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Skipton Boat Trips
Skipton Boat Trips
4.5
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Skipton, North Yorkshire, England
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2023
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Food & Drink
2 hours
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Food & Drink
3 hours
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Self-guided Tours
6–7 hours
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Recommended by 95% of travellers
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£170
per group
Food & Drink
2 hours
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4.5
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Very good
186
Average
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Poor
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Terrible
21
cjl73
Liverpool, UK14 contributions
Nov 2023 • Couples
Had a great Christmas cruise on Saturday. Great food, staff and the boat was lovely. Would recommend to couples and families.
Written 27 November 2023
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pani j
5 contributions
Nov 2023 • Family
Amazing trip with the family. Santa experience was so wholesome and he really spent that time with the kids. There were activities and refreshments for all, and the gifts were brilliant! The elves were so good with the children, would definitely recommend.
Written 27 November 2023
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chris m
Pontefract, UK720 contributions
Nov 2023 • Friends
A wonderful , relaxing , 2 hour boat trip with afternoon xmas tea. The service , food, staff, Xmas music , were all amazing. Can’t fault it and I would highly recommend it. Thank you for a nice experience .
Written 26 November 2023
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Lisa H
Bradford, UK3 contributions
Nov 2023 • Friends
I booked for a friend’s birthday had a great time and the commentary was second to none will be booking again with more friends
Written 21 November 2023
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ShirlB
Barrow-in-Furness, UK31 contributions
Nov 2023 • Couples
I booked the 2 hour afternoon tea cruise and added a bottle of prosseco as a big birthday treat.
On arrival, we gave out name before boarding the boat. We were told which table we were booked on which I thought was a great idea. Before setting off, the driver/skipper gave a brief introduction, and of course health & safety regulations....he was entertaining with it and made all on board laugh & feel relaxed.
Our food was brought to our table as soon as we set off by a very polite young man. I had the traditional afternoon tea and my husband had the savoury afternoon tea as we don't eat a lot of cake, so shared.
Even though the weather wasn't wonderful and the windows steamed up a little it was so relaxing and we could see the views shown on the given map.
The decor was lovely and very clean.
I would definitely recommend this trip and will be back to try one if the other cruises.
Thank you
On arrival, we gave out name before boarding the boat. We were told which table we were booked on which I thought was a great idea. Before setting off, the driver/skipper gave a brief introduction, and of course health & safety regulations....he was entertaining with it and made all on board laugh & feel relaxed.
Our food was brought to our table as soon as we set off by a very polite young man. I had the traditional afternoon tea and my husband had the savoury afternoon tea as we don't eat a lot of cake, so shared.
Even though the weather wasn't wonderful and the windows steamed up a little it was so relaxing and we could see the views shown on the given map.
The decor was lovely and very clean.
I would definitely recommend this trip and will be back to try one if the other cruises.
Thank you
Written 19 November 2023
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Hedgehog H
1 contribution
Nov 2023 • Friends
A lovely, peaceful 2 hours. I bought this as a thank you present to a friend and it was superb. The food was delicious and the staff were friendly and helpful. I would definitely recommend this trip.
Written 19 November 2023
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Kathleen S
1 contribution
Nov 2023 • Family
An excellent way to spend 2 hours. The afternoon tea was delicious. The crew were very helpful and polite
Highly recommend this trip.
Highly recommend this trip.
Written 17 November 2023
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hazel P
Barnsley, UK25 contributions
Nov 2023 • Friends
We went on the Fish and Chip Cruise and it was excellent. We would all recommend it wholeheartedly. It was most enjoyable and excellent value for money. The staff were happy and friendly and the choc ice and choc mint cream which we were given after the meal were a lovely surprise
Written 12 November 2023
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Cathy F
5 contributions
Nov 2023 • Couples
Last Christmas we received a gift voucher for a Skipton Boat Cruise plus afternoon tea....well,we finally made it !!!! What a treat this was 🥰.
Perfect from start (free parking on the nearby cobbles ! Just register your vehicle at the office ) to finish.
We arrived slightly early so we even managed to have a wander round the town (and the market 🥳 )
We then had a lovely two hour cruise along the canal from Skipton to Bradley and back (5.28 miles)....super smooth sailing .....great scenery ....lovely wildlife ......friendly attentive crew .....delicious afternoon tea ! I opted for the Traditional Afternoon Tea (4 tasty sandwiches on the freshest of bread: delicious scone with jam and Roddas clotted cream , gingerbread , lemon petit fours and fruit petit fours ) whilst my husband chose the Savoury Afternoon tea ( instead of the three extra desserts he had a still warm ,good sized, pork pie plus a tasty sausage roll. ) Yorkshire tea was also served....all items locally sourced and super fresh 😃 Yummy !
There is an additional drinks menu, and all at reasonable prices too.
Would definitely recommend this to everyone - great fun and so relaxing.
Perfect from start (free parking on the nearby cobbles ! Just register your vehicle at the office ) to finish.
We arrived slightly early so we even managed to have a wander round the town (and the market 🥳 )
We then had a lovely two hour cruise along the canal from Skipton to Bradley and back (5.28 miles)....super smooth sailing .....great scenery ....lovely wildlife ......friendly attentive crew .....delicious afternoon tea ! I opted for the Traditional Afternoon Tea (4 tasty sandwiches on the freshest of bread: delicious scone with jam and Roddas clotted cream , gingerbread , lemon petit fours and fruit petit fours ) whilst my husband chose the Savoury Afternoon tea ( instead of the three extra desserts he had a still warm ,good sized, pork pie plus a tasty sausage roll. ) Yorkshire tea was also served....all items locally sourced and super fresh 😃 Yummy !
There is an additional drinks menu, and all at reasonable prices too.
Would definitely recommend this to everyone - great fun and so relaxing.
Written 11 November 2023
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Helen W
1 contribution
Oct 2023 • Friends
Good value for money. Staff were friendly. Afternoon tea was good and fresh. Nice boat. Just the right amount of time for the boat trip and afternoon tea. Enjoyed afternoon tea on a boat rather than in a restaurant. Enjoyed the views.
Written 1 November 2023
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