5 hour hire – £230 Weekends & Bank Holidays (£200 during the week) – Gives you time to cruise to the Winchfield mooring with access to the Barley Mow pub, have 2 hours for lunch and return. (Approximately 3 hours total cruising time) Departing between 10am to 12pm.

7 hour hire (Option 1) – £260 Weekends & Bank Holidays (£230 during the week) – Gives you time to cruise to the Winchfield mooring with access to the Barley Mow pub, have a 2 hour lunch then cruise to Odiham Castle have a look around the ruins and return. (Approximately 5 hours total cruising time) Arrive at 9.30 for a 10am departure.

7 hour hire (Option 2) – £260 Weekends & Bank Holidays (£230 during the week) – Gives you time to cruise to Crookham Wharf with access to the Exchequer Pub, have a 2 hour lunch then return. (Approximately 5 hours total cruising time) Arrive at 9.30 for a 10am departure.

A refundable security deposit is required of £150 or you can opt for a non refundable £75 damage waiver. More information can be found on our insurance page here.

You are advised to take out personal insurance to cover personal injury, illness, loss of belongings and the cancellation of your holiday.

Instruction on how to drive the boat is given, so you don’t have to worry.

Up to 10 people can be accommodated on board and up to 2 medium sized dogs are welcome (or 1 large dog) at no extra charge. A perfect way to celebrate special family events, birthdays, anniversaries, engagements, team building days out, business meetings etc.

Call us today to reserve your day on a narrowboat. The full amount is payable at the time of booking. Regrettably we are unable to accept cancellations due to rain. we are happy to postpone your day hire in cases of severe weather; snow, heavy storms or icy conditions (see our terms and conditions, Section 5, for more details). Other reasons for cancelling should be covered by your holiday insurance, please check.
Alternatively you can start your booking by completing our Enquiry Form. Please be aware that a minimum of two able bodied adults are required to crew the boat.

1 car parking space is provided for the boat hirer as we have very limited parking. Additional parking is available FREE along Colt Hill and in the Basingstoke Canal Car Park, which is 5 minutes walk from us and 1 minute walk to the wharf where passengers can be picked up by the boat.

‘Juniper’ is our 10 person cruiser stern day narrowboat. She is 36 foot long.

She has a lovely covered dining / relaxing area in the bow with awnings around which can be rolled up in good weather.

If the weather isn’t so good there is a large saloon inside which has another good sized table and a well equipped kitchen that has a 2 pan hob with a kettle, a room heater, an oven and a drawer fridge that allows you to keep your drinks bottles nicely chilled and upright.

You can choose to self cater and bring all your food and drink with you or have lunch in one of the pubs along the canal. Cutlery, mugs, wine glasses, tumblers, plates, side plates & bowls, tea, coffee, sugar, tea towel and washing liquid are provided.

There is also a toilet at the back of the boat. Toilet paper, hand towel and hand wash are provided.

A Bluetooth system is available for playing your own music