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Barge Hire on English Rivers ?
Anyone ever hired a barge/riverboat in England?
The wife and I fancy doing this. Is a licence/permit required? Companies doing this sort of stuff? Costs? Thanks. -- Travel Poster |
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Barge Hire on English Rivers ?
On Monday, May 12, 2014 11:44:57 AM UTC+1, Travel_Poster wrote:
Anyone ever hired a barge/riverboat in England? The wife and I fancy doing this. Is a licence/permit required? Companies doing this sort of stuff? Costs? Thanks. -- Travel Poster Such services are available all over. No 'driving licence' required! Most services will give an hour or so's tuition to start you off. Just Google the area/canal you favour and there'll be online info abounding! Longboats on canals are maybe the most popular, or (which we favour) 2/4 berth riverboats on, for instance, the Norfolk Broads, Thames, etc. Enjoy! |
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Barge Hire on English Rivers ?
Anyone ever hired a barge/riverboat in England?
Once. It went horribly wrong but I might think about doing it again. The wife and I fancy doing this. Is a licence/permit required? Companies doing this sort of stuff? Costs? If you've never done it before, stick to canals. Rivers are a lot more challenging, and I doubt if anybody would allow a newbie to hire a boat and take it out on one. You can get to a lot of places by canal. uk.rec.waterways is the place to ask. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- e m a i l : j a c k @ c a m p i n . m e . u k Jack Campin, 11 Third Street, Newtongrange, Midlothian EH22 4PU, Scotland mobile 07800 739 557 http://www.campin.me.uk Twitter: JackCampin |
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Barge Hire on English Rivers ?
On Monday, May 12, 2014 12:17:06 PM UTC+1, Martin wrote:
On Mon, 12 May 2014 03:52:42 -0700 (PDT), Surreyman wrote: On Monday, May 12, 2014 11:44:57 AM UTC+1, Travel_Poster wrote: Anyone ever hired a barge/riverboat in England? The wife and I fancy doing this. Is a licence/permit required? Companies doing this sort of stuff? Costs? Thanks. -- Travel Poster Such services are available all over. No 'driving licence' required! Most services will give an hour or so's tuition to start you off. Just Google the area/canal you favour and there'll be online info abounding! Longboats on canals are maybe the most popular, or (which we favour) 2/4 berth riverboats on, for instance, the Norfolk Broads, Thames, etc. Narrowboats! The BBC used Anglo Welsh in a recent canal series http://www.anglowelsh.co.uk/ The best place to ask for info is uk.rec.waterways -- Martin in Zuid Holland www.youtube.com/watch?v=eE_IUPInEuc The Vikings didn't use narrowboats ............. Obviously my own Anglo-Welsh came into play ... Sorry! :-)) |
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Barge Hire on English Rivers ?
On Monday, May 12, 2014 5:26:45 PM UTC+1, Jack Campin wrote:
Anyone ever hired a barge/riverboat in England? Once. It went horribly wrong but I might think about doing it again. The wife and I fancy doing this. Is a licence/permit required? Companies doing this sort of stuff? Costs? If you've never done it before, stick to canals. Rivers are a lot more challenging, and I doubt if anybody would allow a newbie to hire a boat and take it out on one. You can get to a lot of places by canal. uk.rec.waterways is the place to ask. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- e m a i l : j a c k @ c a m p i n . m e . u k Jack Campin, 11 Third Street, Newtongrange, Midlothian EH22 4PU, Scotland mobile 07800 739 557 http://www.campin.me.uk Twitter: JackCampin Take your point, although the Broads are wide open to newbies (sometimes unfortunately) including tidal waters which has caused some mooring humour! :-)) I don't think river cruiser hirers would turn down newbies either. But canals are inherently easier, no doubt, and perhaps the best choice for learners. Have just returned from a Force 7 crossing of the Solent in a friend's cruiser, which was 'interesting'! :-)) |
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