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! :-))