Shire Cruisers

Absolutely top class staff and boat.

On arrival received a warm welcome by Paula. Our suitcases were stored for the duration of our hire at no charge. We received a comprehensive hand over and instruction of boat and locks. Boat very cl...

Great family trip

Amazing trip for four nights - our first canal boat experience. We got a great briefing and help with the first few locks, and then spent a lovely few days cruising. Kids loved doing the locks, and re...

Good week on the Rochdale Canal

We had "Huntingdon" for a mid-week break from Sowerby Bridge. First week of the Easter holidays. Four of us: my partner and our two sons. We went up the Rochdale canal to Todmorden - stopped off at He...

Unique Experience to try

A little expensive to hire we thought, plus the boat looking a tad dated, especially inside. There was no indication of how much stored water we had on board, no gauge or nothing, or how much the tank...

Rewarding end of season break

Always wanted to experience barge cruising and ours had all we could want on board, nothing was missing, it was very well thought out for what we might need, the beds were comfy as well. We were shown...