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'Queenie'

Reverse layout - so you step off the back deck into the kitchen - and there is a side hatch starboar
The solid fuel stove means year round hire is very comfortable.
Fold away dining table and chairs.
Reclining chairs and a warm fire in the evening.
Good sized bathroom with a shower and plenty of storage space.
Normal sized and very comfortable double bed at the front of the boat.
Looking out onto the front deck.
Queenie has a side hatch.
Queenie is our second boat.
Cheshire Ring stopover (photo Wilco & Chris).
Sunday morning on Canal Street in Manchester photo by Wilco & Chris
Ye Old Number 3 mooring aboard Queenie photo by Jules Hornbrook.
In Dunham photo by @JulesHornbrook
Queenie and the Packet House, Worsley (photo: Ian Jones).
Queenie into a tunnel (photo: Ian Jones).
Queenie on the River Weaver about to enter the Anderton Boat Lift (photo: Ian Jones).
Queenie with the Precarious Carnival and Est1761.org July 2019
On the way to the carnival with Est.1761.org July 2019
View from the back doors.

'Gloria' RETIRED AUGUST 2020 No Longer Available For Hire

Step off the back deck into the galley.
Open plan and spacious.
The saloon dinette makes into a double bed.
In front of the Packet House (built 1760) in Worsley.
Solid fuel stove for winter hires.
Lot's of handy storage spaces
Bathroom with shower, sink, toilet and storage areas.
Houseboat Hire Available
Crusing through Sale photo by Brendan Burke
A great write up for us.
'Gloria' spotted moored up in Sale.
Gloria in Lymm.
A photo from Tony Stanton's holiday.
Gloria is 57ft/17.37m long.
In Castlefield where you don't have to go through any locks.
Lock 92 in Manchester you pass this as part of the Cheshire Ring.
Casting off from our mooring at the Bridgewater marina.
Thanks Laura Hutchinson for this photo and the other interior shots.
Bedroom doors lead onto the front deck.
Fixed double bed at the front of the boat.
Moored at Dunham Massey photo by Brendan Burke
Watching.
'Gloria' On The Bridgewater Canal - Autumn 2018
Gloria in Worsley (with new paint job July 2019) - photo credit Bodil Czarnecki.
Gloria not so far from the Anderton Boat Lift September 2019

Canal Life

Spring
Our mooring 2012.
Summer Nights
Dessert glasses of summer wine on the back deck.
The Anderton Boat Lift - 3 days from our base at the Bridgewater marina.
Beakfast time on the back deck - our mooring.
Castlefield (Manchester) - nice photo Mary LRPS Thompson.
Nice pic Steven K.
Sculpture on the way towards the Leeds Liverpool canal North West UK.
The road bridge taken from the Barton Aqueduct - passing over the Manchester Ship Canal.
Or else!
Plank Lane lift bridge...you get to stop the traffic.
Winter
Disney swan!
We supply maps and information about routes.
When it's not frozen.
In the sky near M28 1YB
On the way to Manchester city centre
Winter
From the side hatch on Queenie
Crossing the Manchester Ship Canal photo by @JulesHornbrook
Old and new in Sale photo by @JulesHornbrook
Photo by Wilco & Chris
Springtime taken by Mary LRPS Thompson.
The Bridgewater canal in Salford was established in 1761
Queenie passing the Manchester Velodrome (on the Cheshire Ring) Queenie' passes the Velodrome. Photo
On the Macclesfield canal
A view from the Macclesfield canal
Another view from the Macclesfield canal.
Macclesfield Canal - Cheshire Ring
Night Time In The City
Early Morning in Monton! Feb 2020

Bridgewater Marina/Boothstown Basin - Our Base

Our base September 2019
Sunset at the Bridgewater marina Boothstown.
Another view from Gloria's mooring on an Autumn morning.
Fresh mint in the Summertime.
Peaceful and relaxing.
If the canal is frozen we can offer static houseboat hire.
Space on the canal bank for picnic's.
That gap between the boats is Gloria's mooring.
The view from our office.
Our base.
Summer neighbours at the marina.
Our mooring for Autumn, static, house boat hire.
The pub is in the background.
Gloria
Static houseboat hire available if the canal freezes over
Free parking at our base.
This is our mooring - bow to bow with the green boat - and Nina.
Back in 2012 - the year we started.
Wow!

Holiday Snaps

Peter and John Hope.
Mel and Lorraine stopping by on their tour of Europe.
Mel and Lorraine 100 years ago!
To keep warm in winter time - Lucy.
Joellen (married to John Hope) in Worsley.
Wilco and Chris on the Cheshire Ring.
The Force is strong with Queenie!
Aboard Gloria.
Day 1 of the Cheshire Ring - Wilco and Chris.
Grace and Ali.
Their New Year hire aboard Queenie - Debbie and Paul.
What can you see Steven?
Breakfast aboard Gloria - Laura and Dave.
Chris or Wilco's feet on the Cheshire Ring.
Frank aboard Gloria.
Jackie Wells on a pre-wedding honeymoon hire in February 2017.
Anne, Queenie, Cheshire Ring, July 2017.
Brendan and Coral photo by Lilli
Lilli, Coral and Brendan
Emily in 2016
Lili, Coral and Brendan coming in to land.
Anne and Torgeir return in the Summer of 2018
Amay With His Souvenir Bag - Thanks to a business grant we received from Est 1761 &
Saskia Aboard Queenie On The Cheshire Ring
Hester in Lymm Village next to Sooty, Sweep and Soo's House. November 2019.
Bodil (and Swedish flag) in charge of Gloria July 2019.
Michael in the stop lock at Dutton - photo credit Bodil Czarnecki.
Laura and Daran in September 2019
Ben, Tim, Max and Luca September 2019
Ruth and Mark January 2020
Semira, Swanley No2 Lock - Llangollen Canal

The Cheshire Ring By Saskia & Aarjen May 2017 (14 nights)

On the way into Manchester
Entering Castlefield
About to start the Cheshire Ring
'Treasures from the weedhatch'.

Return Trip To Llangollen By Semira & Myrddin Oct 2019 (17 Nights)

Lyneal Lane Bridge 51 - Llangollen Canal.
Swanley No2 Lock - Llangollen Canal
Wrenbury Heath - Llangollen Canal
Cholmondeston - Shropshire Union Middlewich Branch
Ellesmere Tunnel - Llangollen Canal
Ellesmere Tunnel - Llangollen Canal
Hurleston Locks - Llangollen Canal Junction
New Mills Lift Bridge by Whitchurch - Llangollen Canal
Llangollen Canal Narrow Section
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct - Llangollen Canal
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct - Llangollen Canal
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct - Llangollen Canal
Llangollen Train Station
Llangollen Train Station
River Dee - Llangollen Train Station
Spud Wood Lymm - Bridgewater Canal
The Packet House Worsley - Bridgewater Canal

The Liverpool Trip By Colin Wilkinson 2019 (17 Nights)

Stanley Locks
Moored in Salthouse Dock, Albert Dock In The Background
Salthouse Dock
Leaving Albert Dock, The Royal Liver Building In The Background
Parbold Bridge Photo By HC
Parbold Bridge. Photo By HC
Parbold Bridge. Photo By HC
The Windmill Pub, Pabold Bridge (Since 1794). Photo By HC
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