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Self-drive boat hire

A day on the water, no licence needed.

Day boats, rowing boats and canoes from our pontoon. A proper briefing, life jackets for everyone, and fuel in the price.

DAY SHEETBoats out 9:00 · back by 17:30
A row of white day boats moored at a riverside pontoon

Boats free on your dates

Every boat and how many it seats
Boat

Boat name

6 berths · 12 m · 260 hp
$45/day
Before you cast off

Briefed, kitted out, and on the water in an hour.

Life jackets in assorted colours hanging on a rail

Life jackets for everyone

Adult and child sizes fitted at the pontoon, and one for the dog if you ask.

The helm and windscreen of a small motorboat on a lake

A proper briefing

Twenty minutes on the controls, the locks and the speed limit, then a lap with one of us aboard.

Three people in sun hats in a small boat with a picnic basket

Fuel in, cover if you want it

A full tank, unlimited miles, hull damage cover from $35 a day, and a phone number that answers on the water.

A day on the river

Out at nine, lunch at the pub, back for tea.

09:00Collect and briefingLife jackets on, bags aboard, a lap of the basin with us.
10:30Through the first lockWe show you how at the pontoon; the lock keeper does the rest.
12:30Moor at the riverside pubTheir mooring is free if you eat, and they expect our boats.
15:00Swim stop at the meadowA shallow shelving bank, and the best place for a paddle.
17:30Back at the pontoonTie up, hand back the key, and that is it. No refuelling.
A green narrowboat cruising a tree-lined canal

Bring a picnic. We will do the rest.

Birthdays, a works day out, a group of twelve in three boats. Tell us who is coming and we will suggest the boats.

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