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SHOW BOAT THIS WEEKEND – Friday 19th – HAZEL 4-6BERTH

We are open all weekend 9-5 so why not come and have a look around our showboat HAZEL this weekend?

Hazel is 66ft so plenty of room for 4-6 people. The beds can be configured into two doubles and two singles, or one double and four singles. There are two showers and toilets, central heating, 240V inverter powering a microwave, toaster, hairdryer, TV/DVD and radio.

Hazel is priced for six people, but you can apply an under occupancy reduction of £40 per person up to a maximum of two people. (If you have four people you can knock £80 off the price)

WE ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING DISCOUNTS OF 20% off for AUGUST and 10% off for SEPTEMBER 2022 FOR ALL HOLIDAY BOATS

PRICES FOR HAZEL ARE AS FOLLOWS-

AUGUST –  Short Breaks (Both Weekends and Midweek) – £1212 for six people       – For a Week – £1772

SEPTEMBER – Short Break (Both Weekend and Midweek) – £1170 for six people    – For a Week – £1706

We are also starting to take bookings for 2023

 

Book and take your holiday before 2nd September 2022 and get a 20% discount on all School Holiday Boat bookings.

Want to come in SEPTEMBER? No problem, we have an offer for you too. Book and take your Off Peak Holiday before the 3rd October 2022 and get 10% off your Holiday Boat Booking.

We are open seven days a week 9-5 so please call 01483 421306 or email us on – info@farncombeboats.co.uk to check availability and to book.

15% DISCOUNT STILL AVAILABLE

You’ll be please to see that we are extending our 15% discount offer until the end of July on all holiday boat booking taken before the 29th August 2022. Please call on 01483 421306 (we are open seven days 9-5 or email on- info@farncombeboats.co.uk

 

15% DISCOUNT NOW AVAILABLE

Book your holiday before 30th June and get 15% discount on all Holiday Boat bookings up until  29th August 2022.

We are open seven days a week 9-5, so please call 01483 421306 or email – info@farncombeboats.co.uk to check availability and to book.

 

Our website has now been updated – Hooray! Our 2021 boats and prices are now available to view online and to check availability or book, just email using the link or give us a call BUT don’t forget to check that you’re sticking to the Government Rules below – THANKYOU.

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Below you’ll find the current terms that we are able to take bookings

DAY HIRE BOATS

From MONDAY 12th APRIL – 1 x Single Household + 1 x Social Bubble

From MONDAY 17th MAY – 2 x Households + 2 Social Bubbles OR 6 (Max) x Individual Persons

From MONDAY 21st JUNE – No Restrictions (Subject to Review)

HOLIDAY HIRE BOATS

From FRIDAY 30th APRIL – 1 x Single Household +1 x Social Bubble

From MONDAY 17th MAY – 2 x Households + 2 x Social Bubbles OR 6 (Max) x Individual Persons

From MONDAY 21st JUNE – No Restrictions (Subject to Review)

(ALL OF THE ABOVE IS SUBJECT TO GOVERNMENT REVIEW AND CHANGES THAT WILL BE BEYOND OUR CONTROL) 

NEWS- We Can Take Bookings at Long Last!

Finally we can start taking booking for Day and Holiday Boats for 2021. Like 2020, there will be rules that we will all need to stick to as we find our way using the Government Roadmap to Recovery.

Below you’ll find the current terms that we are able to take bookings

DAY HIRE BOATS

From MONDAY 12th APRIL – 1 x Single Household + 1 x Social Bubble

From MONDAY 17th MAY – 2 x Households + 2 Social Bubbles OR 6 (Max) x Individual Persons

From MONDAY 21st JUNE – No Restrictions (Subject to Review)

HOLIDAY HIRE BOATS

From FRIDAY 30th APRIL – 1 x Single Household +1 x Social Bubble

From MONDAY 17th MAY – 2 x Households + 2 x Social Bubbles OR 6 (Max) x Individual Persons

From MONDAY 21st JUNE – No Restrictions (Subject to Review)

(ALL OF THE ABOVE IS SUBJECT TO GOVERNMENT REVIEW AND CHANGES THAT WILL BE BEYOND OUR CONTROL) 

We are working on updating our Website this week. Holiday Boat Prices will be up very soon but you can always ring us on 01483 421306 to chat through prices, availability and details, and make provisional bookings. Day Boat Prices will remain the same as 2020 as per our site.

What’s happening?!

What’s happening with boat hire in 2021? We wish we knew!

Frustrating isn’t it.. We’d all love for this terrible Covid thing to be over and then we could get back to our lives, but we are all stuck going no where until the situation improves, and the Government tell us what we are allowed to do next.

