Handsam Too
Trips on the River Avon at Evesham, Worcestershire


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Handsam Too was built by by Hornbeam's of Wallasey in 1934 as the Princess Margaret for service on the River Dee at Chester. It is believed that she had a sister Princess Elizabeth. Princess Margaret later worked on the River Ouse at York and on the Trent at Newark. She was brought from there to the Avon at Evesham in 1996 by Tom Sandham (Handsam is an an anagram of Sandham and was the name of a sailing boat previously owned). The last previous boat to operate trips at Evesham had been the Gaiety (ex-Oxford (1) of Salter Brothers) which returned from the Avon to the Thames in 1991. Handsam Too has now been running on the Avon for 21 years, despite sinking in severe floods in 2007. She was restored within six months and has been painted cream since then; her hull colour previously being blue.

Motor boats and rowing boats are also available for hire from the Handsam Too berth at Abbey Park, Evesham, WR11 4ST.


To travel on Handsam Too
  Website:-  www.handsamboatcompany.co.uk
  Email:-  info@handsamboatcompany.co.uk
  Phone:-  07860 895416
  2011 Brochure:- Download 4MB PDF File

  Handsam Too - images
  Handsam Too - publicity material

  Evesham Header Page
  Handsam Too - Evesham Trip Boat - this page
  Avon Boating - Stratford on Avon
  River Thames Header Page
  French Brothers
  Salter Brothers

  Website:-  www.handsamboatcompany.co.uk
  Email:-  info@handsamboatcompany.co.uk
  Phone:-  07860 895416
  2011 Brochure:- Download 4MB PDF File

References

  Trip Out Guides - Written & published by G.P.Hamer - editions 1977-2011
       Trip Out Guides are available from Geoffrey Hamer, PO Box 485, Southall, UB1 9BH
  Cruising Monthly - www.cruisingmonthly.com