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Self drive boat hire

Be your own captain for the day! What better way to spend precious time with family or friends than in your very own motor boat enjoying the River Severn and beautiful surroundings!
small boat hire: 1-4
large boat hire: 1-7

Self drive boat hire

Be your own captain for the day! What better way to spend precious time with family or friends than in your very own motor boat enjoying the River Severn and beautiful surroundings!
small boat hire: 1-4
large boat hire: 1-7

Upton-upon-Severn

small boat hire

Floki

  • 1-4 people
  • £80 half day (From 1/4/23 £90)
  • £110 full day (From 1/4/23 £120)

NOT SUITABLE FOR FISHING

NOT AVAILABLE FOR HIRE DURING WINTER SEASON - 1st OCTOBER - 1st APRIL.

Our very popular Quintrex Busta 420 called “Floki” seats up to 4 people. This open-top boat comes with a stylish sun canopy to give protection from the weather, meaning you can have total relaxation whilst you cruise. The sun canopy is rigid and cannot be removed. The boat is operated with a HONDA 5hp tiller engine making it super easy to handle!
Hire Floki

Pippin

  • Great for families
  • 1-4 people
  • £80 half day (From 1/4/23 £90)
  • £110 full day (From 1/4/23 £120)

NOT AVAILABLE FOR HIRE DURING WINTER SEASON - 1st OCTOBER - 1st APRIL

“Pippin” is an Orkney 40. It seats up to 4 people and is operated with a steering wheel on a HONDA 10hp outboard engine. It’s super easy to handle and has higher sides with a cuddy at the bow so is perfect for families! There is a storage compartment at the front too for all your belongings. Little ones love this boat!
Hire Pippin

Merry

  • Great for families
  • 1-4 people
  • £80 half day (From 1/4/23 £90)
  • £110 full day (From 1/4/23 £120)
“Merry” is “Pippins” sister boat. Also an Orkney 40. It seats up to 4 people and is operated with a steering wheel on a HONDA 10hp outboard engine. Super easy to handle and has higher sides with a cuddy at the bow so is perfect for families! There is a storage compartment at the front too for all your belongings. Little ones love this boat!
Hire Merry

Small boat hire prices and info

  • 1-4 people depending on boat
  • No boating license required
  • Children welcome
  • Dogs are welcome however there is a charge Of £10 for one dog or £15 for two or more dogs. This is to aid cleaning fees. We don’t provide dog life jackets, so bringing your pooch is at your own risk​
  • Bring your own food and drink or let us do that for you with "Pack A Picnic" (Click for details)
  • Our boats are rigorously cleaned between use, maintained and serviced regularly.
  • All of our boats are safe to use, economical to operate and CE approved.
  • Book now then pack your captains hat, practice your “Ahoys” and look forward to having a fabulous experience on the water!

PRICES

Floki

  • Half Day (4 hours) – £80 (from 1/4/23 £90)
  • Full Day (8 hours) – £100 (from 1/4/23 £120)

Merry | Pippin

  • Half Day (4 hours) – £80 (from 1/4/23 £90)
  • Full Day (8 hours) – £110 (from 1/4/23 £120)

Dogs

  • 1 dog - £10
  • 2 dogs - £15
All prices are per boat and not per person.
Small boat hire

Upton-upon-Severn

large boat hire

Sea Breeze

  • Great for families
  • 1-7 people
  • £110 half day (from 1/4/23 £115)
  • £160 full day (from 1/4/23 £165)

NOT AVAILABLE FOR HIRE DURING WINTER SEASON - 1st OCTOBER - 1st APRIL

For larger groups we have one of our Hardy Fishing 17ft boats “Sea Breeze”.The boat has comfy padded seating for up to 7 people so are perfect for a family day outing and with a beam of 7ft wide it has plenty of space to manoeuvre around in. You can even fit a small folding table or blanket for a picnic, should you wish to bring one along. The Hardy also has four sealed buoyancy chambers for added safety.

