Travelling through the countryside at just four-miles-an-hour, canal boat holidays are the fastest way to slow down. You don’t need a licence and it’s easy to learn how to steer a narrowboat. Drifters offers 550 narrowboats for hire from 45 bases across England, Scotland and Wales. Our summer holiday prices for a short break (three […]
Gareth Butterfield recently took a Drifters’ press trip on the Coventry Canal, setting off from our new canal boat hire base at Springwood Haven Marina. Gareth was joined by this wife, their two dogs and Boris the Bearded Dragon. Gareth describes their pet-friendly staycation afloat: “And there was me thinking it was a cheeky request, […]
Britain’s 3,000-mile network of navigable canals and rivers is home to dozens of waterside museums and attractions, many of them linked to our nation’s industrial past. To celebrate, we’ve published a guide to the Top 8 waterside museums to visit afloat in 2022: The Black Country Living Museum Famous as a filming location for The […]
Narrowboats provide a floating holiday home, so it’s possible to take all sorts of pets on the canals. And as well as hundreds of dogs every year, here at Drifters we have accommodated many other kinds of pets aboard our canal boats. From rabbits and hamsters to caged birds, goldfish and tortoises. Here are our […]
Day boat hire on Britain’s peaceful network of inland waterways is a great way to enjoy the countryside this spring, and offers a great family day out in the Easter holidays. Drifters offers day boat hire from 14 boat yards across England and Wales, with prices starting from less than £10 per person. Full tuition […]
The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Weekend (3-5 June), offers the chance to explore Britain’s beautiful 3,000-mile network of inland waterways by canal boat. Over the course of her reign, Her Majesty The Queen has made a number of visits to the waterways, and iconic waterside attractions. Drifters Waterway Holidays (drifters.co.uk) offers over 550 boats for hire […]
Canal boat holidays are great for families, offering the chance to set off on an adventure together out in the open air, learning how to work the locks and speak the boating lingo, as well as spotting wildlife, exploring traffic-free towpaths and visiting waterside attractions along the way. Drifters offers the choice of 550 boats […]
Day boat hire on Britain’s peaceful network of inland waterways is a great way to enjoy the countryside this spring, and a lovely family day out for Mother’s Day (27 March 2022). Drifters offers day boat hire from 14 boat yards across England and Wales, with prices starting from less than £10 per person. Full […]
Britain’s canals and rivers host hundreds of exciting events each year, bringing people to the waterways and celebrating the things that make them special. These events make great destinations for canal boat holiday-makers, so we’ve put together our top nine events for 2022, along with information on our nearest canal boat hire bases: Easter Boat […]
From rural retreats to vibrant city centres, narrowboat holiday-makers can explore Britain’s beautiful 3,000-mile network of inland waterways. And there’s a choice of hundreds of waterside destinations and historic canalside pubs to visit along the way. Drifters offers over 550 boats for hire from 45 locations across England, Scotland and Wales. 2022 hire prices start […]