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Your recent holiday on Kestrel - Common Kestrel from Gailey Wharf
Small marina lovely cheerful staff. The boat was quite old but clean and comfortable, with everything you could possibly need. The Shropshire Union Canal is a peaceful, pretty and surrounded by open countryside.
We spotted quite a few Kingfishers.
23 Oct 2026
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Your recent holiday on Swift - American Black Swift from Blackwater Meadow Marina
We had a relaxing week cruising the Llangollen canal
23 Oct 2026
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Your recent holiday on Warbler - Lucy's Warbler from Whitchurch Marina
Great service from start to finish. The boat exceeded expectations, the kitchen was fully equipped, the shower and bathroom were far better than expected the heating was effective and everything on the boat worked. Little touches like decent towels, linen, a pack of cards, starter tea bags and a personalised box of washing up cloths and bin bags were much appreciated
I wouldn't hesitate to book with ABC again
23 Oct 2026
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Your recent holiday on Swift - American Black Swift from Blackwater Meadow Marina
We hired a boat from Blackwater Meadow marina and travelled to Llangollen and back, leaving plenty of time for sightseeing 😊
23 Oct 2026
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Your recent holiday on Warbler - Lucy's Warbler from Whitchurch Marina
We enjoyed sunny weather for most of our trip and the Llangollen canal was beautiful. We travelled from Whitchurch to Llangollen and back in 6 days, the canal was quiet and peaceful most of the time. Highlights were the Aquaducts, tunnels and Langollen itself. The wildlife and views were numerous and memorable
23 Oct 2026
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Your recent holiday on Kestrel - Common Kestrel from Gailey Wharf
We have an issue with ABC as a company. We originally booked our trip for June from Kings Orchard paying top price. Unfortunately we had a close family bereavement a week before we were due to holiday. We could have cancelled and gone through our travel insurance, but at the time couldn’t face the hassle, we asked if we could defer until next year. We could not defer for 12 months so chose to holiday in October and was told the same boat would be available from Wrenbury. We accepted this. Of course a £50 administration fee was required. A week before cruising we looked at our route options, and found that either side the marina there were issues blocking either direction. We contacted ABC who confirmed this and again offered us another marina, Alvechurch, we didn’t particularly want Alvechurch so chose Gailey as we had been on the Shropshire Union before. It was said that it would be a different boat. We feel quite let down by ABC and the lack of communication regarding Wrenbury and their situation. When would they have contacted us? Also we feel we have paid an excessive amount for a holiday in October, on a older boat. Obviously in hindsight it would have been cheaper to go through our travel insurance and actually cancel the holiday and rebook for October. Whatever happened to a bit of empathy and compassion?
23 Oct 2026
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Your recent holiday on Wren - Sedge Wren from Hilperton Marina
Small but comfortable. Enjoyable experience
22 Oct 2026
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Your recent holiday on Wren - Grey Wren from Anderton Marina
We were welcomed by ABA boat hire and straight away introduced to the craft of boating and our boat. The hand over and boat operation instruction was very friendly, well explained and thorough. When we set off, the final boat handling instruction was equally good and reassuring. On return after our trip, the hand back was smooth, efficient and friendly.
22 Oct 2026
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Your recent holiday on Wren - Grey Wren from Anderton Marina
Cruising the canal was very peaceful, even when navigating through tunnels and past other boats. The scenery was great and the wildlife along the banks lovely. Most of all, the boat was very comfortable and had everything we could have needed for a great break.
22 Oct 2026
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Your recent holiday on Wren - Blue Wren from Hilperton Marina
We chose a challenging route for our first ever canal boat holiday - the Caen Lock Flight - but the comfort of the boat, coupled with the support from ABC and the CBT volunteers (and friends) meant we had a rewarding and enjoyable trip.
22 Oct 2026
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Your recent holiday on Wren - Blue Wren from Hilperton Marina
The service from ABC for our first ever canal boat holiday was great. Our boat was very well equipped, clean, with excellent facilities such as bathroom/shower, wi-fi, microwave etc. We would definitely recommend ABC to anyone considering a canal boat holiday!
22 Oct 2026
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Your recent holiday on Lark - Sky Lark from Falkirk Marina
Very kind, helpful staff.
22 Oct 2026
