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Bath Narrowboats is a long established boat hire business on the Kennet and Avon Canal based in the beautiful heritage city of Bath. We specialise in memorable day trips cruising the Kennet & Avon Canal from Bath to Bradford-on-Avon...
2018 BOAT HIRE PRICES are as follows :
Our selection of diesel narrow day boats from Sydney Wharf carry a maximum of 6 - 12 persons depending on which one is hired.
Our selection of electric day boats from Brassknocker Basin carry a maximum of 1 - 12 persons depending on which one is hired.
PLEASE NOTE : Your dayboat hire is NOT booked until your deposit has been processed. Therefore, we offer our boats depending on availibility and a first come first served basis. ( The early bird catches the worm in other words! )
A current valid credit card ( no debit cards accepted ) will be needed on the day of hire.
A damage deposit of £250 for family parties will be pre-authorised on a credit card when you hire the boat. It will be returned to you provided the dayboat is returned clean and on time without a third party claim against you.
All single sex parties or parties with alcohol will have to lodge a £ 500 security deposit by cash or credit card at the time of check in ( refundable when the boat is returned clean & undamaged ). Please be aware that we reserve the right to charge a cleaning fee of £ 50 if the boat is returned in an unhireable state, a charge for damage to the boat, missing inventory or the boat is returned later than the agreed hire period. Where damage occurs to a third party boat, we will endeavour to obtain an estimate for repairs and where possible use our facilities to repair the damage to keep costs down.
Dogs & Pets are welcome except on the Lady Victoria and are charged at £ 25 per short break and £ 35 per week ( Maximum 2 per boat )
VAT, diesel fuel, gas & water are all included in the hire.
If you feel, you'd rather not steer the boat then we can supply a skipper who will accompany your party at an extra cost.
( Please note, the skipper counts as one of your party i.e 9 + skipper if hiring a ten person boat )
Half day hire skipper £ 75
Full day skipper £ 100
We do have different hire time options available in the spring, summer & early autumn, light permitting.
During the winter months and with an ice free canal, the boats are available for long half days ( as the light starts to fade from 3 p.m. )
Half days are either from 9.30 a.m. till 1.00 p.m. OR 10.00 a.m. till 1.30 p.m OR 10.30 a.m. till 2.00 p.m.
Or 1.30 p.m. till 5.00 p.m. OR 2.00 p.m till 5.30 p.m OR 2.30 p.m. till 6.00 p.m. No later.
Full days are from 9.30 a.m. till 5.00 p.m OR 10.00 a.m. till 5.30 p.m. OR 10.30 till 6.00 p.m. No later.
During the summer months with late sunsets then we have a full day plus evening available from 9.30 a.m. till 8.00 p.m. / 8.30 p.m. or we have a 12 a.m. till 8.00 p.m. / 8.30 p.m. depending on light.
We have three 4 berth sleeping boat and two 2 berth sleeping boats that are more versatile and have more options available throughout the year. As a 10 / 12 passenger dayboat they are only available for the day options.
For this reason we have classed the boats.
'A' - FLAGSHIP SPECIAL Overnight class, 'B' - PREMIER OVERNIGHT class, 'C' - SUPREME class, 'D' - SUPER class, 'E' - FUN & 'F' ELECTRIC class.
A - FLAGSHIP SPECIAL ( Overnight ) Class - Dayboat prices for 1 - 12 people " SWEET CAROLINE " or sleeps 1 - 4 people .
BASED @ SYDNEY WHARF, BATH NOT AVAILABLE
B - PREMIER SPECIAL ( Overnight ) Class - Dayboat prices for 1 - 10 people " LADY VICTORIA & SWIFT " or sleeps 1 - 4 people .
BASED @ SYDNEY WHARF, BATH
| Hire Times | Half Day | Full Day | Full Day +Evening | 12 till evening | Overnight till 12 | 2 days | 3 days |
| Monday - Friday | £130 | £190 | £270 | £250 | £310 | £405 | £520 |
| Sat / Sun Bank Hol | N/A | £235 | £310 | £290 | £345 | £440 | £555 |
£ 135 for extra additional day accommodation & week overnight hires that overlap weekends charged extra £50
C - SUPREME SPECIAL ( Overnight ) Class - Dayboat prices for 1 - 10 people " HERON " or sleeps 1 - 2 people.
