Unforgettable experience
Looking for something different that would engage our teenagers and take their focus away from Snap chat streaks and Wifi codes.
Looking for something different that would engage our teenagers and take their focus away from Snap chat streaks and Wifi codes.
We’d just spent an hour with John from the boatyard learning how to handle our hired narrowboat and, crucially, the locks. When he asked “Do you feel ready to go off on your own?” we confidently dismissed him. However, when he added: “Where are you going?” and I replied cheerfully “Banbury”, he smiled a wry…
As the autumn fades into winter it’s nice to remember the summer that just went on and on!
Getting our trip on Patricia Helen underway, after a thorough and entertaining briefing from Colin, and an awesome demo of boat handling by – was it Peter? – we set off. Finally got Gunner the guide dog puppy on board – he wasn’t at all sure! Made it through the Stockton Locks before the light started…
“We have rented from Kate boats several times now and each time have had excellent service and a fully equipped and very comfortable boat. It is a great family holiday, the first time I took my 19 year old daughter she thought she would get bored but there’s always something to be doing, seeing, or…
I hope you will find the following a useful insight to the route down to Stratford Upon Avon, where you should expect to be each night and roughly how long your cruising day will be. Having travelled along the Stratford canal twice in the last few months I have thoroughly enjoyed this route and would…
We were a group of 12 people with 2 dogs on 2 boats, we had plenty of space for all of us, all the amenities were provided, comfortable beds and clean bedding, the only thing we had to bring were towels! We had around a 30 minute thorough instruction on how to use the boat…