Stoke Prior Narrowboat Base

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Stoke Prior Hire Base

Hanbury Road, Stoke Prior, Bromsgrove,
Worcestershire B60 4LA

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Suggested Routes From Stoke Prior:

Stoke Prior base, Stourport Ring canal boat holiday

February 12, 2014

76 Miles | 105 Locks | 1 Week Cruise | 6 hours per day

Stoke Prior to Stourton canal boat holiday

February 12, 2014

76 Miles | 82 Locks | 1 Week Cruise | 7 hours per day

Stoke Prior base Avon Ring canal boat holiday

February 12, 2014

120 Miles | 130 Locks | 2 Week Cruise | 5 hours per day

Stoke Prior base Warwickshire Ring canal boat holiday

February 12, 2014

130 Miles | 190 Locks | 2 Week Cruise | 6 hours per day

Short Routes From Stoke Prior:

Mid-Worcestershire Ring

March 1, 2014

Total Locks: 46 | Total Cruising Time: 20 hrs

Worcester & Return Short Route

March 1, 2014

Total locks: 46 | Total cruising time: 14hrs

Narrowboats available to hire from Stoke Prior:

Below are the boat types that are available to hire from this base. When you start your Holiday Search all the boat options and dates that closely match your desired departure date and party number will be presented to you.

Sat 2.30pm – Tues 9.30am | Tues 2.30pm – Sat 9.30am

Fri 2.30pm – Mon 9.30am | Mon 2.30pm – Fri 9.30am

Princess 4 | Duchess 4 | Lautrec 4 | Duchess 6

Stoke Prior	Fri 2.30pm	Mon 2.30pm	Sat 2.30pm	Tues 2.30pm
Princess 2			Yes	Yes
Duchess 2			Yes	Yes
Lautrec 4	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Shakespeare 4			Yes	Yes
Princess 6			Yes	Yes
Duchess 4	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Princess 4	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Duchess 6	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Duchess 8			Yes	Yes

General Information

Situated in a lovely spot, Stoke Prior is a canal boat hire base that offers plenty of options. Enjoy a relaxing short break to Worcester and take in the new Droitwich ring, or choose from a variety of routes along the Stourport Ring, the Avon Ring and the Warwickshire Ring, where you can visit cities such as Birmingham and Stratford-Upon-Avon. For those that like a challenge the Tardebigge locks are nearby – the longest flight of locks in the UK, totalling 30!

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Stoke Prior Reviews:

Black Prince Holidays Ltd

4.8

Based on 79 reviews

May Cheadle

13:58 12 Oct 21

All exellent apart from the sabatiere knives were very blunt. Great holiday.

Martyn Stubbs

18:06 09 Sep 21

Picked up boat small induction off we went no problem. Clean boat. Rudder came off we rang black Prince someone was... with us in 15 mins 10 minutes fixed on our way no problem. We throughly enjoyed ourselves. We will be back thankyou.read more

Leigh Kirk-Harris

06:39 01 Sep 21

Top hire company - always a warm welcome and immaculately kept boats

Proud British Vet-086

11:18 12 Aug 21

I cannot Thank Black Prince at Stoke Prior enough. Especially Bob.These guys went above and beyond, to help me out of... a sticky situation I found myself in, due to a breakdown, and waterpump drive belt failure.Without their very kind assistance I would have been somewhat stuck.It's people like this that really do make boating such a pleasure.My Sincere Thanks.Kind Regards Martin and DiNB Fragilread more

Tim Nagle

18:15 07 Aug 21

Awesome holiday, great boat and great service

Clare Wilton

10:11 07 Aug 21

Very good after having problems with a boat at different depot, thay have gone about and beyond to help us and show us... a friendly and warm welcome! The manger will lovely and sorted it all out for us!read more

Gary Milne

16:31 27 Jul 21

Great holiday with a lovely company. Very cheerful bunch

Ian Morley

15:25 18 Jun 21

Lovely barge great few days

Collette Oliver

17:24 28 Apr 21

Hired a narrow boat from them, do friendly and helpful, wonderful experience. Highly recommended

jake cooper

08:53 23 Oct 20

Great holiday experience. Good brief given for beginner narrow boaters, route planned with helpful pointers and... tips.Narrow boat was modern and full of great amenities. WiFi was hit and miss, this was mentioned during the initial brief. Easy to pilot.read more

Helen Harrison

14:08 21 Sep 20

Just returned from a week’s holiday on board Daisy and had a fantastic time. All the staff at the Black Prince were... friendly and helpful, particularly Dan who gave us our induction to the narrow boat and use of the locks. Would definitely book with them again.read more

Gabriele Hatje

17:43 17 Sep 20

Very relaxing holidays

A Google User

17:14 14 Sep 20

A tad pricey but.... Boats are good & nice inside.Cleanliness is faultless; and I'm picky. Friendly staff.

