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.

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Travel Poster

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.



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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!

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.

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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.







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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

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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! :-))

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.



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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'! :-))