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Vecchio 12-05-2014, 13.44.57
Travel_Poster
 
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Predefinito 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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Vecchio 12-05-2014, 13.52.42
Surreyman
 
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Predefinito 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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>
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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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> --
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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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Vecchio 12-05-2014, 14.17.06
Martin
 
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Predefinito Re: Barge Hire on English Rivers ?

On Mon, 12 May 2014 03:52:42 -0700 (PDT), Surreyman
<alanspencer3@googlemail.com> wrote:
[color=blue]
>On Monday, May 12, 2014 11:44:57 AM UTC+1, Travel_Poster wrote:[color=green]
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> 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!



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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Vecchio 12-05-2014, 15.06.36
Martin
 
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Predefinito 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:
>[color=green]
>>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.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> 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!
>
>
>
>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]
[color=blue]
>
>The best place to ask for info is uk.rec.waterways[/color]
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Vecchio 12-05-2014, 19.26.45
Jack Campin
 
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Predefinito 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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mobile 07800 739 557 <http://www.campin.me.uk> Twitter: JackCampin
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Vecchio 13-05-2014, 10.28.47
Surreyman
 
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Predefinito 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:
>
>
>[color=green]
> >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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> >>[/color][/color]
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> >>[/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]
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> >> doing this sort of stuff? Costs?[/color][/color]
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> >> Travel Poster[/color][/color]
>[color=green]
> >[/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]
>
>
>
> 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
>
> --
>
>
>
> Martin in Zuid Holland
>
>
>
> [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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Vecchio 13-05-2014, 10.33.39
Surreyman
 
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Predefinito 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]
>
>
>
> Once. It went horribly wrong but I might think about doing it again.
>
>
>[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]
>
>
>
> 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.
>
>
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> 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'! :-))
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Vecchio 13-05-2014, 10.34.00
Martin
 
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Predefinito Re: Barge Hire on English Rivers ?

On Mon, 12 May 2014 17:26:45 +0100, Jack Campin <bogus@purr.demon.co.uk> wrote:
[color=blue][color=green]
>> Anyone ever hired a barge/riverboat in England?[/color]
>
>Once. It went horribly wrong but I might think about doing it again.
>[color=green]
>> 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.[/color]

There are plenty on the Thames. Locks are more difficult, because they are wider
and narrowboats tend to get blown about in cross winds.
There's an Anglo Welsh mooring place in Festival Park Stoke-on-Trent. Most of
their boats seem to spend their lives unused there. I can't help feeling that if
they were to lower their charges, they might make a lot more money.

[color=blue]
>You can get to a lot of places
>by canal.
>
>uk.rec.waterways is the place to ask.[/color]

Yes!
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Vecchio 13-05-2014, 12.03.36
Martin
 
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Predefinito Re: Barge Hire on English Rivers ?

On Tue, 13 May 2014 00:33:39 -0700 (PDT), Surreyman
<alanspencer3@googlemail.com> wrote:
[color=blue]
>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]
>>
>>
>>
>> Once. It went horribly wrong but I might think about doing it again.
>>
>>
>>[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]
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> 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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