05. Pleasure Boats and River Ferries
13th January 2006

Pictures of wide beam pleasure and trip boats on the Inland Waterways. Also covered are small, unpowered river ferries. More coming soon.

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Salter's trip boat
Salter's trip boat "Goring" seen on the Thames on 4th September 2003.
Salter's trip boat
Salter's trip boat "Nuneham".
The
The "Wye Pride", a trip boat that operates from Symonds Yat on the River Wye. 28th June 2004.
Replica American deep south paddle steamer
Replica American deep south paddle steamer "Oliver Cromwell". It is an incongruous, though popular, feature of the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal. 26th June 1999.
Thames trip boat
Thames trip boat "Dutch Master" tied up in London. 4th November 2005.

"Millenium Dawn" passing under Blackfriars Bridge on 31st January 2006.

"Millenium City" approaching Tower Bridge. 8th March 2006.

"Mercia" approaching Tower Bridge. 8th March 2006.

"Valulla" passing HMS Belfast. 8th March 2006.

"Gamma" on the Thames. 8th March 2006.
The
The "London Belle" at the Festival Pier on the Thames. 18th May 2006.
The
The "King Arthur" at Gloucester Docks on 14th April 2007.

The
The "Queen Boadicea II" which operates on the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal. 25th March 2006.

"Conway Castle" at Gloucester Docks on 8th February 2006.

"Pride of the Midlands" at Diglis. This vessel was the former CS8. 18th April 2004. (Picture courtesy of Paul Barnett).
The
The "Severn Traveller", a former commercial barge, now a trip boat. Gloucester, 11th September 1996.
Paddle powered trip boat
Paddle powered trip boat "Jane Austen" on the Kennet & Avon Canal in Bath.
Horse drawn trip boat on the Grand Western Canal at Tiverton. 1974
Horse drawn trip boat on the Grand Western Canal at Tiverton. 1974
Vessels belonging to the Willow Trust on the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal. The Trust offers freedom for the disabled on the water by providing days out for children and adults with learning and physical disabilities and those who are seriously ill. 17th June 2007.
Vessels belonging to the Willow Trust on the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal. The Trust offers freedom for the disabled on the water by providing days out for children and adults with learning and physical disabilities and those who are seriously ill. 17th June 2007.
The lower of the two cable ferries at Symonds Yat on the River Wye. As can be seen, the ferry is pulled across by the operator who grips a cable strung across the river. 28th June 2004.
The lower of the two cable ferries at Symonds Yat on the River Wye. As can be seen, the ferry is pulled across by the operator who grips a cable strung across the river. 28th June 2004.
The upper cable ferry at Symonds Yat, River Wye. 28th June 2004.
The upper cable ferry at Symonds Yat, River Wye. 28th June 2004.
One of the Symonds Yat ferries in 1933.
One of the Symonds Yat ferries in 1933.
The way down to the Symonds Yat ferry, 1933.
The way down to the Symonds Yat ferry, 1933.


"Wyre Lady" at Sprotborough Lock, Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation. 14th July 2006.