Heyford Wharf Ltd

22/02/2025

Come on down to the Wharf today..... we have day boat trips, a holiday hire boat to view, hot n cold drinks, local ale and a barbecue (meat and plant based), jams and preserves 🌞
Weather is nice!

21/02/2025

Tomorrow we are open again and the weather looks much kinder!
Come n grab a bargain...some nice garden furniture up for sale too..

Day boat trips will run tomorrow all day, more burgers including plant based ones have been ordered, come and have a hot drink or a nice pint of ale in the canalside garden, or have a look around one of our holiday boats!
Open from 10am. Please park in station car park or railway compound (both are free)!

21/02/2025

Lots of boat windows for sale here....and 3 boat engines....BMC and Barrus Shire....

20/02/2025

We are all set for tomorrow....sadly the wind is looking a tad feisty so day boat trips will only be going ahead on Saturday which does look very nice 🌞
Everything else still a go-go for Friday tho...

Gates open 10am and remember to please park in the station car park or railway compound 🥳

13/02/2025

Don't forget our boatyard jumble sale on the 21st and 22nd of Feb....we are continuing to dig out bits n bobs from our storage areas. Boat and non boat items. Everything from 12v fridges to radio controlled model Land Rovers....!! There will also be a barbecue (meat and veggie/vegan burgers), hot n cold drinks and local ale on tap in the garden...
Our resident Marma'lady will be selling her jams, pickles and preserves too..

We also have short skippered canal trips in one of our dayboats down to the Cleaves wood and back, and one of our holiday hire boats will be open for you to view...

Open from 10-4 both days..!

Oxfordshire Narrowboats

05/02/2025

Updated information for boat for sale.....

Narrow Boats: For Sale: 57ft Hancock and Lane project Oxfordshire

29/01/2025

Hard to believe some days but spring IS coming!! And with that here is a reminder that on 21st and 22nd Feb we have our BIG BOATYARD JUMBLE happening!
We are adding items to the list of things for sale all the time, just added are some ICB containers and all kinds of narrowboat paint from our big clear out.....come and grab a bargain!

Our working boatyard is also now taking bookings for any of your engineering and painting requirements. We have availability from the start of March this year so drop us an email if you would like to discuss any works.

[email protected]

And there will be more exciting announcements coming very soon!

24/01/2025

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17/01/2025

First big news of the year is that we are having a Big Boatyard Jumble here at the wharf!!

Dates are Friday 21st Feb and Saturday 22nd Feb

We are having a massive clear out of all our workshops, sheds, storage areas, random piles of stuff etc etc.....there could and will be any kind of useful stuff, including boat windows, tools, random car parts, bicycles, white goods, kitchen stuff, soft furnishings, ICB containers, poo tanks....💩

We are just starting to clear out places that have not been cleared out for years so even we dont know what we might find yet!

As part of the day's facilities we will also have some mobile catering on site, with a bar, hot drinks and snack and a barbeque.

Watch this space for more details and things going on........

11/01/2025

Good morning and happy new year to all our customers! There's an Arctic circle vibe here at the Wharf ❄️🥶❄️🥶❄️🥶 with freezing fog added!
However, we are open in the office for business again and taking bookings for blacking, engineering, partial or full repaints, welding, servicing and anything else your boat requires!
Our season starts in April and we're hoping not to have yet another wet spring 🙏

There will also be some exciting announcements coming soon so watch this space...

In the meantime we are also open for coal, logs, gas etc...stay warm out there folks 🔥🔥🔥