Lancaster Canal Cruise with Fish & Chips

We head to Barton Grange Garden Centre where we board a luxury widebeam canal boat, The Kingfisher, for a relaxing two-hour cruise with an included lunch of Fish & Chips. The cruise travels through the scenic north Lancashire countryside, with lovely views of the Bowland Hills. Kingfishers, cormorants and abundant wildlife can often be seen in the area. There is a licensed bar on board serving a range of hot, cold, soft and alcoholic beverages and there is also a toilet on-board. After the cruise has returned, we have a couple of hours to explore Barton Grange Garden Centre, offering tons of inspirational ideas for your garden, decorative homeware, gifts, and more. Please advise us if you have any food allergies or dietary restrictions.

Accessibility: To access the boat, you step across from the towpath onto the boat. Then to reach the main body of the boat you go down a fairly narrow passageway with handrail and approximately 5 steps. Once in the main body of the boat, you will be seated and, if booked in advance, the seats closest to the entrance can be requested. Crewmembers will be available to assist with boarding. Unfortunately, due to the design of the boat, we can’t accommodate permanent wheelchair users. If, however, the person is able to walk a short distance with assistance, and has a foldable chair, we can help them with boarding and store the chair for them. We can also store foldable walking frames, or those which are not too large as to restrict access for other passengers as space is limited on board. There is an accessible toilet on board, situated close to the entrance. If required, we can reserve the table/s closest to the entrance for a particular person/group.

Return time to Wesham: 16:30

Coaches & seating

Due to operational circumstances, on rare occasions we may be forced to amend seating allocation, however, this will be notified to you in a timely manner. Once you have set off from Wesham, if there are any spare seats on the coach and you wish to move, please feel free to do so. When the vehicle is in motion, the wearing of seatbelts is a mandatory requirement, as is our Non-Smoking policy (including electronic e-cigarettes). We kindly ask that mobile phones are used in emergencies only whilst the vehicle is in motion. For the comfort of our passengers, for longer journeys we will include a comfort break on the outbound and return journeys. All of our coaches have a toilet on board.

Collection points & times

Please ensure you are ready to depart promptly at the departure time stated. Upon arrival at your destination, please listen to your coach driver for the return time and collection point, and make a note of this. If you become lost, we advise that you contact our office on 01253 725999 so that we can inform your driver and help you relocate the coach. If you do not return to the collection point on time, our drivers are instructed to wait 15 minutes after the stated departure time before setting off, as we need to consider the other passengers that are on board. We request that you provide us with a mobile phone number in advance of travel and keep your mobile phone switched on for the duration of the excursion so that we can contact you in this event. Please note that all return times are approximate and can sometimes be affected by circumstances outside of our control such as traffic and weather.

Cancellation terms

Our cancellation terms are available to view on our website under ‘booking conditions.’ All our excursions operate subject to a minimum number of passengers being achieved. If these are not met, the excursion may be cancelled by us, and a full refund will be issued. However, if you wish to cancel a day excursion, a cancellation charge will be incurred.

Gratuities

Gratuities are not included as part of your excursion cost and are also not compulsory. However, much in the same way as good service in a local restaurant may be rewarded, if you feel you have received a service worthy of reward from your coach driver, we would encourage you to show your appreciation personally.