As things stand, with the Government suggesting that booking holidays are a bit of a pipedream at the moment, we have decided that it is not prudent to release our prices or take any booking  – how can we? We don’t know how many people we can take a booking for (remember the rule of 6 last year?), when we will be allowed to open (last year it wasn’t until nearly July), how we will be allowed to open (last year it was two meters and then one meter and lets not forget track and trace), who knows what it will be this year and will we have Tiers?! With so many questions and so few answers, for the moment we just wait….. BUT don’t worry, as soon as we know what Boris and his buddies have decided the plan is this year, we will be leaping into action and open for business as quickly and as safely as we can.

Please keep and eye on our website, like us on Facebook, follow us on Instagram and we will put updates as soon as we can  – please stay safe and we look forward to seeing you all very soon!

Fond Regards

Lynn, Russ and Steve and all the team here at FBH

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Sadly at the end of October our hire season finishes for 2020 but our final week is half term week (23rd-30th October). Currently we still have Day Boat availability and if the weather and the virus holds, we can all enjoy the last of the fun and sunshine that the river Wey has to offer before we close again.

In line with the Government measures boats can only have a maximum of six people aboard. All boats are Anti Covid fogged before and after use, are cleaned thoroughly and have no inventory except a kettle, bottle opener, washing up liquid, j-cloth, small hand soap, toilet roll and binbags.

Midweek for 5 people £180 and £10 extra for the 6th person which would be the maximum people per boat booked. For availability and to book, please call 01483 421306.

 

DAY BOAT PRICES AND DETAILS

Day Boat pricing 2020

ROMAN, VIKING, NORSEMAN & SAXON

(Priced for 5 people but can hold up to 10 – each additional head is an extra £10)

                                                April May Sept Oct                       June July August

Sat/Sun Bank Holidays                £220                                                 £250

Weekdays                                        £180                                                 £230

DOT

(Priced for 4 people but can hold up to 6  – each additional head is an extra £10)

Sat/Sun Bank Holidays              £200                                                 £230

Weekdays                                      £160                                                  £210

To book a boat you must be over 25yrs old,  and a refundable security deposit of £150 (this can be done by card) must be left with us on the day of hire, and this will be returned to you on the safe, clean and tidy return on the boat on time (5.30pm) with no damage or third party claims against you.

In line with Government Covid 19 guide lines, we ask that you bring a face covering for use during your demonstration for yourself, and at least one other crew member. Currently as of 4th July bookings can be made up of two social households of any size. Please remember to follow all of the Covid 19 measures i.e. social distancing and washing hands/ sanitising and above all, have a lovely day out.

We are happy to provide you with –

Bottle opener, kettle, toilet rolls, matches, washing up liquid, jay-cloth and a small hand soap.

So please bring everything you will need for your day out with you, tea and hand towels, plates, glasses, cups, outside cushions to sit on, hand sanitiser and a spoon to stir your tea…. (We’re sure you’ll bring lots of other stuff as well) we know its a pain, but its just safer to avoid cross contamination and to protect our staff.

We will have cleaned and sanitised the boats in line with guidance before every hire to ensure your safety, but we would appreciate it if you could leave the boats tidy and your rubbish bag removed and tied at the end of your hire, and left on the bankside ready for swift removal to the bins.

We hope this covers most things, but feel free to email us or call if you have any questions.

 

 

Finally we can start our 2020 hire season, but its going to be a bit different from now on thanks to Covid 19.

We will be starting with our Day Boats from Saturday 4th July, and Holiday Boats will follow shortly after once we have read all the paperwork from the Government and British Marine, and we will also get the rowing boats and canoes back up and running just as soon as we can get everything in place to keep everyone safe, so please be patient, we are doing our best.

DAY BOATS – The dayboats will no longer have kitchen inventory aboard, so no crockery, glasses etc. We are removing them to reduce the risk of cross contamination for both customers and staff,  so hirers will need to bring anything they wish to use and perhaps bring picnics or book and visit the pubs in Guildford. We will leave a sanitised kettle and bottle opener aboard – we know that might cheer you up.

During your boat and lock demonstration our staff will wear a  face covering when appropriate social distancing can not be met, and we would be grateful to our hirers if they could bring and wear a face covering to wear under the same circumstances. We all need to do our bit and look after each other.

We are also trying to send forms for you to ‘e-sign’ to avoid pens and bits of paper but it remains to be seen how well Russ and Steve will adapt to this new system. (Fingers crossed!) To avoid handling cash, the security deposit of £150 per boat can now be left on a credit card for 2020.

We very much look forward to seeing you all again and have missed everyone-boaters, staff, customers, dogs…  Hoorah! We are open, roll on 4th July.