Dick's Folly

Our Boats

The Trust owns two narrowboats, Dick's Folly is 70 feet long and accommodates up to 12 people and Pickle's Folly which is 60 feet long and accommodates up to 10 people.

Dick's Folly

Diagram of the layout of Dick's Folly
While accommodation is comfortable and adequate, space is limited. Dick's Folly has 12 berths in six pairs of bunks, and there are lockers provided for personal belongings. The saloon has sufficient seating, some of which can be folded against the side of the boat and one of the two tables in the saloon can be removed to make more space. It has a semi-traditional stern, allowing for seating, and conversation, with the helm.
Equipment:
  • 12 berths
  • hot and cold running water
  • central heating
  • showers in two wetrooms
  • domestic cooker with oven, grill and four burners
  • refrigerator / small freezer
  • 2 flush toilets
  • 12 volt lighting
  • 240 volts power sockets
  • phone/tablet charging point
  • storage for luggage

Dick's Folly in Pictures

Dick's Folly was taken out of service in the Autumn of 2009 for a complete interior refit. Some of the preparation work was done by our volunteers [see pictures on this page], but the refit and mechanical work were carried out by professionals. See this page for pictures of Dick's Folly being lifted out of the water for its transportation to Starline Marine in Worcestershire, and this page for pictures of the early work inside the boat. Some volunteers went to Starline in Stourport-on-Severn to see how the work was progressing and they took the photos shown on this page. We received the boat from Starline in June 2011 and it has been in full service since then.
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