Sunny Day on the Selby

It really was such a lovely day. Bright sunshine light breeze and a great canal. We do love the Selby canal as it has so much wildlife and a lovely atmosphere. Its bridges are great and the structures to help the surrounding land drain are quite…

The Lovely Selby Canal

A lovely evening on the quite and gorgeous Selby canal. This canal really is a gem, an ends at an interesting view of the might Ouse. We moored tonight opposite a foxes set, the you were out playing and having their tea, we did not look too…

Mixing it with the big boys!

Mixing it in Goole with  175 foot long 18.5 foot wide 250 tonne barges! Brilliant place for something different. The Aire and Calder is still commercial with these large barges shifting oil, quite exciting when you pass them, or them yo…

What a difference

Well the weather has been interesting, from snow to shorts and t-shirts in a couple of weeks! The guests loved the special Christmas cruise, though it was a surprise for us all. We were held up with a lock failure but it meant a cruise bonus…

Lady has haircut

Well season underway. Have had a great trip into Liverpool and now heading across to Goole, from the tideway on the west to tideway on the east. Lady has had a haircut for the trip!  

Not long now till we start

Well its not long till we start the 2016 season. Some new territory to cover along with the wonderful Yorkshire dales and fabulous Lancashire countryside. I was in Leeds the other day and the wonderful new station entrance with river view is…

Luxury Experience Award #LTA15 @Gillylancs @radiolancashire @MarketingLancs @VisitLancashire #HotelBoat

  Our plaque arrived today, many thanks Marketing Lancs. Still proud as punch to have won  the Luxury Experience award. We are, of course, proud for ourselves but also for the waterways. Lancashire is such a wonderful place and we are…

Flooding

@CRTComms @CRTNorthWest #flooding #hotelboat Thanks for contacting us CRT, that was very kind. Pleased to say all is well with us. Seems worse down Leeds and Aire and Calder, thanks for this picture Paul. Lady Teal is good and best as we can…

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

@MarketingLancashire @Welcome2Yorks #hotelboat Well almost year end, our thoughts are with all those in Lancashire and Yorkshire in the floods. On a happier note it is lovely to see what some of our guests do for Christmas, amazing attention…

Merry Christmas

@CRTNorthWest @MarketingLancashire A Merry Christmas to one and all, and a happy new year from Nick, Gina and of course Lady & Glen. This year has been an amazing one for us with the highlight being the Luxury Experience Award, we were…