Skipton Boat Trips - Your FAQs Answered

We do have a small car park outside the office. If you turn onto Coach Street by Domino’s Pizza, it’s an immediate left into the small car park. If you can get a space, ignore the signs that say 20 minutes. Just pop into the office and give us your number plate and we can give you a day of free parking.

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Our address is 3 Coach St, Skipton BD23 1LH.

If it’s full there is a large car park on the same road (Coach Street), just over the canal bridge which also has disabled parking.

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All of our boat trips start and finish from our wharf in Skipton.

Google maps link: https://goo.gl/maps/4u6f8oeMbaNiHgbdA

Our address is 3 Coach St, Skipton BD23 1LH.

If it’s full there is a large car park on the same road (Coach Street), just over the canal bridge which also has disabled parking.

The what3words location of our office and carpark is https://w3w.co/masses.rich.boost

Sometimes for exclusive hires we do pickup passengers from our local registry office in Skipton for wedding receptions, and for groups staying at the Rendezvous hotel, we can also pickup from there.

You are more than welcome to use the images/videos (links below) of Skipton Boat Trips for any marketing material online or in print. Please note, all of these pictures are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. In short: This license lets you distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon this work, even commercially, as long as you credit Skipton Boat Trips for the original creation.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1hAgfDhUy_Akmg54hBMCa4uBL4ezG5Z67 – Higher resolution one’s here.

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As per our terms and conditions, customers requiring specific accessibility provisions, special accommodations, or dietary preferences must communicate such needs to the company no later than 24 hours preceding the scheduled departure time of their booking. Failure to provide timely notification may result in the company’s inability to meet the requested provisions.

We do! We are happy to cater to vegetarian and gluten free, just let us know upon booking any dietary requirements! You will see all the different dietary options when you book with us.

You have to go down around 4-5 steps to get onto the boat. Wheelchair users can be wheeled right up to the boat entrance and you must be able to get down and up the steps. The staff will do everything they can to help you getting on and off and we can give you extra time if needed. As for wheel chairs or walkers, we will happily store those safely in our office.

Please visit our Accessibility page for more detailed information: LINK

We’re happy to welcome well-behaved dogs aboard Cobbydale for our relaxing one-hour canal trips, as well as on our self-drive dayboats. All we ask is a small (optional) donation to charity—there’s a collection box in our office, but there’s absolutely no obligation.

Please note: Dogs are not permitted on the Dalesman where food is served, with the exception of registered assistance dogs.

All of our boats are built with easy access in mind.

We can store any mobility aids ashore here at our wharf. There are four solid steps down to the boat, with crew at the top to help and crew at the bottom to provide further assistance.

If you are unsure, please ring us 01756 790 829 for further information.

Booking in advance is always a good idea. Some of our most popular trips like the Afternoon Tea and Roast Dinner Cruise, sell out a few weeks, or more, in advance. Our one-hour trips are very popular during the summer months.

View our employment opportunities here!

You can bring a camera or a Go Pro at your own risk, but there isn’t room to fly a drone when travelling on our public trips. Feel free to bring a drone on the Self-Drive Day Boat, but you do so at your own risk.

Day Boat hires includes a short tuition on handling and safety and all you need to know for your day out. Don’t worry – it’s really not hard to become a Day Boat captain as long as you are over the age of 21!

Congratulations on considering travel during your pregnancy! Prioritize your comfort and safety by consulting your healthcare provider and a trip that suit your needs. For personalized advice and assistance, feel free to reach out to us. Safe travels!

We sell a small amount of souvenirs on the boats and in our office.

You must follow our terms and conditions and contact us asap to make changes. If you wish to change within a month of sailing, we will contact our waitlist and advertise the opening on social media. If someone else takes your spot, you will be able to rebook. We do not give refunds.

If you are coming on any of our dining or sightseeing trips, you cannot get off the boat.

• You can hire our dining boat, the Dalesman and bring up to 46 people.
• The maximum group size for the Cobbydale on one of our one-hour trips is 56.

The only boat you can drive are the Self-Drive Day Boats. Anyone can drive as long as they are over 21 and have listened to and are following the pre-safety briefing.

• Day licenses can be purchased from Pennine Cruise, located next door to us.
• If you require fishing rods, we are located very close to Boyes.