Hire sea breeze

Solothorn

  • Great for families
  • 1-7 people
  • £110 half day (from 1/4/23 £115)
  • £160 full day (from 1/4/23 £165)
“Solothorn” is the sister boat of “Sea Breeze”. Identical in size and layout. Again, with padded seating for up to 7 people and with a beam of 7ft wide it has plenty of space to manoeuvre around in. This boat is also operated with a HONDA 10 outboard engine.
Hire Solothorn

Moorhen

  • Large cuddy
  • 1-7 people
  • £110 half day (from 1/4/23 £115)
  • £160 full day (from 1/4/23 £165)
This is our newest large boat which also seats up to 7 people. “Moorhen” has a slightly larger more enclosed cuddy at the bow to provide protection from the weather. It has a HONDA 10hp engine with steering wheel. There is plenty of seating all around and lots of storage space. A fantastic boat for a full day outing or celebration with family and friends. Very safe and easy to operate.
Hire Moorhen

large boat hire prices and info

Book one of our large boats now! Pack your captains hat, practice your “Ahoys” and look forward to having a fabulous experience on the water.
  • 1-7 people per boat
  • No boating license required
  • Children welcome
  • Dogs are more than welcome however there is a charge of £10 for one dog or £15 for two or more dogs. This is to aid cleaning fees. We don’t provide dog life jackets, so brining your pooch is at your own risk
  • Bring your own food and drink or let us do that for you with Pack a Picnic
  • All our boats are rigorously maintained and serviced regularly

PRICES

Solothorn | Sea Breeze | Moorhen

  • Half Day (4 hours) – £110 (from 1/4/23 £115)
  • Full Day (8 hours) – £160 (from 1/4/23 £165)

Dogs

  • 1 dog - £10
  • 2 dogs - £15
All prices are per boat and not per person.
Large boat hire

Skippered hire price: £80 per hour

Price is per boat and not per person and a minimum of 1 hour must be booked. Find out more

Decorate your boat

You are more than welcome to decorate your boat if you are celebrating a special occasion. Please be aware there is limited time in-between hires for cleaning and refuelling so any decoration would have to be done within your hire time. Further details can be discussed on request.

Food and Drink

Customers are advised to bring their own lunch. Or to make life easier you can pre-order one from our recommended picnic provider. See the ‘Pack a Picnic’ page for more information.

RIVERN SEVERN

Included with your boat hire

FUEL

Fuel provided for your fishing or boat trip.

INFO

Information and maps to help you with your trip.

byoyancy aids

BUOYANCY AID

Buoyancy aids provided for your boating trip.

TRAINING

Full training on how to use the boat and keep you safe on the river.

TESTIMONIALS

What people say about us

  • star rating  We had a fabulous day on the Severn. Tim was friendly and helpful and the boat was immaculate. We hadn't done anything like this before, but it was straightforward to... read more

    avatar thumb RichardJohnCarter
    June 4, 2023

  • star rating  Great day out - We hired a 4 seat boat for the day. Boat was in great condition, Tim was really helpful when we picked it up and explained everything thoroughly in terms of... read more

    rewerb
    June 3, 2023

  • star rating  Fun trip from Upton to Tewkesbury  - Great family half day trip on self drive Moorhen boat this week. Great customer care from the Severn Expeditions team, and a lovely run from Upton to Tewesbury and back

    ajudges
    June 2, 2023

  • star rating  Great fun, relaxing and informative. An ideal way to see the wonderful river Severn. Highly recommended.

    avatar thumb Upton1316
    May 30, 2023

  • star rating  Excellent day of messing about on the river with the teens. Great confidence building day for both of my sons. Both drove the boat and got through the lock perfectly.... read more

    avatar thumb fionag516
    May 29, 2023

  • star rating  Great experience !! 5* - What an amazing day ...from greeting our host , getting sorted with lifejackets to our instruction, the instructor was laugh a minute amazing and couldn't appreciate us more , which... read more

    Expedition729423
    May 21, 2023

Enquiries

Tim - 07894 862 417

Karen - 07894 268 059

on the day bookings

07894 268 059

winter office Hours
Oct - March 9am - 3pm

Summer Office Hours

From April 8:30am - 7:30pm

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Winter hours

From 1st October – 1st April

We are running a reduced service and are only open Saturdays and Sundays, between 9am – 5pm. (earlier starts can be arranged)

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