Narrow Boat Holidays with Starline

Some of Your Questions Answered about a Narrow Boat Holiday

What experience is needed for a narrow boat holiday?
No previous experience is necessary for a narrow boat holiday but novices will be given extra help and advice to ensure they are competent in the handling of the narrow boat.

When can we arrive for our narrow boat holiday and when must we drop the narrow boat off?
Boats are available from 3:00pm on the start day until 9:30am  on a Friday/Monday or 9:00am on a Saturday.

Where can we go on our narrow boat holiday and how far?
Our narrow boats are licensed for the River Severn and the inland waterways. If you cruise on the River Avon an additional licence must be purchased en route. With speeds of 4 mph you can cover approximately 100 miles in a week.

Are locks difficult to operate on narrow boat holidays?
Locks are really quite easy and advice will be given before you depart. All locks on the River Severn are manned and you will have time to see and understand the concept of how they work before needing to operate a lock entirely by yourself.

What do we need to bring?
You can see details of what we provide on board here. Additionally we suggest you bring towels, your own CD’s & DVD’s, a mobile phone charger to plug into a car cigarette lighter type socket, Wellington boots, waterproofs, a large umbrella, a torch and gloves for handling ropes.

Can I bring my pet?
A narrowboat holiday cruise is a wonderful holiday if you own a pet with many walks along the towpaths.
We allow well behaved pets on our boats for a small charge.

Is there car parking at the Marina?
Ample free car parking is available within the Marina.

All photographs on this page courtesy of R Gardener.

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