John Rennie Boat - Bath

We spent a few nights on the Queen of Hearts for a school reunion. It was brilliant. The boat was faultless both in its presentation and it's operation. The staff at Bath Narrowboats were superb too. Very relaxed, helpful and knowledgeable. We travelled down to Dundas Aquaduct and back during the weekend, stopping at a pub on the way. The weather was great and we found the other water users very friendly. Nobody on board had any experience using narrowboat before, but we had no issues thanks to the training by the staff and the helpfulness of other water users.

Fab Hols on the Waterways If you want your own mini cruise boat then this is it! We’re just back from a week on the ‘King of Diamonds’. We started our holiday in Bath at Bath Narrowboats. We had a great instructor, Keith who patiently explained how it all works. The boat is beautiful and well presented. Although we’d bought some food they had provided a brilliant hamper with bubbly, fruit, biscuits, water, milk, eggs and more. The linen was white with bathrobes which was a nice added touch. Although we had the double bed, there’s easily room for others, one of the other beds being a dinette which is the dining table that converts into a bed, wasn’t expecting that! The kitchen had everything including microwave and the luxury of a coffee pod machine. A note to remember which we forgot, you have to remember to start the engine in the morning as we flattened the battery. No worries though as they have a personal concierge call out who we rang who soon sorted us out. Off we went cruising. We were going a bit fast at one point and a random man on a boat wasn’t very happy but other than that everyone is friendly much like when you go camping. There are many stops if you want pubs, cafes and towns but we were happy to cruise along. Our first lock was scary but we were well taught by the team and we did it with another boat. You do have to fill with water every day but diesel is included. Tithe barn at Bradford was worth a visit and we had a great meal at Ravellos. We managed to cruise to the famous Caen hill flight but opted out of doing the 27 locks. We only used the diesel log burner once as it was cooler one night but it was warm and cosy inside. Evenings were spent with board games or downloading a film. They provide unlimited WiFi but can be dodgy in the valley which makes sense as you’re very much at one with nature at points! We finished our hols full of stories and will be back. Highly recommend if you want an adventure!

Absolutely fantastic 2.5-hour boat trip on Friday! everyone has enjoyed so much! the cold buffet was impeccable x

Spent a long weekend, Friday to Monday, on the Queen of Hearts and can highly recommend the boat and the company. Both the office staff and the boat team were well-organised and helpful, and there was always someone available to answer questions and give assistance over the weekend. Many thanks!

I've loved the thought of doing a trip like this since I was a kid having lived nearby the canals of Nottinghamshire. My family and I had a very special week celebrating my daugher's 21st. Being on Topsy felt so homely and being on the water definitely brought everyone together. The welcome hamper was fab and if we needed anything else, we nipped to Tesco which was a very short walk away. The staff were lovely and they were happy to help with anything we needed. I'd definitely do it again, maybe one Winter when we could use the log burner.