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pets welcome
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Availability and Booking

Our breaks start on Friday | Saturday | Monday | Tuesday
Start date options shown in white.

ENCORE

Brinks Encore is a classic design single-level cruiser with a modern interior, ideal if this is your first time holidaying on the water.  Features such as a split sliding canopy and a forward well,  mean the whole crew can sit together and enjoy the scenery from your boat.

 

This design is available to purchase from Norfolk Boat Sales, starting from £170k.

Bow Thruster
Wi Fi Onboard
Shore Power
Fits Under Bridges
Microwave
Warm Air Heating
Superior Battery Management
Start Days: Friday | Saturday | Monday | Tuesday
Price From : £100 per night
Sleeps: 2+2 Guests
Fuel Deposit: £100
Damage Waiver: £30
Number of beds + number of fold-out beds.
Boat Plan

Brinks ENCORE - Bridges

Will pass under all bridges at suitable tides.   

Potter Heigham Bridge – Yes (very low tide) (Pilot Required)
Wroxham Bridge – Yes (Pilot Required)
Ludham Bridge – Yes
Beccles Old Bridge – Yes

For details on how to safely navigate a bridge please watch this video.

Brinks ENCORE - Dimensions

28ft.6inch (8.69m), 11ft.6inch (3.50m), 6ft 10in (2.09m)

Features

 

  • WIFI – unlimited
  • Forward steering
  • Inverter provides 240v power
  • Bow thruster
  • Electric anchor winch
  • Split sliding canopy
  • 2 Doubles in cabin and saloon
  • 4 Ring gas built-in cooker with oven and grill
  • 2 outside parking free of charge
  • Towels and complimentary toiletries.

Availability and Booking

Our breaks start on Friday | Saturday | Monday | Tuesday
Start date options shown in white.

Features

  • TV/DVD
  • CD/Radio
  • Hair Dryer
  • Warm Air Heating
  • Electric Fridge
  • Microwave
  • Cooking Facilities
  • Fully equipped Galley
  • Bed Linen
  • Blankets
  • Towels
  • Tinted Windows
  • Island Beds
  • Wireless Phone Charger
Features
  • TV/DVD
  • CD/Radio
  • Hair Dryer
  • Warm Air Heating
  • Electric Fridge
  • Microwave
  • Cooking Facilities
  • Fully equipped Galley
  • Bed Linen
  • Blankets
  • Towels
  • Tinted Windows
  • Island Beds
  • Wireless Phone Charger

Brinks ENCORE - Bridges

Will pass under all bridges at suitable tides.   

Potter Heigham Bridge – Yes (very low tide) (Pilot Required)
Wroxham Bridge – Yes (Pilot Required)
Ludham Bridge – Yes
Beccles Old Bridge – Yes

For details on how to safely navigate a bridge please watch this video.

Brinks ENCORE - Dimensions

28ft.6inch (8.69m), 11ft.6inch (3.50m), 6ft 10in (2.09m)

Brinks ENCORE - Deposit and Damage Waiver

Fuel Deposit: £100.00, Damage Waiver: £30.00

Features

 

  • WIFI – unlimited
  • Forward steering
  • Inverter provides 240v power
  • Bow thruster
  • Electric anchor winch
  • Split sliding canopy
  • 2 Doubles in cabin and saloon
  • 4 Ring gas built-in cooker with oven and grill
  • 2 outside parking free of charge
  • Towels and complimentary toiletries.

Last minute availability and offers!

Frequently Asked Questions

No, you don’t need to have any experience or special licences to hire a Broads Cruiser. On arrival, we will give you a full demonstration of how to use, drive and moor the boat. You will also receive videos of how to handle a boat before you arrive.

We provide a manual (electronically and in hard copy onboard) to help you enjoy your holiday.

Our experienced crew will be happy to answer your questions before you leave the yard.

We would recommend at least one member of your crew have good mobility for moving about the deck and mooring.

On arrival at the boatyard, find yourself a temporary parking space outside reception.

A member of our team will direct you to your boat, getting your car as near as possible to the boat so you can unpack

Once you are ready, make your way back to reception with your car keys and paperwork for check-in.

We’ll book you in for your trial run at that point. We customise your tuition to suit your needs.

If the boat is not quite ready, we’ll take your mobile telephone number and contact you as soon as you can go onboard.

Boats will usually be available between 2 and 4 pm. We need them back at 9 am on your day of departure.
 
Some will be available earlier, but we can’t guarantee which boats will be ready early.
 
Each boat is
Pumped out (sewage removed from toilet tanks)
Filled up with fuel and water
Serviced by both the engineers and boat builders
Cleaned inside and out
Inspected by our head cleaner
 
We’re never quite sure what we will find when the boats return, which is why we don’t give you an exact pick-up time.
Yes, please give us a ring to let us know, and we’ll let you know where your boat is so you can go onboard when you arrive. We usually move the boat to just outside reception, so it’s easy to find.
 
In the morning, we will go through the check-in and trial run with you.
 
For safety reasons, you must not take the boat out of the yard until you have had a trial run.

Yes, by 9 am please, ready for our staff to get on board and sort her out for the next customers.

"Great boatyard for hires. Welcoming, instruction was detailed enough. Boat was good. My only comment would be that it took over an hour of us waiting on the boat to check out and get out on the water. But still highly recommended."
- Mark Donnison
"Well organised, would return."
- Janice M Walker
"Fabulous time boating on the broads. Boat was perfect for us and the dog. Lots of space and well equipped. Really friendly staff and even when we had a minor mishap (captains fault not the boat😂) they were so quick to get us back on the move. Highly recommend and will definitely look to rebook"
- Emma Swinton
"This was the first time we had hired a boat for a week on the Broads. We had a fantastic time, the boat was just right and we enjoyed cruising and visiting all the little nooks and crannies of the Broads. We have booked to come back next year. The staff at Barnes Brinkcraft are really friendly and nothing is too much trouble."
- Sue Johnson

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