Our boats
A small fleet of day boats to hire by the hour or day, plus canoes and kayaks. Self-drive, no experience needed.
All of our day boats now have canopies
Mistral
16ft wooden clinker · Norman Dallimore design · up to 4
A 16ft wooden clinker boat. Norman Dallimore was commissioned by Yachting Monthly back in the 1950s to design a sailer / motor / fishing vessel — Mistral is the result.
A lovely little boat that can take you to places bigger boats won't go, and you will see the river from a different perspective.
- Capacity
- 4
- Length
- 16ft
- Canopy
- Yes
- Hull
- Wooden
Puff
16.5ft Orkney Longliner · GRP hull · inboard engine
16.5ft in length, Puff is an Orkney Longliner — GRP, with an inboard engine.
- Capacity
- 5
- Length
- 16.5ft
- Canopy
- Yes
- Engine
- Inboard
Ferrette
Ex-Benson weir ferry · 6–10 people · 2hr minimum
Ferrette was one of our ferries, used while Benson weir was being rebuilt. She is no longer needed for that, so is hired out as a day boat for two hours, four hours or full days as required.
A trip to Days Lock and back is two hours. You can also hire her to go to places such as the Beetle & Wedge, or even Goring or Pangbourne. She takes ten people quite comfortably.
- Capacity
- 10
- Minimum
- 2 hours
- Canopy
- Yes
- Crew
- Self-drive
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Canoe and kayak photograph
Canoes & Kayaks
Paddle yourself · two hour hire
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- Canoe
- £30
- Kayak
- £20
- Duration
- 2 hours
Not sure which boat?
Tell us how many of you there are and how long you'd like on the water, and we'll suggest one.