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My group and I intend to hire at least one or two narrow boats in May 2018, we would like to be able to cruise between Bristol and Reading on the Kennet / Avon Canal over a two week period, preferably on a one-way basis. It would be nice to start in Reading but not a must. Our previous trips: 1) Started and finished in Willington via circuit up through Manchester 2) Started and finished in Wolverhampton via Llangollen in Wales 3) Started and finished in Northampton via the Leicester Ring As you can appreciate these trips have been a little rushed considering the time frame, my travelling companions are ready to jump ship (narrow boat) if the next trip is not more leisurely with more time to take in the local sites. We are considering the Kennett Avon Canal for our next trip and would like to be able to hire one or two narrow boats on a one-way basis which would make for a far more leisurely trip (and lower the risk of the crew jumping ship). At this stage we would be looking at least two narrow boats, one boat with three double beds/ berths (preferably with a centre door allowing the centre berth access to the outside without compromising the other two berths, while alongside) and the other boat with two double beds/berths. With some of the research that I have done so far, it seems that it could take two days just to go both ways through Caeon Locks, which would eat into our two week window if we had to hire boats on a return basis rather that one-way trip. Is there any hire boat companies that would consider the one way option?