BASED @ SYDNEY WHARF, BATH
| Hire Times | Half Day | Full Day | Full Day +Evening | 12 till evening | Overnight till 12 | 2 days | 3 days |
| Monday - Friday | £120 | £170 | £250 | £230 | £260 | £395 | £510 |
| Sat / Sun Bank Hol | N/A | £215 | £290 | £260 | £305 | £410 | £525 |
£ 95 for extra additional day accommodation & week overnight hires that overlap weekends charged extra £25
C - SUPREME SPECIAL Class - Dayboat prices for 1 - 10 people " PAMELA ".
BASED @ SYDNEY WHARF, BATH
| Hire Times | Half Day | Full Day | Full Day +Evening | 12 till evening | Overnight till 12 | 2 days | 3 days |
| Monday - Friday | £120 | £170 | £250 | £230 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Sat / Sun Bank Hol | N/A | £215 | £260 | £290 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
£ 105 for extra additional day accommodation & week overnight hires that overlap weekends charged extra £35
D - SUPER Class - Dayboat prices for 1 - 10 people " KENNET ".
BASED @ SYDNEY WHARF, BATH
| Hire Times | Half Day | Full Day | Full Day +Evening | 12 till evening | Overnight till 12 | 2 days | 3 days |
| Monday - Friday | £110 | £160 | £240 | £220 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Sat / Sun Bank Hol | N/A | £205 | £280 | £260 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
E - FUN Class - Dayboat prices for 1 - 6 people " AVON ".
BASED @ SYDNEY WHARF, BATH
| Hire Times | Half Day | Full Day | Full Day +Evening | 12 till evening | Overnight till 12 | 2 days | 3 days |
| Monday - Friday | £80 | £120 | £180 | £160 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Sat / Sun Bank Hol | N/A | £140 | £200 | £210 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
F - ELECTRIC Class - Dayboat prices for 1 - 12 people " DUNDAS DIANA ".
BASED @ BRASSKNOCKER BASIN , NEAR BATH
| Hire Times | Half Day | Full Day | Full Day +Evening | 12 till evening | Overnight till 12 | 2 days | 3 days |
| Monday - Friday | £90 | £150 | £POA | £POA | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Sat / Sun Bank Hol | N/A | £175 | £POA | £POA | N/A | N/A | N/A |
F - ELECTRIC Class - Dayboat prices for 1 - 10 people " DUNDAS DUCK ".
BASED @ BRASSKNOCKER BASIN , NEAR BATH
| Hire Times | Half Day | Full Day | Full Day +Evening | 12 till evening | Overnight till 12 | 2 days | 3 days |
| Monday - Friday | £75 | £125 | £POA | £POA | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Sat / Sun Bank Hol | N/A | £150 | £POA | £POA | N/A | N/A | N/A |
F - ELECTRIC Class - Dayboat prices for 1 - 8 people " DUNDAS DELIGHT ".
BASED @ BRASSKNOCKER BASIN , NEAR BATH
| Hire Times | Half Day | Full Day | Full Day +Evening | 12 till evening | Overnight till 12 | 2 days | 3 days |
| Monday - Friday | £75 | £100 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Sat / Sun Bank Hol | N/A | £125 | N/A | £N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
F - ELECTRIC Class - Dayboat prices for 2 Adults & 2 Children " DUNDAS DAINTY ".
BASED @ BRASSKNOCKER BASIN , NEAR BATH
| Hire Times | Half Day | Full Day | Full Day +Evening | 12 till evening | Overnight till 12 | 2 days | 3 days |
| Monday - Friday | £40 | £60 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Sat / Sun Bank Hol | N/A | £75 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
G - CANOE Class - Canoe prices for 1 - 4 people " 1 - 9 Available ".
BASED @ BRASSKNOCKER BASIN , NEAR BATH
| Hire Times | Half Day | Full Day | Full Day +Evening | 12 till evening | Overnight till 12 | 2 days | 3 days |
| Monday - Friday | £ 10 for 1st hour | £8 per hour after | £40 for the day | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Sat / Sun Bank Hol | as above | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |