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  What the press and public say about Annies Launch: Axis Magazine June 2007: Guest book extracts: What an amazing day! Beautiful boat, beautiful weather, wonderful food. Perfect for our celebration! Thank you Annie; The Mabey family. Annie, thank you for an amazing experience! We all had so much fun and too much food! Thanks xx; Jimmy Choo and family (and he drew me a little picture of a stilletto heeled shoe as well, thanks Jimmy!) Superb meal and great cruise along the Stort; The Homer family. Back again! Fabulous as always. Thank you both...xx; J Mitham. Such a unique afternoon's entertainment. What an experience!! Good food, good hosts, send your friends!! G Hall. Nearby accommodation: If you would like to include an overnight stay with your special occasion, The Marriott Hanbury Manor Hotel and Country Club, London’s country retreat, provides 5 star, quintessentially English hospitality in the Hertfordshire Countryside near Ware. A PGA championship golf course and luxury spa provide additional opportunities for relaxation. Special rates are available on some rooms for parties with a booking at Annie’s Launch, contact Becky Bloor on 01920 885060 for details, or see their website, www.marriotthanburymanor.co.uk Our travel partners: Executive First Aeromega
Nearby places of interest: Audley End House, near Littlebury, Saffron Walden. Jacobean House built in the reign of King James. Paradise Wildlife Park, Broxbourne. Family friendly leisure park with big cats, monkeys, zebra, camels and wolves. Hertford Castle, Hertford. A thousand years of history on the site of a royal residence built after the Norman conquest. Queen Elizabeth I spent her childhood here, and King James I of Scotland, and Knights Templar were imprisoned in the dungeons. Other narrowboat charter and narrowboat hire websites: London Canal Cruises operate private charter cruises with skipper and chef on the Regents canal in London. From City Road in Islington, their route takes you through St Pancras, Camden Lock and Camden Town, Regents Park and London Zoo, St John's Wood (near the Lord's Cricket Ground) and Maida Vale, Lisson Grove Basin and Little Venice, then on past Kensal Green.
Were you looking to hire a self-drive narrowboat for a longer self catering holiday? The nearest operator to us is Lee Valley Boat Centre Boat Hire, who offer short breaks or weekly holidays aboard their 2 - 12 berth narrow and wide beam self-drive boats, from their base in Broxbourne, Herts (near Hoddesdon), not far from North East London. Follow the link to their site below for prices, and directions. All their boats are equipped for year-round cruising, with central heating, flush toilets, showers, fridges, full size cookers and radio cassette players. They also supply all your bed linen requirements, and each boat comes with a complete kitchen inventory. |
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