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River Wey Navigations boat trips

Visitors enjoying a boat trip on the Dapdune Belle boat at River Wey
A boat trip on the Dapdune Belle at River Wey | © National Trust Images/Derek Croucher

Experience the River Wey Navigations on a boat trip from Dapdune Wharf.

Boat trips from Dapdune Wharf

Experience the River Wey by water and discover the history of the river navigations on a boat trip from Dapdune Wharf.  You can book the whole boat, or individual tickets - see the booking page.

Boat trips run from Dapdune Wharf from Thursday to Monday during our open season. The trips take about 40 minutes, and leave at 11am, 11.50am, 12.40pm, 2pm, 2.50pm and 3.40pm. There is a maximum of 12 people plus the skipper on Dapdune Belle, the bookable boat, 10 on Sir Richard Weston and eight on Seewey. The second two boats are used for walk-ups when we have additional skippers.

Useful information for boat trips 

  • Trips should be booked online in advance to guarantee a trip. We can sometimes accommodate pay-on-the-day trips, but this cannot be guaranteed. 
  • When the river is in flood, we're unable to operate the boat.
  • Ticket charges apply to all people over one year old. 
  • We're sorry, but we're unable to take dogs on the boat trips. 
  • Please go to the ticket hut on arrival.
Visitors on a boat trip at River Wey and Godalming Navigations and Dapdune Wharf, Surrey. The shot is taken from inside the boat with a rear view of passengers, and there is another boat coming along the river, with a warehouse-type building in the background on the right.

Book a boat trip on the River Wey Navigations

Boat trips run six times a day from Thursday to Monday, when the Wharf is open (March-November). You can hire the whole boat for £75 or buy individual tickets (prices apply to both National Trust members and non-members). You can also buy a licence to use your own canoe/kayak/paddleboard here.

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