Richard H (Mar 2024) - "Well, where to start? What a fabulous weekend with Grand Union Narrowboats (GUN)! As complete novices, we approached our weekend GUN break with excitement and - being honest - a large degree of trepidation. From the first meeting with Steve and the team, we knew we were in expert hands. We'd had loads of preparation info and videos but the care and attention in our briefing on arrival was superb. Jeff, our tutor, was a star, giving us all the time we needed to understand the basics of mooring, steering and canal "rules."
It was then time to fly solo. We moored up for the night and then we had the challenge of a 3,000+ yard tunnel and our first set of locks. The tunnel (Blisworth) was a great experience and highly recommended. Steve then re-joined us for our first lock experience, staying with us for 3 of the 7 locks we had to navigate - top service!
We had three days of great fun - learning new skills, enjoying great pubs and understanding how to live in a "slow world" is not that bad after all, in fact, perfect.
Big thanks to the whole GUN team - we will be back.
Overall, would strongly recommend Steve, his boats and his team"