August 2025 by Sue Hammond
Super boat trips along the Thames in the Yarmouth Belle going from Kingston to Hampton Court. A Great way to travel to Hampton and lovely views as you go leisurely along the river. A lovely boat and a bar too!
August 2025 by Shireen Lau
100% recommend! We enjoyed a very special birthday celebration for my father's 70th with a Thames river cruise. Turks were great and responsive from the first query through to the day itself. A lovely boat and wonderful service. Thank you so much!
August 2025 by Dr Sara Bhattachary
I recently used Turks Launches for a joint party to celebrate two family birthdays. The party was a great success and I cannot recommend the company highly enough. The Events Manager Alex makes the whole process stress free. He has so much experience, from first contact I knew we were in safe hands. The night itself went so smoothly and everyone had a great time. The DJ (recommended by Turks) was also fabulous - it's not easy to get the music right with two very different age groups but he managed to get everyone dancing! The whole crew were so professional and friendly and took care of everything, meaning I could relax and enjoy the evening. This is actually the second time we have hired The Yarmouth Belle in recent years for a private party. It is a beautiful boat with a really special charm. The views from the boat as you are sailing down the Thames at sunset are magical. A big thank you to all the team at Turks - I'm sure we will be back again for another party in the future!
August 2025 by Sue Richards
We hired the Yarmouth Belle to transfer our wedding guests from Hammertons to The Wharf Teddington. It was absolutely brilliant and one of the highlights of the day!
The boat is beautiful, elegant and spacious, and certainly provided the wow factor. Our guests enjoyed a welcome drink on board and were able to chat, relax and admire the lovely view from the large windows in the lounge or from the open deck. There was certainly plenty of room outside, and everyone had a fantastic time.
The crew were friendly, helpful and professional, and huge thanks to Alex for his great communication and efficient organisation of every detail.
It was the perfect, fun and relaxing start to the day for our guests, and made our special day even more special. I would highly recommend Turks for your special day too!
July 2025 by Molly Hanson
We had the most amazing time on our boat trip. We were looked after so well. We hired it privately for a family reunion and I could not recommend it more highly.
July 2025 by Martin Felstead
A terrific boat trip on Saturday - Kingstont to Richmond, then upriver to Hampton Court and back again to Kingston. Everything on time. Courteous and friendly service, reasonable bar prices.
We would definitely book again. I thoroughly recommend it.
Martin Felstead
July 2025 by Mia Davis
We had a brilliant time cruising the Thames with Turk Launches for a small hen do booking in July. The crew on board took excellent care of us and Alex worked with us to make it easy and straightforward to organise an amazing short cruise around the waterways. We also thought the choice of size of the vessel, options for start and end point and customisable length of the cruise was great and this flexibility really worked for us. Excellent communication, friendly staff and a lovely vessel - rain or shine! Would absolutely recommend for a special event!
July 2025 by jonathan rollason
Had a wonderful golden wedding party on the boat. Everything was perfect and the staff went out of their way to make sure everyone enjoyed the night. Just brilliant. Thank you.
July 2025 by Hannah Howe
Wonderful experience with Turks, highly recommend. We privately chartered the Yarmouth Belle for a corporate lunch cruise in June 2025 and everything ran extremely smoothly, with friendly, professional staff on board, very good facilities and excellent communication during the planning stages, thank you to all the team!
July 2025 by Angela Ireland
We cannot recommend Turks highly enough. Alex was always so helpful during the booking process. The boat arrived exactly on time and was a perfect size for our party. We had a wonderful time on board - such a relaxing way of spending an afternoon! Angela
July 2025 by Christine Corner
Fabulous afternoon. Everything went perfectly to time the staff were excellent - very fast efficient bar service. All the guests had a great time - can?t be bettered
July 2025 by Scott Whyte
Just wanted to say a really big thank you for a fabulous boat trip on the wonderful ?Beatrice? yesterday. My family all had such a great time. It was the perfect hire for the 8 of us. We so enjoyed celebrating my birthday in style! Thanks so much to your brilliant skipper- he was fantastic! And for all the water, fizz and snacks. Really appreciate it. I highly recommend hiring from Turks boat launches. They are so professional and flexible on pick up points and timings. And do everything possible to ensure you can enjoy an amazing trip on the river. Thank you so much Turks Boats Launches. Can?t wait to travel on Beatrice again next time!
July 2025 by Alexander Hanson
Gorgeous afternoon, and the wonderful weather more than matched by the attentiveness and kindness of the wonderful crew of the Richmond belle. Thank you!
July 2025 by Matthew Smith
I have now had a few events with Turks Launches and they have always been outstanding, very easy to deal with, flexible and accommodating. The Cruise on the Yarmouth Belle was fantastic and all people on board commented on what a great day they had, with great views along the Thames with, full bar and music system. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend for any events needed as they have a range of boats catering from small to very large groups (potentially 125) and have a great selection of catering companies available. We used Chilli Bees, a local boutique caterer who supplied some tasty food. 100% Recommended!
June 2025 by Kelly Gibbins
Absolutely amazing night on the Richmond Royale for our Gatsby Themed Hen Party. The team at Turks were brilliant from start to finish from my many questions when organising the night through to on the night with the service they provided. Alex and team were fab and a mention to Billy who was very helpful at bar. We will 100% recommend using Turks!! Thank you so much for making the night so special!
