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The Marion Seagull was built by Mark Roberts Engineering of Middlesborough, went into service in the beginning of July 2003 and is based at the Falkirk Wheel Basin allowing hirers to cruise up the Falkirk Wheel and along the Union Canal towards Edinburgh or along the Forth & Clyde Canal towards Falkirk in the East or Glasgow in the West.
Accommodation on board sleeps a maximum of six people, (plus a skippers bunk) with two toilets, a shower, kitchen area with cooker, fridge, microwave and sink, a lounge/eating area and an open deck area in the bow. There is a lift in the bow to allow wheelchairs on and off the boat and another in the stern to lift a wheelchair up to the steering position. There is a mobile phone, and a television and video fitted in the lounge. The accommodation is centrally heated and there is a steady supply of hot water.
The Marion Seagull can be booked for a period of between two and six nights and it is intended that the hirer will be given training in steering and using the boat. However if the hirer requests it we can provide a skipper to look after the cruising for you.
In a departure from our usual philosophy of free canal cruising for the disabled, we are suggesting a donation that the hirers of the Marion Seagull make to help cover our operating costs, although our day cruises still remain free of charge.
For a booking form and further information, click on the Adobe links at the bottom of this page, link to our Bookings page or please write to our Booking Officer at:
Mr. Peter Killeen, Ben-Holm, Maddiston Road,
Brightons, Falkirk. FK2 0JN.
or
The Seagull Trust, Canal Side, Baird Road,
Ratho. EH28 8RA.
Please note that we will ONLY accept enquiries for the Marion Seagull in writing, either by letter or the attached application form, e-mail and phone enquiries will not be accepted.
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