Avast, ye scallywags!  It was all hands-on deck over the recent school holidays as LNBP set sail with a renewal of their Pirate Days themed trips.

The Whitsun half-term school holidays at the end of May just after our involvement at the Crick Boat Show presented the ideal opportunity to run the second of our Pirate Days themed trips.

This year The LNBP Purple Pirate (Denise) and her Skipper (Paul) were pleased to welcome two local community groups – one based in Braunston Village and one from nearby Daventry – for two separate days of fun and activities on Lancelot.

 

Ahoy, matey! Keep calm and hoist the Jolly Roger.

After meeting our motley crews with and providing a short safety brief, the fun began with Lancelot setting off from our mooring at Bottom Lock at Braunston cruising past the Marina and Stop House before heading up the Grand Union to just before Napton.

On board The Purple Pirate had been hard at work creating a super array of activities for the crew to enjoy below deck, in addition to the crew taking in the sounds and sights of the countryside  and spotting wildlife of the boat trip. There was even friendly waves and hellos from other fellow boats too (no doubt wary not to get on the wrong side of the Purple Pirate and her crew!

Wherever there’s treasure, there’s a pirate not far behind

 

Why be a landlubber when ye can be a legend?

Our thanks to both groups for coming along to our Pirate Days and for getting involved and into the spirit of what we hoped the days are meant to be (and for being so well-behaved). We hope you enjoyed yourselves (it certainly looked like you did) and we thoroughly enjoyed having you.

And our thanks to Denise and Paul for their time and effort in running another highly successful few days (and coming so soon after Crick too!)

 

  • Dates for our 2026 Pirate Days will be announced later in the year.

  • If you are involved or organise a children’s or youth community group or youth club in the local area and would be interested to join us for one of our Pirate Days themed trips, why not get in touch. To register your interest, email us at marketing@lnbp.co.uk and we will be in touch shortly.