Booking Prices
£100 Booking deposit secures any 2025 boat hire dates.
Balance is due 6 weeks before boat hire start date. Book early to avoid disappointment, demand is high on UK holidays due to staycations. We also do STATIC stays on Dollymixture during the off season.
| Early Season 2025 |
| 1st March to 11th April |
| 3 night weekend hire £594 4 night midweek hire £748 7 night week hire £1,100 |
| Friday to Monday Monday to Friday. Friday to Friday |
| Mid Season 2025 |
| 11th April to 23th May |
| 3 night weekend hire £685 4 night midweek hire £865 7 night week long hire £1,285 |
| Friday to Monday. Monday to Friday. Friday to Friday |
| Peak Season - Summer 2025 |
| 23th May to 5th September |
| 3 night weekend hire £750 - 4 night midweek hire £950 - 7 night week long hire £1,399 |
| Friday to Monday Monday to Friday Friday to Friday |
| Mid season 2025 |
| 5th September to 10th October |
| 3 night weekend hire £685 4 night midweek hire £865 7 night week long hire £1,285 |
| Friday to Monday Monday to Friday Friday to Friday |
| Late season 2025 |
| Please email waterbabiesforton@gmail.com for prices and dates available. |
| 3 night weekend hire 4 night midweek hire 7 night week hire |
| Friday to Monday Monday to Friday Friday to Friday |
| Off Season static hire only - Winter 2025 |
| 10th October 2025 to 2nd March 2025 minimum 3 night stay. (Excluding Christmas and New year dates). POA |
| 3 nights STATIC HIRE £130pn 4 night STATIC HIRE £118pn 7 night STATIC HIRE £110pn |
| Hot Tub (2 person) available at an additional cost of £20pn Cruising possible only for experienced cruisers and at an additional cost. |
Booking - Once the dates for your canal boat holiday have been provisionally confirmed a booking email will be sent out. Payment can be made free by electronic bank transfer. We cannot accept Credit/Debit cards unfortunately. Once we have received your cleared funds, we will send you a booking confirmation via email. This email has all your booking information for you to double check as the hire dates and times cannot be changed once confirmed.
Boat hire start/end times (cruising) - Boat collection and your hire start is 2:00pm on the hire start date. Please arrive on time. Safety induction and boat tuition will last approximately 60-90 minutes with a short run up and down the canal to familiarise yourself with everything. All being well you will be handed the skippers cap to take charge around 3:00-3:30pm, we are happy to stay with you longer if needs be. Boat return and your hire end at 09:30am on the hire end date. Please have the boat empty of your belongings by 09:30am as we need to get the boat checks and cleaning done before our next clients arrive.
Boat hire start/end times (Static) - Boat will be available from 12 on the hire start day and Boat return on your hire end date will be 9.30am with the boat empty of your belongings.
Security bond - CRUISING HIRES will require a £250 security bond in cash which will be returned on the end date of hire subject to our terms and conditions..
Pets - We welcome domestic pets on board, we ask for a small charge of £20 to contribute towards the additional cleaning costs incurred.
To check availability please submit the contact form or email waterbabiesforton@gmail.com
We are a small family run business and will get back to you as soon as possible.
We look forward to welcoming you onBOARD Dollymixture.
What's included on your canal boat holiday
We include a wide range of items when you hire one our boat. Below is a selection of items that you will find when you hire Dollymixture.
- Gas
- Diesel
- Water
- TV
- Waterproofs (on request)
- Umbrella
- Bedding
- Towels and Toiletries
- Kitchen and Toilet rolls
- Tea Coffee and Sugar
- All cutlery, pots pans, etc
- Buoyancy Aids (on request)
- Torch
- Binoculars
- Insurance
- There is a small pull out bed at the bow/seating area. Please ask for extra bedding at the time of booking
Please read through our FAQ if you require more information regarding canal boat hire or call us on 07453 366221 and we'll answer any questions you may have to the best of our ability and get you on track with planning your perfect narrowboat holidays.