“4 holidays on the trot, no issues with boats or staff, excellent yard . Have already booked and paid for 2026 and will continue using Barnes brinkcraft”
“We have had several boating hols with Brinkcraft over the years and have always found them excellent and a very friendly set of people.
I'll give them a 5!”
“Never done this before and all my family enjoyed the weekend , boat was easier to you,s than i thought it would be will defo be back in future thanks again”
“Very easy to book. Arrival and hand over was very smooth and well explained. Also very helpful to bring the boat in and help us to park. A lovely family day out we will be back!”
“3rd time with Barnes and to be honest can't fault service and ease of booking. Only boat yard we will hire from now after trying others ,please keep it up and look forward to booking with you for 2026.
From my wife and I.”
Hi Gary
Thank you for such a lovely review. We'd love to see you again soon. It's worth noting we are currently running a 5% discount for early bird bookers at the moment !!
All the best,
The Barnes Brinkcraft Team
“We loved our boat, Brinks Harmony 1, it was much more spacious than we thought it would be with lots of kitchen equipment, staff were really good and helpful. such a great trip with friends. Double mooring was fun :)
First time boating but definately not the last we will be back.”
“We had an amazing time on Tempo 5, beautiful boat, really clean and comfortable and had everything we needed.
The staff were so helpful and friendly. We have hired your boats a few times and every time is better than the last and never disappoints.”
“We had a short break on the broads for the bank holiday weekend. The boat was ready to go early afternoon, so we were able to make the most of our long weekend. Boat was spotless and clean and everyone we met at the boat yard was friendly and approachable and helpful. As we are repeat visitors we had gorgeous loyalty hamper when we checked in. Which was a great surprise! Check out return were as equally swift and helpful. Would certainly visit again - and we are back in two weeks!”
“I had no issues with Barnes Brinkcraft, staff were friendly and accommodating. I do feel the boat wasn’t adequate for the number of people it advertises can stay on board and is expensive for a budget boat. I also came away with burns on my hands because the ignition on the cooker didn’t work. It was a very relaxing break. I Would recommend this company to anyone.”
“I booked a 4 hour day boat for bank holiday Monday. The booking process ran very smoothly. We arrived in plenty of time to collect our boat for 10.0.clock..we couldn't park anywhere for free so had to find a paying car park which was annoying. We then started queuing at the shed..the queue was so slow that we did not get on our boat until 10.45..we asked what time we had to be back an was told 2.0.clock which means I paid £110 for a 3 hour trip..this is most annoying. The boat was lovely and the lad giving instructions was very helpful but I am cross as I felt it was not really worth the money”
Thank you for your feedback. We’re really pleased you found the booking process smooth, the boat lovely, and our team helpful. We’re sorry you experienced delays getting on board – on busy bank holidays it can take us longer than usual to get everyone away, and in this case we weren’t able to extend your time on the water as the boat was needed straight after. Our FAQs do highlight parking options when our own car park is full, but we’ll review how clearly this is communicated. We do appreciate you taking the time to share your experience, and we’ll look at ways to improve for the future.
