Luxury Day Boat – Water Vole is changing… Poor Water Vole. She was the least-loved of the four day boats at Union Wharf because she had cupboards that didn’t open and a toilet which only skinny people could use. She had a tiny water tank and narrow benches to sit Read more…
I admit I was confused when I was first asked the question, Why are canalboat holidays so expensive? During the operation of our hire boat business, I’ve spent many hours buried in cashflow forecasts and budgets. This enables us to set the prices of our holidays and therefore, to me, Read more…
Luxury canalboat for hire Many of you have been following the creation of our newest luxury canalboat for hire, Woodland Grayling, and we are delighted to show you the final result. We had hoped that the maiden voyage would take place last month, but alas the second lockdown meant that Read more…
Sometimes we are asked if it’s possible to return a holiday boat later than 9:30 AM on the morning of check out. I’m afraid to say that the answer is always a negative because, behind the scenes, there is simply too much to get done in very little time. A Read more…
A narrow boating holiday doesn’t offer many shopping opportunities in our part of the world. The environment is largely rural and it isn’t easy to buy forgotten groceries. Most people arrive with several supermarket trollies’ worth of food, just to be sure. However, it’s not just about the eating/drinking Read more…
Leicester lockdown For at least two weeks from 29th June 2020, the city of Leicester is in lockdown due to the pandemic. This means that if you have a booking with us during that period, you won’t be able to cruise northwards through Leicester city (this will only affect hires Read more…
Open for Boutique Narrowboat holidays from Monday 6th JuLY From 4th July, provided that no more than two households stay together, people will be free to stay overnight in self-contained accommodation, including hotels and bed & breakfasts, as well as campsites. Boris Johnson, 23/06/20 So here we are, peering through Read more…
Coronavirus update – 6 June 2020 Although we don’t have any official news on when we can reopen for holidays, we are taking bookings from the 4th July onwards. But please don’t pay anything if you book a Boutique Narrowboat. If you wish to book a holiday within the next Read more…
Reopening during social distancing We don’t yet have a date when we are able to reopen for business, but in the meantime we are working on a process to ensure that the boats are handed over with minimal input from the trainers. We are currently writing an online course for Read more…
We are really excited that when we became the directors at Union Wharf Marina, we were also given us the opportunity to create a Boutique Day Boat. There are four day boats as part of the Market Harborough fleet, and one of these in particular seemed ripe for renovation. Although Read more…