Winter coaching Venues & coaches.

Does anybody know of a good venue for doing some winter keelboat training north of Watford? Thinking about doing some winter training in the Star so looking for a venue that ideally has a crane [reasonably priced] or bl**dy good slip & pontoon setup, decent conditions and is not too small. Grafham and Rutland come to mind, but I can't remember if they have a crane or not. We're up in Scotland, so getting north of Watford saves a lot of time and means we have could have easier access to coaches in general.

For that matter - can anybody recommend a coach to use? I'm not sure we're quite ready for 'Sid' yet!