The Chandlery Barge

Very much in need of a refurbishment not very well maintained Disabled Toilet Broken and Dirty. Nice Coffee Food covered in horrible dressings. Told that's the way it comes. Staff Polite to a Point.
Overall Opinion Very Very Poor Would Not Recommend Unless You Are Desperate.

I don't advise anybody to buy from The Barge!!!. We bought a pump for a new sink on our boat and it broke after 5 weeks, no receipt was given at the time. When my husband took it back he was told it wouldn't be exchanged because 'I don't know what you have done with it'. We 'haven't done anything with it' apart from connecting it from the water tank to the tap. Expensive and obviously rubbish quality. We always had boats and never ever has a pump given up on us, even after several years. Bad quality, bad prices and very bad customer service

Visited my friend here 4 or 5 times who has a motor cruiser. Very pleasant place. Showers were a little bit slow to heat up tho. Apparently its a very reasonable place to store a boat including electric, WiFi etc and some all year residency happening here, seems like a lovely existence to me.
Decent walks nearby. Close to the motorway bridge, but you can't really hear the traffic, maybe the odd lorry.
Was lovely going up the Hamble on my buddy's boat and a privilege to have been invited.

This place is a treasure trove. I managed to find some great second hand deck hardware for my boat at a great price.

The staff are really helpful and friendly. They sorted me out with everything I needed and were able to give good advice.

100% recommend.

A treasure trove, and well priced, make sure you give them a try.

Wow! What an amazing place! This is a bit like a treasure trove of boating bits and bobs that I found on ebay, and rather than pay delivery costs, since they had a shop open to the public I decided to visit, and I'm glad I did... Parking is ok, I think I just picked a busy day. Access to this store is via a pathway and up a ramped slipway that isn't ideal for people with mobility issues or wheelchairs. The store itself is very old, set on a old concrete barge, I mean, how cool is that!? This being the case, it saddens me to say it isn't wheelchair friendly. There is however a but, that being that the staff I spoke with were really friendly and helpful and knew their stock quite well. So, how about the shop. Well, it's packed with things salvaged from a variety of vessels, big and small, there are new things and used things, old things and obsolete things! Cleats, lighting, dials, hoses, electrics, things I don't even know! They also do nuts, bolts, screws, washers, clips, clamps, rigging etc, etc. Then at the back is the rope room, and there is a lot of ropes!... Downstairs is the propeller room, Holy Moses! You never did see so many props in ur life! You turn around and there's even more stuff, cables, things for this, things for that, fittings and stuff that isn't even made anymore!!!... All good stuff too, I went for one thing, brought five things! Prices? Well, if ur looking for something old or no longer in production, then actually, the price isn't going to be too bad bcoz it was likely brought by the store back when things were cheaper, so they've no reason to bump the price up to something silly just because it's old or a one off. Most newer items I noticed were either the same as other local stores or even a touch higher in price, which was a bit sad as these treasure trove shops really do need to be kept going, so yes, I did purchase some items that were newer, and whilst they were a little more expensive, (although great quality), other items I purchased new I wasn't able to get elsewhere and got them at a bargain price, so, swings and roundabouts. Needless to say, I will definitely be returning to this store, and dragging a friend with me, oh, I forgot to mention the items on the roof joists, there's items there too!...

Always my first place to look for boat bits, especially if its out of production and unavailable elsewhere.

Trade in any unwanted boat bits so the rest of us can stretch our £ further and #reuse them, a fantastic resource.

Still a cornucopia of old boat bits, mostly functional but all desirable. Also, a selection of new cleats and blocks at chandlery prices.