Catherine

Thanks for all these replies ... yes I have already tried Sally Boats and Alvechurch ... no joy ... but thank you again for the suggestions.

Any boats for hire near Bradford on Avon at Christmas? The usual problem ... relatives filling the house for a family packed Christmas. I live near Bradford on Avon and am hoping to find a narrowboat on the Kennet and Avon for me and my two scotties ... to take the strain off the family home and give us something lovely to do on the canal during Christmas week. Here's hoping someon knows of something available.

Hello ... I'm new, I'm landlocked but I'm working on it. I thought I'd better introduce myself. Glad to see that moorings can be had and I followed the narrow versus widebeam with interest. I've not been on a canal boat in years (we are talking decades) ... used to chug up and down on the Grand Union for pleasure ... moored at Cosgrove and Stoke Bruerne. But now I am preparing to get back on to the canal ... as near to Bradford on Avon as possible, preferably to live aboard as I work in Bath and my parents live up from Avoncliffe. I'd love to talk to anyone else from this neck of the woods? I don't plan to actually buy a narrowboat until next spring ... so I am taking my time to prepare myself for the culture shock and the practical and financial implications of a life afloat. Maybe I should post this in your liveaboard forum. The photo is of my scotties, Maggie and Glasgow. They love the canal particuarly the bit around the Lock Inn cafe.