Guide To Heyford Wharf

We hired a great little day boat from Oxford Narrow Boat. Really well equipped and easy to handle.

The staff were all fantastic. Friendly and incredibly helpful.

We had a couple of people with us with very limited mobility and they made sure the boat was positioned so it was easy to get on and off and cleared space for us to return to the same spot. Also they were extremely patient when we were later leaving than planned due to some of the party being held up in traffic.

We took the grandchildren on a day boat to celebrate our anniversary. Check in was easy, the staff were charming and the briefing on locks and lift bridge was both informative and entertaining. The boat was well equipped with a small galley kitchen complete with the necessary cutlery and crockery, a gas hob and tables and chairs. The boat ran smoothly throughout the day and we were able to head north to a turn round point, stop for a picnic lunch in the countryside before making our way back in time for tea and medals. In fact he whole day was fun and memorable, we will definitely do this again.

We hired a 42ft boat called “Bath” just over a weekend break in late October from Bradford Upon Avon’s wharf. The boat was very well presented, clean and very practical. The staff were warm, friendly and could not offer enough support. There is something reassuring and welcoming when the Wharf team are welcoming. We have done many boat trips and this boat performed beautifully; shower, toilet, central heating, engine, lights all worked well. The hand book/instructional manual was excellent with plenty of info about routes and places to visit. We took two dogs and it’s always good to take extra dog blankets. The Kennet and Avon Canal is stunning and we aim to book with the Oxfordshire Narrowboats again. Thank you to you all. Ray, Sarah and Connie with Monty.

Enjoyed a beautiful day hire cruise this week from Lower Heyford to Kirtlington Quarry. We did not have any narrowboat experience and Kevin did a great job explaining how to operate the boat and locks safely. Will for sure try to do this again with these guys on our next holiday in the UK.

Great experience blacking and having tunnel bars painted. Everyone was very friendly and went out of their way to be helpful and accommodating, despite the fact of having a very high workload. I would certainly go back to them. Thanks to all, with special mentions to Sam (fitting us in) and Tash (very special paint job).