Canadian Youtuber Michael Downie has published another series of Downie Live Travels By Boat This summer Michael took three Drifters holidays for Downie Live Travels by Boat: From Devizes on the Kennet & Avon Canal in Wiltshire where he travelled up and down the Caen Hill flight Narrowboating the LONGEST canal locks in the UK […]
Love Travelling’s Four Counties Ring Itinerary Marion Collinson from Love Travelling recently cruised the Four Counties Ring and has shared her Four Counties Ring Itinerary. Setting off from our base at Stoke on Trent, in total the Four Counties Ring journey covered 111 miles, 94 locks and took close to 63 cruising hours. Marion and […]
There are dozens of great family destinations to choose from this October Half Term We’ve published a guide to our best October Halt Term narrowboat holidays. Narrowboats are like floating holiday cottages, with everything you need on board for a self-catering adventure afloat. All our boats are equipped with essential home comforts, including central heating, […]
We offer narrowboat hire on boats for up to 12 people If you’re planning a celebration, whether it’s an anniversary, birthday, reunion, stag or hen do, multi-generational holiday, or two families holidaying together, a canal boat holiday is a great option for groups. Our larger boats are perfect for bringing friends and family together for […]
Drifters offers winter cruising from five bases in England and Wales You can visit a Christmas market on a canal boat holiday with Drifters winter cruising. Our canal boats for hire range from snug narrowboats for two, to larger boats for seven. All Drifters’ boats have central heating and hot water, and some also have […]
On a canal boat holiday with Drifters you can cruise into Manchester city centre Mark Nicholls recently cruised into Manchester by boat, setting off from Drifters base at Anderton in Cheshire. The journey to Manchester’s Castle Quay and back travels 62 miles, passes through two locks (one each way) and takes around 21 hours. It […]
New electric day boat launched at Alvechurch Marina, near Bromsgrove We’ve launched a new 36ft long electrically powered narrowboat for day trips on the Worcester & Birmingham Canal in Worcestershire. Electric engines are very quiet so you can hear more of the sounds of nature as you cruise slowly through the countryside. ‘Fun Day’ accommodates […]
We offer canal boat day hire from 19 locations Drifters offers day boat hire from 19 places across England and Wales for the best summer days out canal boating. Full tuition is included, so if you’re new to narrow boating, you can get the hang of steering, mooring up and working the locks. All our […]
Gareth Butterfield recently reviewed his Drifters holiday on the beautiful Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal in South Wales. Travelling from our base at Goytre Wharf near Abergavenny, he embraced the slow pace on the Mon & Brec. Gareth holidayed with his wife, two dogs and pet lizard Boris. They enjoyed cruising slowly through the Brecon Beacons […]
Explore our top leafy canals to cruise this autumn Britain’s 3,000-mile network of inland waterways meanders through some of our best-loved countryside, including woodlands and forest remains. To celebrate the beautiful autumn colours in our trees and hedgerows, we’ve listed our top five leafy canals to cruise this autumn: 1. The Calder & Hebble in […]