Canal Boat Holiday Hire Bases around the UK
For full information about Drifters Canal Boat Holidays around the UK please visit www.Drifters.co.uk
Overseas visitors might like to visit Great British Boating for helpful advice and planning.
Blue Light Card Discount
Blue Light Card holders save 10% with our Blue light card discount. It’s our way of saying thanks to our NHS, social care & emergency workers.
Drifters price promise
If you see the same holiday elsewhere at a lower price, we will match it. It would be good to flesh out this offer a little more to balance out
Hire Boat Survey
The national waterways charity wants to know about your experience of hiring a boat on the canals and rivers in its care, to help make the experience better.
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