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Skipton Boat Trips is happy to announce we just completed our first coach party trip on the Dalesman this summer season. The coach group from Essex is happily traveling around Yorkshire and stopped by Skipton Boat Trips for a fun 2-hour Ploughman’s Lunch. The group was able to follow social distancing guidelines due to the…

A beautiful, traditional, wood-paneled canal boat offers a perfect backdrop for your wedding reception. After picking you up outside of the Registry Office or meeting you at our Wharf, you are welcomed on board with a glass of bubbly by a friendly crew. You then sit back and relax while we do the rest! As…

More information on the “We’re good to go”, program. 27 Jun 2020 by Business Traveller India https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2020/06/27/uk-tourist-boards-introduce-new-industry-standard-for-safe-travel/ VisitEngland has announced the launch of ‘We’re Good To Go’, a UK-wide industry standard and consumer mark that will “provide a ‘ring of confidence’ for visitors as the tourism sector works towards reopening.” The scheme has been developed…

Skipton Boat Trips has been named a finalist for the “Small Visitor Attraction of the Year” for the 2020 White Rose Awards.  The White Rose Awards is the largest tourism awards ceremony in the UK. An opportunity for Yorkshire to showcase the best and brightest it has to offer, the standard grows year on year…

Every year we take a lot of groups on our Ploughman’s Lunch Cruise – starting this August, we’re offering this to the public. The foods is great, and it’s not to be missed! New in 2020 A delicious selection of Yorkshire Ham, local cheeses, salad, an award winning pork pie from Stanforth Butchers, coleslaw, pickle, and fresh-baked bread rolls. Followed by ice cream and tea or coffee. Come aboard our luxury Dalesman canal boat and relax as we take care of everything for you! With a fully-stocked bar, you might want to start your cruise with a drink served by our friendly staff. We leave at noon and for the next 2-hours, sit back and enjoy the beautiful scenery outside your window. You will enjoy a 2-hour cruise on the Leeds and Liverpool canal with delicious food served at your…

Just took our first wedding booking for 2022! A beautiful, traditional, wood-paneled canal boat offers a perfect backdrop for your wedding reception. After picking you up outside of the Registry Office or meeting you at our Wharf, you are welcomed on board with a glass of bubbly by a friendly crew. You then sit back…

We’re working hard to get ready for the new normal heading our way with a very limited service, and we’ve significantly reduced the capacity of our boats – more on that later. We’re planning on reopening on July 4th with a limited service. The “We’re Good To Go” industry standard mark is a self-assessment scheme that has been designed by VisitEngland in partnership with the national tourist organisations Tourism Northern Ireland, VisitScotland and Visit Wales to provide a ‘ring of confidence’ for all sectors of the tourism industry, as well as reassurance to visitors that businesses have clear processes in place and are following industry and Government COVID-19 guidance on cleanliness and social distancing.     ‘We’re Good To Go’ unveiled as nationwide UK tourism standard by Phil Davies Jun 25th 2020, 09:54 ‘We’re Good To Go’…

During lockdown local Chef Patron David Tait from Uovo https://www.facebook.com/uovofoods called us up and wanted to offer a fine dining experience with three goals 1. Affordable cost, 2. Champion local produce, and 3. Promote the people and farms that produce them. Originally from Melbourne, Australian Chef David’s pop-up kitchen has already toured the local area…

With swimming pools across the country closed, we urge young people not to be tempted to cool down in open water this summer. Water temperatures can be extremely cold causing even the strongest swimmers to get into trouble and there are often hidden risks under the surface of the water. With swimming pools closed due to coronavirus, and with the summer weather ahead, we are urging young people not to take a risk by swimming in canals, rivers, reservoirs and other open waters. Alternative ways to stay cool this summer The warm summer months are the most popular times for people to visit Britain’s canals and rivers; however if anyone is thinking of going into the water, please don’t; people can get into difficulties after jumping into the water to cool down. Canal and river water will be very cold, even…

Link to original article: https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/news-and-views/news/skipton-canal-towpath-works-completed-along-broughton-road Work to improve the canal towpath in Skipton from Gawflat Swing Bridge, near Aireville Park, to Niffany Swing Bridge, has been completed. boat alongside canal towpath This stretch, which runs parallel to Broughton Road, has now reopened to the public, providing a wider, traffic-free route to local schools, the railway station and the town centre through the Skipton Canal Waterfront scheme recently delivered by Craven District Council. Funding for the towpath The funding to enable improvement of the Broughton Road stretch of towpath was secured by Craven District Council from the York & North Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership. Additional funding was secured by us, the waterways and wellbeing charity that cares for the canal, from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development along with further support from Craven District Council. The £2 million project to improve the…

We will now be reopening for a very limited service from July 4th. We’ve implemented a lot of changes, most notably we will only be running at a capacity were we can following social distancing guidelines. In most cases this means we will be running at less than 50% capacity, so we encourage you to book online in advance. Due to the coronavirus, all boat trips on the Dalesman and Cobbydale from 20th March to 30th of June were suspended. This included all 1-hr public trips, public afternoon tea cruises, gin cruises, roast dinner cruises, etc. If you were booked between these dates and you would like to switch your tickets to a new date, or switch to a voucher valid for two years, please email us at [email protected]. We were able to contact 95% of these passengers via email,…

Following Government guidelines and permission from the Canal & River Trust, we are happy to announce that from June 5th, we are now able to rent our self-drive day boats to party’s from the same house hold. Online availability, and booking here LINK In the announcement from Canal & River Trust Richard Parry, chief executive…