Water babies Narrowboat hire

Fantastic long weekend on Dolly mixture during the heatwave in June, whilst the weather plays a big part in outdoor activities everything was great. Paul gave us all the facts we needed to know about everything on the boat and a crash course (not literally) on how to sail it, all in a very professional and humorous manner. If you are new to boating (as we were) or experienced, we would fully recommend using Water Babies. We will definitely be using them again in the future.

We had a great time in Dolly " despite the canal waterlevel being very low. We met some very nice people who were very helpful to a pair of novice boaters. Jay

We have just got back from a lovely week away on Dolly mixture. Very clean and tidy with lots of thoughtful touches throughout such as umbrellas, WiFi and torch etc. Jay was very friendly and told us everything we needed to know about the boat and the canal itself. Would recommend to anyone. Thanks Jay!

Brilliant Holiday on Dollymixture. Great little boat and all you need to get you hooked on Narrowboating.

I can't praise Jay and Water Babies enough. The boat is well maintained, has everything you need and performs perfectly. Jay is a lovely person who can't do enough for you. We aren't new to Narrowboating but if you are , do not hesitate at all as Jay will stay with you as long as you need him to and explain everything in his friendly, at ease manner. The Lancaster is a gorgeous canal with loads to explore or picturesque if all you want to do is relax. The mooring where Water Babies is based in itself is stunning to begin with and the holiday just keeps on giving. Can't fault the company one bit. Fantastic.

What an absolute pleasure from start to finish with Karen and Chris from Water Babies. This was our first time barging and Karen and Chris both went out of their way to make sure we felt confident to set sail on our own. Communication was first class and clear instruction from Chris on the first day ensured we had a fun filled few days. Dolly Mixture has absolutely everything you could need and the Lancaster canal is an easy first trip. Many lovely places to moor and lots of wildlife. We took our dog along with us which added to the fun; she loved it as much as we did. We will definitely be back and would recommend Water Babies to anyone wanting to try barging or those who are experienced wanting a lovely few days.

We had a great few days on Dolly Mixture. First time canal boaters. Chris showed us how to drive and operate all the onboard equipment. Very soon we were under way. Heading north we got to Carnforth and back in 4 days. The boat was easy to manoeuvre and great fun to drive. We saw lots of wild life including Kingfishers. We also stopped at a few canal side pubs. The book that we were given made navigation easy and showed where to moor, shop and explore.The boat was comfortable and clean. Thanks to everyone at Water babies

Had a lovely long weekend cruising down the Lancaster Canal on Dolly Mixture. The boat has got everything that you need and is very well neat and tidy throughout. We had great instruction and the owner made the entire process enjoyable and professional. Highly recommend, we will be back. Thank you.

Just got off dolly mixture.. what a fantastic weekBoat had everything we needed and moreJay was fantastic would definitely do this trip againThanks again for a very memorable birthday weekChris and marybeth

We stayed on Dolly Mixture for a week. It was our first holiday on a narrow boat. Jay explained how everything worked and then we cruised down the canal and showed me the ropes! including a three point turn!By the time we returned to the mooring I felt confident enough to sail on my own. We had mixed weather but were able to go North past Lancaster over the Lune Aqueduct all the way to the northern end of the canal at Tewitfield. We returned South to the mooring where Jay did an excellent job of sorting out a technical glitch in the bathroom. Nothing was too much trouble for him. We then cruised South and nearly reached Preston but stayed on a mooring in the middle of the countryside before returing to the mooring.We enjoyed our week with friendly people passing and lots of birds,incuding Swans Herons, ducks and ducklings. A good week thanks to Jay.