Britain’s canals and rivers are full of biodiversity. To celebrate #EarthDay2024 we’ve published a guide to the best narrowboat holidays for wildlife spotting. Cruising gently through the countryside, you can enjoy spotting anything from ducks, moorhens, swans and dragonflies, to kingfishers, otters, bats and water voles. Even in city centres, waterways provide safe havens for […]
Drifters offers day boat hire from 20 places in England and Wales, offering the chance to enjoy a family day out boating on the canals. Prices start at just £10 per person. Boats range in size and can accommodate between eight and 12 people. Full tuition is included so if you are new to narrow […]
Canals meander through some of Britain’s best loved countryside, and there are places where you can explore bluebell woods on a canal boat holiday. The UK is home to almost half the world’s bluebells, and they are one of the nation’s favourite wildflowers. Native bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) are an ancient woodland indicator. The Woodland Trust […]
City AM, 9 April, ‘Canalside Capers’ Sophie Ibbotson reviews her Drifters canal boat holiday setting off from Wootton Wawen on the Stratford Canal and visiting Stratford-upon-Avon City AM (pagesuite.com)
There’s a great choice of castle to visit on a narrowboat holiday. From prison cells and dungeon tours, to ramparts and banqueting halls, Britain’s beautiful castles bring history to life. Here are our top five castles to visit on a narrow boat holiday: 1. Explore the 18th century prison cells at Oxford Castle & Prison […]
Our beautiful canals take you through some of Britain’s best loved countryside, offering perfect bank holiday rural retreats. There are places to moor up your canal boat in quiet backwaters. And the chance to visit historic country pubs and farm shops. Here’s a list of our top 5 bank holiday boating rural retreats: 1. Napton, […]
We’ve launched a new electric day boat at Hilperton on the Kennet & Avon Canal in Wiltshire. The 36ft ‘Great Day’ narrowboat accommodates up to ten people and 2024 day hire prices start at £99. The boat has a toilet, indoor and outdoor seating and a kitchen area with induction hob, sink and microwave. So […]
Explore magazine, 24 February 2024 ‘Navigating the Thames – and teens – comes with unexpected challenges’ Daniel Scott from Australia’s Explore Magazine reviews a Drifters family canal boat holiday on the River Thames in Oxfordshire: Family narrowboat adventure on River Thames | Explore Travel
Britain’s beautiful 3,000-mile network of inland waterways weaves through the countryside into some of our best-loved towns and cities. To celebrate the forthcoming May bank holidays, we’ve published a guide to our most popular city breaks you can do on a short break: Worcester This beautiful Cathedral City on the River Severn is connected to […]
This year, the Bingley Five Rise Locks on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal near Bradford in West Yorkshire will be 250 years old! One of the greatest feats of canal engineering of its day, the Grade I listed Bingley Five Rise Locks opened on 21 March 1774. On that day, 30,000 people turned out to […]