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You can download Adobe Reader by clicking here: <a href="http://www.adobe.com/uk/products/acrobat/readstep2.html" target="adobe"><img src="adobe_reader.gif" width="80" height="20" border="0" Title="Get Adobe Reader"></a></p><br> <table> <!-- Knot@Work //--> <tr height=150><td width=170 valign="top"><a href="Knot@Work.pdf" target="review"><img src="boat-test.jpg" width=120 border=0 Title="7 page review of Knot@Work in Canal Boat magazine, April 2012"></a></td> <td valign="top"><b>Knot@Work</b><br><br>67' narrowboat as reviewed by <em>Canal Boat</em> magazine, April 2012<br><br> <em>"...the fit-out is of a very high standard with top quality joinery from a company that's used to making boats that last.."</em></td></tr> <!-- Milburn 100 //--> <tr height=150><td width=170 valign="top"><a href="M100.pdf" target="review"><img src="WW-Milburn100.jpg" width=90 border=0 Title="5 page review of Milburn One Hundred in Waterways World magazine, September 2011"></a></td> <td valign="top"><b>Milburn One Hundred</b><br><br>67' narrowboat as reviewed by <em>Waterways World</em> magazine, September 2011<br><br> <em>"...unashamedly a comfortable cruising boat...fantastic joinery...a credit to both the shell builder and the family team who proudly fitted it out."</em></td></tr> <!-- Betty D //--> <tr height=150><td width=170 valign="top"><a href="BettyD2010.pdf" target="review"><img src="boattest.gif" width=120 border=0 Title="7 page review of Betty D in Canal Boat magazine, May 2010"></a></td> <td valign="top"><b>BETTY D</b><br><br>60' narrowboat as reviewed by <em>Canal Boat</em> magazine, May 2010<br><br> <em>"A practical, stylish and well built boat with some clever ideas at a good price"</em></td></tr> <!-- Best of British //--> <tr height=150><td width=170 valign="top"><a href="BestofBritish.pdf" target="review"><img src="galley 2.jpg" width=120 Border=0 Title="6 page review of Best of British in Waterways World magazine, August 2008"></td> <td valign="top"><b>BEST OF BRITISH</b><br><br>60' trad style narrowboat on Norton Canes hull as featured in <em>Waterways World</em> magazine, August 2008<br><br> <em>"... a traditionally-styled British boat</em> [that] <em>can still turn heads."</em></td></tr> <!-- Milburn 100 //--> <tr height=150><td width=170 valign="top"><a href="CB Aug 2011.pdf" target="review"><img src="CBAug2011.jpg" width=120 Border=0 Title="Review of Milburn One Hundred from Crick Boat Show review as printed in Canal Boat magazine, August 2008"></td> <td valign="top"><b>MILBURN One Hundred</b><br><br>67' semi-trad style narrowboat on Tyler Wilson hull as featured in <em>Canal Boat</em> magazine, August 2011<br><br> <em>"Elegant Opulance: ...Classy and stylish; an excellent way to mark Milburn's century."</em></td></tr> <!-- Lady Teal //--> <tr height=150><td width=130 valign="top"><a href="CanalsandRivers2010.pdf" target="review"><img src="Lady Teal.jpg" width=120 border=0 Title="Review of Lady Teal from Crick Boat Show review as printed in Canals and Rivers magazine"></a></td> <td valign="top"><b>LADY TEAL</b><br><br>Crick Boat Show 2010 review as printed in <em>Canals and Rivers</em> magazine, August 2010<br><br> <em>"The owners... are very pleased with the way Milburn Boats rose to the challenge..."</em></td></tr> <!-- Lily Rose //--> <tr height=150><td width=130 valign="top"><a href="LilyRose.pdf" target="review"><img src="lilyrose.jpg" width=120 Border=0Title="6 page review of Lily Rose as printed in Canal Boat magazine May 2004"></a></td> <td valign="top"><b>LILY ROSE</b><br><br>56' cruiser style narrowboat as reviewed by <em>Canal Boat</em> magazine, May 2004<br><br> <em>"A comfortable cruising boat with a superb standard of finish"</em></td></tr> <!-- Verulam //--> <tr height=150><td width=130 valign="top"><a href="Verulam.pdf" target="review"><img src="Verulam.jpg" width=120 Border=0 Title="Our first printed boat review. 5 page review of Verulam as printed in Canal Boat magazine Feb 1997"></a></td> <td valign="top"><b>VERULAM</b><br><br>47' trad style narrowboat as reviewed by <em>Canal Boat</em> magazine, February 1997<br><br> <em>"A handy-sized trad narrowboat with an abundance of good ideas and an excellent finish"</em></td></tr> <!-- Betty D Crick review //--> <tr height=150><td width=130 valign="top"><a href="BettyD.pdf" target="review"><img src="bettyd atcrick.jpg" width=120 border=0></a></td> <td valign="top"><b>BETTY D</b><br><br>Crick Boat Show 2009 review as printed in <em>Canal Boat</em> magazine, August 2009. Full review in May 2010 magazine (see top)<br><br> <em>"Traditional styled craft with many good ideas"</em></td></tr> <!-- Lady Teal //--> <tr height=150><td width=130 valign="top"><a href=" http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/homes/All-aboard-for-a-life.6614662.jp" target="review"><img src="yorkshirepost.jpg" width=120 border=0></a></td> <td valign="top"><b>LADY TEAL</b><br><br>Review of hotel boat from Yorkshire Post newspaper. Link to <em>Yorkshire Post</em> website. <br><br> <em>" "We struggled to find a boat builder because we really pushed the boundaries and almost everything is bespoke", says Nick.<br>They eventually found Milburn Boats..."</em></td></tr> <!-- Helena Jean //--> <tr height=150><td width=130 valign="top"><a href="Canal Boat 1998.pdf" target="review"><img src="Canal Boat 1998 page 1.jpg" width=90 border=0></td Title="Braunston Boat Show 1998 review featuring Helena Jean, from Canal Boat 1998"></a> <td valign="top"><b>HELENA JEAN</b><br><br>Review from 1998 Braunston Boat Show, as printed in <em>Canal Boat</em> magazine, August 1998<br><br> <em>"John Milburn can be relied upon to produce quality workmanship at a reasonable price..."</em></td></tr> <!-- Webasto press release //--> <tr height=150><td width=130 valign="top"><a href="Lady Teal - TowpathTalk.pdf" target="review"><img src="LadyTealreview.jpg" width=120 border=0></td Title="Copy of Webasto press release as printed in Towpath talk"></a> <td valign="top"><b>LADY TEAL / WEBASTO</b><br><br>Press release from Webasto for sunroof, as printed in <em>Towpath Talk</em> paper, May 2010<br><br> <em>"Powered Sun Roof Adds Luxury to LADY TEAL Hotel Boat"</em></td></tr> </table> </td> </table></div> <br> <a href="http://www.coobeastie.co.uk/ranking/index.php?id=453"><img src="http://www.coobeastie.co.uk/ranking/button.php?id=453" align="left"></a> <!-- Footer //--> <div> <br><br><BR> <small>&copy; 2012 <b>MILBURN BOATS Ltd.</b><br> <br>Bridge Grounds, Staverton, Daventry, Northants. 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