Day Boat Hire on the Ashton Canal

Guide To Portland Basin Boat Hire

Portland Basin Boat Hire has 32-foot-long Narrowboats “Mary” and “Alice” which are available for hire throughout the year and will each accommodate up to 10 people.

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  • Day Boat Hire

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Portland Basin Boat Hire Information


Lower Alma St, Dukinfield SK16 4SQ.

Phone

01613 303133

Email

01613 303133

Opening Hours

Monday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Thursday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Friday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Saturday: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Sunday: Closed

NOTE: Venues often have seasonal opening hours or can be subject to change and kitchen hours are often shorter, so it's always wise to check with the venue before visiting.
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Portland Basin Boat Hire Reviews

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Review from Google Places

18 July 2025

Very helpful, responsive and knowledgeable. Took time out of their day to help us straight away with a mechanical problem. Really impressive service, can’t recommend highly enough.

Greg

Review from Google Places

13 November 2024

We hired a canal day boat from the activity centre. It was such a great day, we travelled from Dukinfield to Marple and back going over the Aquaduct. It was a wonderful journey and made special sharing time with friends. We hadn’t done this before, but after the briefing, we managed very well travelling the 13+ miles in the day. There is a little galley with a two ring hob. Nov was a beautiful time to go with beautiful colours in the trees.

Barbara Holmes

Review from Google Places

31 August 2024

Great day out with family on a small barge very nice welcome and well informed introductions on how to operate the barge I would definitely recommend

gavin prince

Review from Google Places

4 August 2024

Lovely experience, fantastic and helpful staff.

Wonderful day out with the family. Would recommend to anybody and will be returning ourselves in the future.

Ben Pearce

Review from Google Places

26 May 2024

Hired narrow boat for a birthday party, what a fantastic day out , really enjoyed it , Lee at the Marina could not be any more helpful, if you fancy a day out with a difference I would highly recommend it , thanks Lee

ian hopkins

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