canal cruises or chartered canal cruises for a whole party, restaurant boats which combine dining with a canal cruise, and a range of canalside attractions.
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Day Hire Boats - self drive.

Away4aday Self drive day hire for up to 10 people in an easy to handle 32 ft purpose built boat. Travel out of Birmingham city centre towards the easily accessible green pastures on The Worcester or Stratford canal.

Bath Narrowboats have 2 day hire boats, Avon is luxuriously appointed for up to 8 guests and Kennet has space for up to 10 guests to enjoy a days cruising in style!

Beacon Park Day Boats at Brecon Canal Basin. Boats by the day, half day or by the hour. Explore the wonders of the beautiful Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal in a luxury electric day boat or canoe.

Boating Days have well equipped 10 person and 4 person day hire boats. Based near Northwich in Cheshire with Anderton Boat Lift just a few hours pleasant cruise away.

Enjoy a relaxing cruise with Bronte Day Boat Hire on a beautiful stretch of canal exploring natural countryside and wildlife . Sample good local fayre en-route. Fully equipped boat for 12 people.

John Cale Canal Cruises on the beautiful Basingstoke canal, Party cruises March to December, Self drive day hire for up to 12 people, Public trips, canoes and pedalos for hire.

Claymoore Navigation close to the junction of the Bridgewater and Trent & Mersey Canals in Cheshire have the stylish and luxurious Mock Turtle for up to 12 passengers.

Copt Heath Wharf on a delightful stretch of the Grand Union Canal in the West Midlands near Solihull have an 8 person boat for full or part day hire.

Galleon Marine have a self-drive day boat which can carry up to 12 passengers on the clear waters of the Basingstoke Canal. Also available are rowboats, punts & canoes.

Lee Valley Boat Centre based on the Rivers Lee & Stort in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, offer rowing boats, canoes, pedlos and electric boats for hourly hire.

Maestermyn Cruisers on the Llangollen Canal is ideally placed for a lock free cruise through Shropshire’s lake district. Our 6 person day boat is an ideal way to get a taste for canal cruising.

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Norbury Wharf. Enjoy the heart of the beautiful Shropshire Union Canal (seven pubs in seventeen lock free miles) aboard one of our two day hire boats, maximum 10 people including steerer.

Pennine Cruisers at on the Leeds & Liverpool at Skipton in the beautiful Yorkshire Pennines have day hire boats which can take up to 10 passengers.

Rose Narrowboats on the Oxford Canal near Rugby have Rosette and Astra, two tug style narrowboats which are available for self-drive day trips for up to 12 people.

Enjoy fantastic scenery while cruising the beautiful Leeds & Liverpool canal in one of Snaygill Boats new purpose built 32ft narrowboats. Full or part day hire for up to 10 people.

Sileby Mill Boatyard. Idyllic location in the rural Soar Valley with choice of day hire routes. 2-12 person all weather dayhire narrowboats. Ideal for family outings, parties, or a business development day.


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Firm	Attraction	Location	Contact
Canal Boat Project	Canal boat day hire, for community groups and people with disabilities	Essex, Hertfordshire	Tel: 01279 424444 email: admin@canalboat.org.uk
Clifton Day Boat	Day Boat Hire	Rugby, North Oxford Canal	Tel: 01788 543570 email: info@cliftoncruisers.com
Cosgrove Narrowboat Company	Trips, Charter and Day Boat Hire	Milton Keynes, Grand Union Canal	Tel: 01525 372853 email: enquires@cosgrovenarrowboats.co.uk
Farncombe Boat House	Day Boat Hire	Godalming, River Wey	Tel: 01483 421306 email: enquiries@farncombeboats.co.uk
Freedom Boats Limited	trip boat ,day & week hire	Macclesfield, Cheshire	Tel: 01625 420042 email: mal@freedomboats.co.uk
Free Spirit Cruising	Day hire	Tewkesbury	Tel: 08456 525054 email: catherine@cruisefreespirit.com
Grebe Canal Cruises	*Day Boat Hire, Charter & Public Trip Boats*	Pitstone, Grand Union Canal	Tel: 01296 661920 email: enquiries@grebecanalcruises.co.uk
Karen's Day Boat Hire	Day Boat Hire	Boothstown, Manchester	Tel: 07519 275 016 email: karen.starkey@tiscali.co.uk
Liberty Cruising	Day boat, restaurant boat hire	Macclesfield	Tel: 01625 420042 email: nick@freedomboats.co.uk
Lime Farm Marina	Day boat hire	Rugby	Tel: 01788 570131 email: info@limefarmmarina.co.uk
M&I Marine Ltd	Day Boat Hire	Wincham Wharf, Northwich, Cheshire	Tel: 07813906633 email: mimarine.ltd@ntlworld.com
Messing About On The River Ltd	Disabled access charter boat, day boat hire, tea gardens	Hanham, Bristol	Tel: 0117 9475500 email: info@messingaboutontheriver.co.uk
MK Afloat	Day Boat Hire	Milton Keynes	Tel: 07721 025325 email: mkafloat@hotmail.com
Pennine Boat Trips	Day Boat Hire	Skipton	Tel: 01756 790829 Email: info@canaltrips.co.uk
Portland Basin Boat Hire	Day Boat Hire	Dukinfield, Cheshire	Tel: 01613303133 email: sandra.holding@portlandbasinmarina.co.uk
Saltisford Canal Centre	Self steer day hire & trip boat	Warwick	Tel: 01926490006 email: info@saltisfordcanal.co.uk
Thorn Martine	Dayboat Hire	Warrington, Cheshire	Tel: 01925 265129 email: sales@thornmarine.co.uk
Tiverton Canal Co	Day Boat Hire and Horse-Drawn Barge Trips	Grand Western Canal, Tiverton	Tel: 01884 253345 info@tivertoncanal.co.uk
Warwick Wanderer Dayboats	Dayboat Hire	Warwickshire	Tel: 07807 911 132 email: ww@dayboat.net
Wessex Narrowboats	Day Boat Hire	Kennet & Avon Canal, Staverton	Tel: 01225 765243 email: abclg@hilpertonmarina.com

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