Kennet Horse Boat Company

Canal cruises offer an opportunity to do just that. Choose between the slow meandering of the motor barge and the sedate drifting of the horse drawn barge. Whichever takes your fancy, we can offer you a great day out.

Schools Visits

Chartering our horse-drawn barge makes an excellent and educational day out for school parties. It’s the ideal setting in which to learn more about transport, or just as a special day out, not only for the pupils, but also the teachers! 

We offer a special 2 hour charter price for schools for a morning trip Monday - Friday.

To ensure that your group is well looked after, the boat has a crew of three: two boating experts and one galley crew. One member of the crew is a qualified boatmaster , in charge of the crew, and responsible for passenger safety.

Our horse-drawn barge, Kennet Valley, is licensed to carry 64 passengers, but if food is being served, the maximum is 53 passengers.