1. The name of one of the people attending
2. Email address (if different)
3. Phone number
4. Dietary requirements (if any)
5. Voucher code
6. Date of the trip you want

• Wedding Receptions
• Christmas
• Father’s Day Trips
• Private Group Hires

• Afternoon Tea Cruises
• Savoury Afternoon Tea Yorkshire
• Evening Fish & Chip Cruise (March – Nov)
• Ploughman’s Lunch
• Sunday Roast Dinner or Christmas Dinner Cruise
• Drinks Ahoy Cocktail Cruise

For our Self-Drive Day Boaters, we provide life jackets.

• Self-Drive Day Boat Hire
• Lead booker on a private charter.

You are more than welcome to use these images/videos of Skipton Boat Trips for any marketing material online or in print. Please note, all of these pictures are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. In short: This license lets you distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon this work, even commercially, as long as you credit Skipton Boat Trips for the original creation. View higher resolution images here

All of our trips start and finish at the same location – our Wharf Offie in Skipton. The address for this is 3, Coach Street, Skipton BD23 1LH

VAT is included in our prices; there are no additional or hidden taxes.

Please email Jen for any charity requests at [email protected]

Sorry, we don’t take photos during the tours, if you would like free ones to share and download, visit this page.

Our homepage has a calendar where you can put a date range to see what trips we have available for either our dining trips, or sightseeing trips, this page will also remove trips which are already sold out. Click here to book your boat trip! ⚓️

All bookings at Skipton Boat Trips receive a confirmation email. Please get in touch if you didn’t receive one, it could be something simple like a wrong email address. Please check your spam folder first, before contacting us.

• Our shortest tour is the One-Hour Crusie, with recorded commentary from Dave Spikey.
• Our longest tour for the public is our 3-hour Sunday Roast Dinner Cruise.

Travelling on our boats is very safe due to strict regulations by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) and by having professionally accredited and trained staff manage your trip.

All of our boats have a toilet on board.

• There is no minimum or maximum weight for passengers.
• If you are unsure about table space/leg room/tummy room, please contact us.
• Please note on both of our passenger boats, the Dalesman and Cobbydale, the seating/tables are fixed.

Tipping is not required, but our crew are very grateful should you wish to tip.

We run a very tight schedule and need to leave on time. If you are running late you need to call the office asap, you can do this by calling 01756790829. We will do our best to help, but please note if you miss your trip for any reason, you will not be eligible for a refund.

• We also sell a senior ticket for the one-hour trips
• Under 18’s are not permitted on our Drinks Ahoy Cruise
• You must be over the age of 21 to drive a Day Boat Hire

Our alcohol policy follows UK law. If you are driving one of our Self-Drive Day Boats, you must not be under the influence of any alcohol or drugs.

To view our cancellation policy, please visit our Terms and Conditions page

• For our public dining and sightseeing trips, payment is due in full when booking.
• If you are booking for a group with exclusive hire, it’s just £25 to reserve your spot and the balance will be due on the day of your trip.

All of our boats are protected under cover keeping passengers cool in the shade during the summer and warm during the winter.

For our one-hour boat trips, we provide a translated transcript of the narration. These transcripts are available in Spanish, Chinese, Dutch, French, Japanese, Italian, and German languages.

You shouldn’t need to bring anything. Save some paper and don’t print your boarding pass, just report to our Wharf Office 15 minutes before departure to let us know you have arrived.

Just wear something comfortable for travel on a boat along the canal – we won’t judge.

The best way to contact us is to email us at [email protected]. If you prefer to speak to someone by phone you can call 01756 790 829

Please note the canal isn’t tidal; there is no swell when travelling on one of our boats.

We offer a variety of Dining Cruises to fit any taste, and we are happy to cater to vegetarian and gluten-free diets, just let us know any dietary requirements upon booking! If you have already booked, send us your name, trip date, and booking number. We’ll confirm by sending you a new confirmation email. There is a fully-stocked bar on both boats, and on our one-hour trips we do sell a small assortment of snacks.

We set our schedule many months in advance, so it is hard to add trips for small groups. If you have a large group of people, please contact the office to ask about our exclusive charters. If we have a last-minute cancellation, we advertise that on social media.