Entries by Debbie Ludford

Experience winter cruising on the canals

Drifters offers winter cruising on the canals from a number of its bases.  Boats range from snug narrowboats for two, to family vessels for 12. It’s free to moor almost anywhere on the network, so a narrowboat could provide the perfect base for a rural retreat.  You can stop off along the way at historic […]

The Mail on Sunday, 25 October 2020

Caroline Hendrie suggests winter cruising on the canals in ‘Cast off for a tranquil potter along England’s waterways’

Southsea Wanderer, 24 October 2020

The Southsea Wander published a list of ‘5 Winter Canal Cruises’. http://www.southseawanderer.co.uk/5-winter-canal-cruises/

The Sunday Post, 18 October 2020

Liz Kavanagh reviews her first narrowboat holiday, travelling along the Union Canal in Scotland in her article ‘Who needs wheels! Boats for beginners’.

The Times, 17 October 2020

Helen Ochyra picks the ’25 best autumn breaks in the UK’ including ‘Canal cruising in Warwickshire’

Mudpie Fridays, 14 October 2020

Clare at Mudpie Fridays offers ’10 Tips for your first narrowboat break with kids’.  She and her family took a canal boat holiday on the Kennet & Avon Canal. https://mudpiefridays.com/2020/10/14/10-tips-for-your-first-narrowboat-break-with-kids/

A Narrowboat Holiday in Northamptonshire

Countryman editor Mark Whitley describes his holiday on the Grand Union Canal in Northamptonshire The Grand Union Canal celebrated its 90th anniversary this year.  A good reason to enjoy its many delights by on a week’s narrowboat holiday. So on a sunny Saturday, I and three friends (my crew for the week) met up at […]