Abhainn Cruises

Abhainn Cruises runs boat tours on Lough Neagh and the River Bann from the Lock-Keeper's Cottage in Toome, a family business started in 2013 by skipper Tim Griffin. Tours cover the Lower Bann, Toome Canal and Lough Neagh itself, including trips out to Coney Island, with commentary on the area's waterways history and wildlife. The company runs scheduled sightseeing cruises alongside private charters for groups, operating its own boats rather than subcontracting trips. Bookings are taken directly through the business rather than a third-party operator, and the Lock-Keeper's Cottage doubles as a small heritage centre explaining the history of the Bann Navigation. The business remains family-run, with Griffin skippering tours and family members handling bookings and shore-side operations. It is one of a small number of operators running scheduled passenger trips on this stretch of Lough Neagh, rather than a franchise of a national tour operator.