Your Rental
We operate from the 1st March until the 28th November. Rentals are for a minimum of one month increasing in monthly increments. Rental starts on the 1st of the month and finishes on the 28th of the last month of hire.
Prices
Prices Start at 2,500 per month in low season months, rising to £4,500 per month in high season. At the time at which the booking is made a deposit of £1,000 is taken, the balance payment is due two months prior to the start date of the rental. A damage deposit of £1,000 will be taken at the same time as the balance payment. The damage deposit will be refunded within 7 days of the end date of the rental minus any deductions that have to be made in the unlikely event of any damages or losses to the boat or its inventory. All payments must be made via BACS. cash, card or cheque payments cannot be received.
Availability
Hawkweed
2025 availability March, April, July, August, October
2026 available March-November
For a tailored quotation on the long term rental you have in mind contact Steve.
Fuel
The boat will be provided with a full tank of fuel, through the duration of the rental you will be responsible for keeping the fuel topped up (we recommend every two weeks) and the boat must be returned at the end of the rental with a full tank of fuel.
Maintenance
The boat will be fully serviced and maintained between rentals to strict guidelines set out in our operational procedures, on longer rentals we will arrange to meet up with you to carry out routine servicing. A 24/7 call out service is provided.
Safety
Our boats are fully licenced with the Canal and River Trust for commercial use, along with commercial Boat Safety Certification, commercial insurance, annual gas landlord checks and annual Fire Safety inspection. We are a member of British Marine the trade body representing our industry, they regularly audit us on our maintenance and safety procedures along with the standard of our Hand Over procedures covering customer training. You can book a holiday with Long Term Canal Boat Hire having confidence knowing that you are in the best possible hands.
Your first time?
Even if you are a novice to canal boating you will be surprised at how easy it is to skipper the boat. We give you full practical instruction on both steering the boat and working the locks. We have no set time for this and we won't leave you until you are confident of how to handle the boat. We are renowned for our dedication in our boat handover instruction in particular for novices, this doesn’t stop after the first day of hire, Myself and Steph are always on hand at the end of the phone for support and advice.