ABC Leisure Group 5 Hammond Way, Trowbridge BA14 8RS

"Very understanding when the lorry was 4 hours late for the craning out of my boat. I was very appreciative for their patience."

"We had an excellent day on the canal with "Cheers" good service and a nice boat"

"Hired a day boat from ABC at Hilperton. This was our first experience in narrowboating and it was a super day. For the price, the boat was everything we wanted. The handover, friendliness and overall experience was top notch. Although to date this is my only experience of narrowboating, I think this is a great place to start if you wish to start with a day boat. Many day boat hirers advertise the fact that the boat can be cruised along a quiet lock-free stretch, for me that is a downside. Hiring a boat from Hilperton allows the boater to experience swingbridges and locks, which for us, was great fun. I recommend ABC and the Hilperton Marina. The only one thing that is a pain on this canal (which may be an issue on other canals too) is the huge number of moored boats. If you want a high adrenaline boat ride, narrowboating isn't for you, and we never expected it. But it felt like a large chunk of our cruising was spent on tickover passing myriads of boats inefficiently moored."

"Very well organised and they made my first experience of canal boat weekend enjoyable and comfortable. Even lost properties were kindly delivered only next day after my request with honest P&P! Thank you!"

"Travelled from Sydney Australia to experience a week long adventure on the Avon-Kennet Canal. My wife and I were complete novices to handling a Narrow Boat, however after watching the Canal Trust Instructional DVD on uTube (more than once) - I felt confident I'd learnt the basics. On meeting Nicholas at ABC Leisure Boat Hire and spending 40 minutes learning the technical side of the boat operation (toilet, heating, water, fuel etc) we were satisfied we'd instilled some confidence in him that we could handle the boat responsibly. The weather was glorious, the boat went without a hitch and I spent one of the most memorable experiences in my life. The only negative was toilet flushing which needs to be treated delicately - ie - don't over-fill the toilet with toilet tissue ): Although small living quarters - which is to be expected - the cleanliness and comfort of the boat on delivery was more than adequate. I recommend my experience and opportunity given to me by ABC Boat Hire highly. Mike"