Take a break with our Holiday Hire boat!
A holiday on the canal is a fantastic way to wind down and take life at an easier pace. Our 45 foot holiday hire boat Evelyn is now available for short breaks or longer holidays on the beautiful Peak Forest or Huddersfield Narrow Canal; for longer holidays you can navigate the famous Cheshire Ring.
Evelyn is a well laid out comfortable cruiser stern narrowboat with 4 berths (2 double berths) and is fully equipped for all your cruising needs – See layout plan and inventory.
Short Breaks
Short breaks are ideal for people who want to get a feel for canal boating but don’t have time for a full week away. The 2 routes available give you a thorough introduction to navigating locks either through the flight of 16 locks at Marple on the Peak Forest canal or the numerous locks on the Huddersfield Narrow canal. They run either Friday – Monday or Monday – Friday
Longer Breaks
For longer breaks of a week or a fortnight there are a number of routes you can take including: parts of the Cheshire Ring and the Huddersfield Narrow Canal. These run Friday – Friday or Monday – Monday.
You will receive a full briefing on operating and handling the boat and its equipment plus you will be escorted on the first part of your journey to allow you time to get used handling the boat; you will also receive full instruction on how to operate and navigate the boat through locks.
What is the boat like?
The boat is fully equipped and includes everything listed on the diagram at the foot of this page, plus crockery, utensils and cooking equipment. The boat also has central heating with radiators in the main cabin the corridor by the bathroom and in the master bedroom.
Storage space is limited on a narrowboat so it is advisable not to bring too many clothes. The wardrobe space in the master bedroom has to accommodate the clothing for 4 people as the storage cupboard by the dinette is principally a wet locker for outdoor clothing.
Photographs of the boat and its interior can be seen here.
How to hire
The day & holiday hire boats are now being operated by Portland Basin Activities. For more information on current prices you can visit https://www.portlandbasinactivities.com/ you can give us a call on 07552856211 or drop us an email at portlandbasinactivities@gmail.com Find us on social media. The are links on our website just click the icon at the bottom left.
We can’t wait to hear from you
Many Thanks
Annmarie & Lee
Portland Basin Activities
Evelyn – 45ft layout:
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