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12-05-2014, 13.44.57
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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
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12-05-2014, 13.52.42
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Re: Barge Hire on English Rivers ?
On Monday, May 12, 2014 11:44:57 AM UTC+1, Travel_Poster wrote:[color=blue]
> Anyone ever hired a barge/riverboat in England?
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> The wife and I fancy doing this. Is a licence/permit required? Companies
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> doing this sort of stuff? Costs?
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> Thanks.
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> Travel Poster[/color]
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!
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12-05-2014, 14.17.06
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Re: Barge Hire on English Rivers ?
On Mon, 12 May 2014 03:52:42 -0700 (PDT), Surreyman
<alanspencer3@googlemail.com> wrote:
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>On Monday, May 12, 2014 11:44:57 AM UTC+1, Travel_Poster wrote:[color=green]
>> Anyone ever hired a barge/riverboat in England?
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>>
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>> The wife and I fancy doing this. Is a licence/permit required? Companies
>>
>> doing this sort of stuff? Costs?
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>> Thanks.
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>> --
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>> Travel Poster[/color]
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>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.[/color]
Narrowboats!
The BBC used Anglo Welsh in a recent canal series
[url]http://www.anglowelsh.co.uk/[/url]
The best place to ask for info is uk.rec.waterways
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Martin in Zuid Holland
[url]www.youtube.com/watch?v=eE_IUPInEuc[/url]
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12-05-2014, 15.06.36
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Re: Barge Hire on English Rivers ?
On Mon, 12 May 2014 13:17:06 +0200, Martin <me@address.invalid> wrote:
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>On Mon, 12 May 2014 03:52:42 -0700 (PDT), Surreyman
><alanspencer3@googlemail.com> wrote:
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>>On Monday, May 12, 2014 11:44:57 AM UTC+1, Travel_Poster wrote:[color=darkred]
>>> 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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>>>
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>>> --
>>>
>>> Travel Poster[/color]
>>
>>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.[/color]
>
>Narrowboats!
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>
>
>The BBC used Anglo Welsh in a recent canal series
>[url]http://www.anglowelsh.co.uk/[/url][/color]
It was Channel 4, not the BBC
[url]http://www.channel4.com/programmes/great-canal-journeys/episode-guide[/url]
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>The best place to ask for info is uk.rec.waterways[/color]
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Martin in Zuid Holland
[url]www.youtube.com/watch?v=eE_IUPInEuc[/url]
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12-05-2014, 19.26.45
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Re: 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.
[color=blue]
> The wife and I fancy doing this. Is a licence/permit required?
> Companies doing this sort of stuff? Costs?[/color]
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
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13-05-2014, 10.28.47
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Re: Barge Hire on English Rivers ?
On Monday, May 12, 2014 12:17:06 PM UTC+1, Martin wrote:[color=blue]
> On Mon, 12 May 2014 03:52:42 -0700 (PDT), Surreyman
>
> <alanspencer3@googlemail.com> wrote:
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> >On Monday, May 12, 2014 11:44:57 AM UTC+1, Travel_Poster wrote:[/color]
>[color=green][color=darkred]
> >> Anyone ever hired a barge/riverboat in England?[/color][/color]
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> >> The wife and I fancy doing this. Is a licence/permit required? Companies[/color][/color]
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> >>[/color][/color]
>[color=green][color=darkred]
> >> doing this sort of stuff? Costs?[/color][/color]
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> >> Thanks.[/color][/color]
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> >> --[/color][/color]
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> >>[/color][/color]
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> >> Travel Poster[/color][/color]
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> >[/color]
>[color=green]
> >Such services are available all over.[/color]
>[color=green]
> >No 'driving licence' required! Most services will give an hour or so's tuition to start you off.[/color]
>[color=green]
> >Just Google the area/canal you favour and there'll be online info abounding![/color]
>[color=green]
> >Longboats on canals are maybe the most popular, or (which we favour) 2/4 berth riverboats on, for instance, the Norfolk Broads, Thames, etc.[/color]
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> Narrowboats!
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> The BBC used Anglo Welsh in a recent canal series
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> [url]http://www.anglowelsh.co.uk/[/url]
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> The best place to ask for info is uk.rec.waterways
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> --
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> Martin in Zuid Holland
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> [url]www.youtube.com/watch?v=eE_IUPInEuc[/url][/color]
The Vikings didn't use narrowboats .............
Obviously my own Anglo-Welsh came into play ...
Sorry! :-))
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13-05-2014, 10.33.39
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Re: Barge Hire on English Rivers ?
On Monday, May 12, 2014 5:26:45 PM UTC+1, Jack Campin wrote:[color=blue][color=green]
> > Anyone ever hired a barge/riverboat in England?[/color]
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> Once. It went horribly wrong but I might think about doing it again.
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>[color=green]
> > The wife and I fancy doing this. Is a licence/permit required?[/color]
>[color=green]
> > Companies doing this sort of stuff? Costs?[/color]
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> 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
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> hire a boat and take it out on one. You can get to a lot of places
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> by canal.
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> uk.rec.waterways is the place to ask.
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> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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> e m a i l : j a c k @ c a m p i n . m e . u k
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> Jack Campin, 11 Third Street, Newtongrange, Midlothian EH22 4PU, Scotland
>
> mobile 07800 739 557 <http://www.campin.me.uk> Twitter: JackCampin[/color]
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'! :-))
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13-05-2014, 12.03.36
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Re: Barge Hire on English Rivers ?
On Tue, 13 May 2014 00:33:39 -0700 (PDT), Surreyman
<alanspencer3@googlemail.com> wrote:
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>On Monday, May 12, 2014 5:26:45 PM UTC+1, Jack Campin wrote:[color=green][color=darkred]
>> > Anyone ever hired a barge/riverboat in England?[/color]
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>> Once. It went horribly wrong but I might think about doing it again.
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>>[color=darkred]
>> > The wife and I fancy doing this. Is a licence/permit required?[/color]
>>[color=darkred]
>> > Companies doing this sort of stuff? Costs?[/color]
>>
>>
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>> 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.
>>
>>
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>> 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[/color]
>
>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'! :-))[/color]
You are lucky. Just crossed the North Sea by ferry twice in gales.
There are no locks on the Broads. Some of the K&A canal locks were already in a
dreadful state of repair in 2000. Having had both canal and Broads holidays
several times, if I was beginner I would choose the Broads.
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Martin in Zuid Holland
[url]www.youtube.com/watch?v=eE_IUPInEuc[/url]
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