There's a new, easier way to do a day on the river, and it doesn't involve driving, parking, or being the one person who has to stay sober. Say hello to GoBoat Cruise - our new boat covering a long stretch of the Thames, skippered the whole way, with Kingston and Thames Ditton right in the heart of it.
If you've been searching for boat trips in Kingston and Thames Ditton that actually get you from one riverside pub to the next, this is it.
GoBoat Cruise is basically your own private boat and skipper, on call for the day. You choose your pick-up and drop-off points, and your skipper takes care of the rest - no one has to drive, no one has to navigate, and nobody's stuck babysitting a boat while everyone else has a drink. Just a smooth ride from spot to spot along the water.
There's room for up to 8 people, so it works whether you're planning a birthday, a stag or hen do, a work social, or just a big group of mates who fancy hopping between beer gardens without the walk (or the taxi queue) in between.
Thames Ditton and Kingston are both packed with riverside pubs and restaurants, and you choose exactly which ones you want to stop off at - GoBoat Cruise just gets you there by water instead of on foot.
This isn't a fixed sightseeing tour - it's flexible around what your group actually wants. Fancy a running commentary on the sights and history as you go? Your skipper can do that. More interested in getting straight from the first pub to the next so you can get back to enjoying the day? That works too. Either way, the boat adapts to your day, not the other way round.
GoBoat Cruise covers a good stretch of the Thames, so there's plenty of ground to explore if you want to make a proper day of it - past Hampton Court Palace and beyond - or you can keep it simple and just cover the Kingston stretch. Wherever you want to start and finish, just let us know and we'll build the route around you.