Holidays on the Kennet & Avon Canal
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Welcome to Sally Narrowboats

Located in the ancient Saxon Town of Bradford on Avon, half an hour’s drive from the World Heritage City of Bath, Sally Narrowboats is an independent narrowboat hire company on the Kennet and Avon Canal.

Our fleet of canal narrowboats allow you to cruise to Bath in a westerly direction and Reading in the east with numerous points of interest between – See our pub guide page for some recommendations! Our fleet ranges from intimate two berth boats right up to those which can cater for groups of ten.

Situated in the Bradford on Avon Marina, Sally Narrowboats is easily accessible from both the M4 and M5 motorways, and only a short walk or taxi journey from Bradford On Avon train station.

To ensure that you enjoy your canal narrow boat holiday to the full, before you begin your cruise one of our professional staff will instruct you in the safe handling of the boat as well as the operation of locks and swing bridges. For your total peace of mind our training and handover protocols have been accredited by BMF, the British Marine Industry’s trade association.

My new wife Miriam and I hired a Sally Narrow Boat as part of our honeymoon over the past couple of weeks. We would like to thank Sally Narrow Boats and the team there for a great trip from start to finish.

They gave a lovely surprise on our arrival with a thoughtful wedding gift of flowers, balloons and a small gift which came in handy on our trip. The boat we used Leah, was well maintained and in perfect condition. Everything we could need on our trip was there and we were well informed on how to use and operate the boat and its facilities, plus a great user guide and map file on board.

Once again thanks to Sally Narrow Boats and the friendly team there in the UK!

Mike and MiriamNew Zealand

Great day out with the family on Jacy, even took the dog. Everything so well organised and run through before we started, informative and helpful…

Worried the kids would be bored but a fun day had by all!!

Thank you

Debbie WrightBirmingham

Our first adventure aboard the day boat Emily Katherine with Grandad & daddy playing captain for the day and the children being skippers (grandma & mummy did the hard work at the locks -) – what an amazing family day out ! The instructions we were given gave us the confidence to navigate the locks and feel safe as we headed off towards bath, we almost got to Dundas after stopping for a picnic and a stop off at the cross guns for a drink. The boat is well equipped with kitchen essentials including a hob, kettle and fridge etc. Will definitely be back again as everyone had a great time.

Rebecca Hurst RichardsKent

COVID-19 Coronavirus

We are sorry to announce that in accordance with the UK Government’s advice to complete essential travel only and the most recent advice to remain in your primary residence,
we will not be able provide some breaks as previously planned.

Payment’s by card only

Taking into consideration the UK Government’s latest advice regarding COVID-19 (Coronavirus),

We are taking summer bookings, Following government guidelines we can hire from 12th April 2021

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