Guide To Middlewich Wharf

My wife and I have just done a 7 day trip along the Shropshire and Llangollen canals with Lady Silvia. Comfortable, well set up and easy to manoeuvre, it was a thoroughly enjoyable week. Would don’t all again

We rented Raki Raki from Floating Holidays for a trip up to Daresbury festival and the boat and company were great!

Very friendly, helpful with info on important bits and the boat was exactly what we needed to have a great weekend!

Would happily rent again in the future

Paul, Chris and their team were very welcoming and incredibly good at their job. We booked the Ankka, one of their smaller narrow boat, from Monday to Friday, for the first time ever, with no experience of boating on canals whatsoever. Unloading our car and getting our stuff on the boat was a breeze (a short 10-20 m trip from boot to cabin) and we could park our car in a secured car park nearby at no extra cost. After going through a number of security briefings, we were then showed how to “drive” the boat and practice a 90 degree turn, going under a bridge and operating a lock, all within 100 meter from our departure point under supervision by a member of staff, Chris in our case. He made us feel at ease and that we could manage it all on our own (and we did). I could not have wished for a better experience (both the rental and the trip overall). The boat was in perfect condition and very comfortable to live and sleep in. Our dining table transformed into a second double bed for our daughter in less than 5 minutes. Make sure to be shown how to operate (1) the water pump for the shower, (2) the central heating system and (3) how to fill the water tank (as they vary slightly from boat to boat). There are extensive instructions on the boat as well just in case. All considered: Highly recommended experience and great people.

Just returned from a brilliant day out with floating holidays on one of their day hire boats. We had relatives over from Australia and we had great fun – the weather was amazing and we had a picnic on the bank when we moored up – absolutely brilliant would recommend this to anyone looking for something different to do!

Absolutely amazing experience!!

We hired Lady Isabella for a week . Fabulous boat with everything you need. Paul was super friendly, knowledgeable and hilariously funny.

We’ll be booking again in autumn!

Would highly recommend.