Cosy double berths, romantic destinations and historic canalside pubs with roaring log fires make canals the perfect romantic escapte. We offer winter cruising* and cosy boats for two from a number of our bases, giving you the chance to getaway aboard your very own ‘love boat’. Today’s canal boats are fully equipped with all the […]
Every year we add dozens of new boats to our fleet. All our narrowboats have the essential mod cons, including central heating, hot water, televisions, fully-equipped kitchens, showers and flushing toilets. Some offer extras like king-sized beds, drinks fridges, larger showers, baths, deck tables, solid-fuel stoves, underfloor heating and WiFi. Here’s a run-down of our […]
From rural retreats to vibrant city centres, narrowboat holiday-makers can use their boat as a floating holiday home to explore Britain’s beautiful 3,000-mile network of inland waterways. There’s a choice of hundreds of waterside destinations and historic canalside pubs to stop-off at along the way. Drifters offers over 550 boats for hire from 45 locations […]
On Sunday 23 April 2023, Drifters is offering people the chance to try canal boating for free at 16 locations across England and Wales. The taster sessions, which will be on from 11am to 4pm, will include free short trips on skippered narrowboats, and the opportunity to look round holiday-hire boats at many of the […]
‘Day 4. Narrowboating on the Thames to Eynsham’ https://lovetravellingblog.com/2022/12/30/day-4-narrow-boating-on-the-thames-to-eynsham/
‘Day 3: Boating on the Thames to Sandford Lock’ https://lovetravellingblog.com/2022/12/27/day-3-boating-on-the-thames-to-sandford-lock/
‘Day 2: Narrowboating from Oxford to Abingdon’ Day 2. Narrowboating from Oxford to Abingdon – Love Travelling Blog
‘Day 1 Narrowboating on the Thames’ Marion Collinson takes a Thames boating holiday from Drifters’ Oxford base https://lovetravellingblog.com/2022/12/21/day-1-narrowboating-on-the-thames/
‘Narrowboating the Deepest Canal Lock in the UK’ Michael Downie sets off from Drifters’ base at Sowerby Bridge and travels through Tuel Lock https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmBBnaRHkik&t=1151s
‘Boating the highest canal aqueduct in the world’ Michael Downie sets off from Drifters’ narrowboat hire base at Trevor and crosses the UNESCO World Heritage Pontcysyllte Aqueduct Boating the HIGHEST CANAL AQUEDUCT in the WORLD! – Ep.3 – YouTube