Charlie Young

19:32 20 Apr 20

Great place to go narrow boating around quiet place plenty of lock's , Worcester city was enjoyable to go through great... architecture new and old .read more

Ben Ashton

00:00 13 Aug 19

Just come back from STOKE PRIOR having done the Worcester Circuit, fantastic team, great boat. We were given friendly... useful instruction and advise on how to get the most out of our trip. The boat itself was exceptionally clean and kitted out for the modern day traveller. The trip was a blast. The weather took a turn for the worst on the last day stranding us behind a low bridge, the team were first class at hand to help us and never once felt lost. Great service great and experience, faultless thanks Stoke Prior. British holiday at its best +++Ps how do I post photos?read more

Ian Witham

11:16 05 Aug 19

2nd time with Black Prince. Nice boat, friendly staff, all worked as it should - no complaints at all. A lovely weekend... on the canalsread more

al higgs

09:48 02 Aug 19

all real friendly people a must visit for those who want a boat holiday :):)

nfs357 .

09:39 20 Jul 19

Great place to rent a narrow boat. Easy to use and a great range of available options.

Lyndon Wild

14:59 01 Jun 19

Just got back from our first time on a narrow boat, started at stoke prior down to droitwich then on to join river... Severn all the way down into Worcester, back onto canal in Worcester back up to stoke prior in a loop cannot say how much we have enjoyed it! A different view round every bridge or corner going through locks tunnels beautiful scenery all the way.The barge itself far exceeded my expectations central heated well fitted out modern fixtures ,can’t fault it !Staff friendly and helpful, they even came out to Droitwich when one toilet wouldn’t flush and did not charge us! We could of been charged if it was something we had blocked, but we hadn’t really used it as this was on our first night. I would highly recommend this as a holiday if your thinking about booking it. Black prince holidays are the perfect company to book through. It can be hard work at times, but if everyone is willing to muck in and help then you will have a wonderful experience for all ages. ( our ages range from 5 yrs to 92 yrs of age).read more

Gary Coleman

06:23 14 May 19

Just back from week on stourport ring on Sydney from Stoke Prior.Best boat we have ever been on...blackout curtains and... amazing toilets.When we hire again will definitely look to use Black Princeread more

Sam Banks

19:32 01 Mar 19

My dad and his partner have a barge and we go and visit. They have lovely boats well looked after also very nice inside

Martin Musgrave

15:55 18 Aug 18

We've just got back from a two week canal holiday using Black Prince narrow boats in Bromsgrove and had an amazing time... belly laughing most days at or with other boaters. We turned up to be greeted by all staff and treated like royalty. Friendly and helpful staff showed us to our boat "Daisy", had our tour of boat and we were off. The boat was beautifully maintained, clean and very see worthy. On our return we were greeted with the same enthusiasm by staff and given a gift to remind us of our trip.Having used ABC on our other two trips, Black Prince was by far the best canal boat company we have used.Want a trip on a canal, you can't go wrong with these people.read more

Dawn Beaumont

20:53 05 Aug 18

Great boats, plenty of bases to choose from and the staff are always lovely and always helpful.

Chloe Harland

15:19 30 Jul 18

Lovely boats and good location for multiple routes. Friendly staff. Second holiday with this company and both boats... have been well equipped.read more

Dan Greasley

12:38 02 Jun 18

Just had a fantastic week navigating the Stourport Ring starting at the Black Prince base at Stoke Prior. Black Prince... are excellent, the staff are very friendly and welcoming, ready to give good advice. Our boat was 4 years old but looked as good as new. All the boats are superb and work brilliantly. A great holiday for the whole family. Will definitely do it again and will have no hesitation to book with Black Prince.read more

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Stoke Prior Narrowboat Base