2021 New Hire Schedule
In March, April, May, June, September and October both our boats will be available for the following hire start and end dates:
'Queenie' hires will run:
3 nights - Fri to Mon
Narrowboat Hire Blog
Hedgehogs by Hester Cox
Sometimes hedgehogs fall into the canal, they can float for a short while and then their lungs fill with water and they drown UNLESS we can fish them out and save them. Since working on the canal I have found a few hedgehogs, some I have fished out, called the Read more
Fantastic Three Days (With a Special Crew Member). Words & photo's by Sarah Napier
We had a wonderful three day boat trip aboard Queenie in June 2015. We’ve done quite a bit of boating and it was the most comfortable quality boat we have ever enjoyed. Hester keeps the boat first class and…
Read moreMoor Up & Visit The Altrincham Market. Words by Nick Johnson, photo's by Claire Harrison.
The company that run Altrincham Market are keen canal boaters. They’ve had a 70 foot canal boat called Jacob moored at Moore in Warrington (on the Bridgewater canal) for the last 30 years and have ‘circumnavigated’ Britain’s pastoral beauty by canal (and the Thames) twice with their 4 children.
First-Time Boaters' Long Weekender by @JulesHornbrook
As complete novices, a long weekend aboard Queenie was both daunting and exciting as we arrived for our essential instruction at the Bridgewater Marina. But nerves quickly gave way to confidence and enthusiasm as we yearned to get cracking - such was Hester’s easy-to-understand boating lesson. In…
Read moreWay Upstream by Craig Johnson
The canal network across the UK now plays an underappreciated role in the country's culture.
In the 19th Century, however, the waterways had a vital role in the Industrial Revolution and impacted the wealth and the way-of-life.
But now the…
Know Your Routes - For Experienced Hirers & Beginners.
A quick look at ideas for routes - all the routes below are based on a cruising time of 5 hours per day over continuous days. Allow more days/nights for the hire time if you want to explore areas away from the boat such as when you are in Liverpool or if you decide to take some days off from the boat…
Read moreThe Propeller Will Keep Singing.
When we first went to Stafford to pick up Queenie for the 5 day journey home we soon found out that she had a ‘singing propeller’. This sound sometimes occurs when a combination of propeller diameter, speed (rpm) , trailing edge size, roundness and thickness are just at the right levels to cause a…
Read moreDiary of the Cheshire Ring 2014.
A short diary written by Andy Manley who hired Gloria this summer to complete the Cheshire Ring with his wife and daughter. Photos by Joep & Martine who took Gloria on the same route in 2012.
Started out from Bridgewater marina on Monday 4th at 1530. Cruised to Dunham arriving…
Read more2021 New Hire Schedule
In March, April, May, June, September and October both our boats will be available for the following hire start and end dates:
'Queenie' hires will run:
3 nights - Fri to Mon
Hedgehogs by Hester Cox
Sometimes hedgehogs fall into the canal, they can float for a short while and then their lungs fill with water and they drown UNLESS we can fish them out and save them. Since working on the canal I have found a few hedgehogs, some I have fished out, called the Read more
Fantastic Three Days (With a Special Crew Member). Words & photo's by Sarah Napier
We had a wonderful three day boat trip aboard Queenie in June 2015. We’ve done quite a bit of boating and it was the most comfortable quality boat we have ever enjoyed. Hester keeps the boat first class and…
Read moreMoor Up & Visit The Altrincham Market. Words by Nick Johnson, photo's by Claire Harrison.
The company that run Altrincham Market are keen canal boaters. They’ve had a 70 foot canal boat called Jacob moored at Moore in Warrington (on the Bridgewater canal) for the last 30 years and have ‘circumnavigated’ Britain’s pastoral beauty by canal (and the Thames) twice with their 4 children.
First-Time Boaters' Long Weekender by @JulesHornbrook
As complete novices, a long weekend aboard Queenie was both daunting and exciting as we arrived for our essential instruction at the Bridgewater Marina. But nerves quickly gave way to confidence and enthusiasm as we yearned to get cracking - such was Hester’s easy-to-understand boating lesson. In…
Read more