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Enjoy a day on the water

Explore the secret waterways of Britain on one of our self-drive Day Boat Hire narrowboats.

With 12 starting locations across the waterway network and boat sizes to accommodate up to 12 people, you and your family or friends can afford to kick back and relax for the day as you enjoy watching Britain’s most stunning countryside drift by.

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Our Locations

Explore our great locations from the North to the South

Our
Routes

Day boat hire routes are incredibly varied and will ensure you’ll have a relaxing but fulfilling time with plenty to see along your travels.

Choose Your Day Boat

We have day boat hire for up to 8, 10 and 12 people as well as a wheel chair accessible option.

UP TO EIGHT

Suitable for up to 8 people, these boats are great for small families and couples

UP TO TEN

Suitable for up to 10 people, these boats are great for large families and groups of friends

UP TO TWELVE

Our biggest day boats for large groups of people or those who want more space

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A relaxing & fulfilling day on the water

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A relaxing & fulfilling day on the water

Don’t take our word for it…

Family day cruise

The marina give a great introduction to the boat, and lent us life jackets. We appreciated the fact that the engineer stayed with us for the first couple of minutes and didn’t make us feel anxious. Fantastic day, super friendly staff.

Stuart G, TripAdvisor 

Excellent service, clean, tidy boat..

Everyone, from nine months of age to sixty, had a fabulous day. We took a picnic lunch and bought beer at a canalside pub. An excellent family day out.

Trip on Day Dream (Anderton), Review form Feefo 

A first class, relaxing day out

The company’s personnel were excellent, being helpful and enthusiastic, and the whole experience was exactly what we were anticipating. The whole experience can be highly recommended.

William Read, TripAdvisor 

It was fantastic from start to finish

We hired the day boat ‘Happy Days’ from Kings Orchard Marina in Staffordshire. It was fantastic from start to finish. We have hired from other boat yards and the Kings Orchard staff were by far the friendliest and so welcoming. The boat yard itself was immaculately clean and tidy; as was our boat. We highly recommend the Happy Days boat, it is well equipped and plenty of room. Very comfortable and warm heating. We were offered advice from the staff about where to eat and an ideal route and the kind lady on reception even loaned us an Admiral’s hat to wear on the boat. We look forward to hiring our next boat from ABC. Thanks ABC!

ABC Day Trip on the Canal

First we were met by a very pleasant receptionist who talked us through the manual and life jackets. We then went to the boat and was met by Simon the engineer. He explained everything nice and clearly and made us feel relaxed.

From then on it was us a the boat. What a great feeling to be chugging down the canal watching all the wildlife. We then moored up and had a few drinks and played board games. We then took a nice leisurely trip back to the marina. Missed the turning but Simon came to the rescue. All of us had an amazing time and will definitely be returning.