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It’s Nearly Show Time – The Crick Boat Show 2015
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Wed Apr 29, 2015 at 10:38am

Who’s Going To Be There?

Whilton Marina, Venetian Marina and Cosgrove Park will be attending the Crick Boat Show again this year over the May Bank Holiday.

There will also be many other exhibitors and companies connected to the waterways also exhibiting at the show.

Buy your tickets in advance for the Crick Boat Show and save on the gate entry price

Venue

On the Grand Union Canal at Crick Marina, West Haddon Road, Crick, Northants,
NN6 7SQ

Times and Dates

  • Saturday 23rd May 2015 - 10am - 6pm
  • Sunday 24th May 2015 - 10am - 6pm
  • Monday 25th May 2015 - 10am - 5pm

What’s On?

There is something for everyone at the Crick Boat Show it really is a fabulous family day out. There are plenty of boats to see in the marina, with some historic boats here too. Tempting food and drink in the food tents, the shopping village is there to help you part with your pennies, there is musical entertainment and plenty of activities for the children including the fun fair.

There will be free boat rides for anyone wishing to experience a trip out on the Grand Union.

Childrens Entertainment

There is lots of entertainment for the Children including face painting, UFO bumper cars, suitable for even young children, Helter skelter, All-weather inflatable play area, Cups and saucers, Chair o’planes. All children's rides and activities are completely free of charge providing excellent value for families.

Adults and children alike will enjoy the seaside-themed area with deck-chairs, ice-creams and games.

Free seminars

Free seminars that will run over the 3 days pop along, listen and learn from the experts.

Musical Enertainment

On Sunday night the musical entertainment and head lining act will be special guest Hazel O Connor!

Why You Should Visit

The show goes from strength to strength each year attracting 1000’s of visitors each day, even the shocking weather in past years doesn’t deter people from attending! For 3 wonderful days in one central location you can shop, meet like-minded people and find out just about anything you want about boats and the canal network.

If this is the year you are going to take the leap and buy a narrow boat, then buying at the show is a great idea. Take full advantage of all the free advice from the experts and view the numerous boats that will be at the show. You can also visit our marina which is just a short 10 -15 minute drive away from Crick to look at the boats we have for sale.

Where To Find Us!!!

We will be in The King Fisher marquee so make sure you pop by our stand!

To win free tickets to the show check out our Facebookpage where we are running a competition to win free tickets! (entries before May 10th)

We will also be running a prize draw at the show to win these amazing prizes:

  • Whilton Marina Chandlery voucher for £200
  • A narrowboat hull survey by Craig Allen Marine Surveyor
  • A year’s Towpath Talk subscription
  • A year’s Waterways World subscription
  • A meal for 2 people at The Boatman at Braunston

Make sure you visit our stand in the Kingfisher Marquee, stand KF8-15 and try some of our rock sweets!