• Link to Instagram Link to Instagram Link to Instagram
  • Link to Facebook Link to Facebook Link to Facebook
  • Link to X Link to X Link to X
Boating holidays on the UK canals & inland waterways in the UK
Drifters
  • Home
  • Boating Holidays
    • First Canal Holiday?
    • Making a booking
    • Visitors from the USA
    • Rural retreats
    • City Breaks
    • Boating holidays for groups
    • Greener holidays
    • Hire Boat Survey
  • UK Canal Map
    • Map of UK canals
    • Canals of North East England
    • Canals of North West England
    • Canals of Central England
    • Canal holidays in Southern England
    • Canals of Wales
    • Canals of Scotland
    • Canal Cruising ‘Rings’
  • Our Boats
    • Drifters Standards
    • Quality Grading
    • Tuition
    • Canal Boats
    • Boat Interiors
    • Photographs
    • Day Boats
  • News
    • Newsletter & Offers
    • Facebook
    • YouTube Channel
    • Instagram
    • X
    • Blog
    • Press Coverage
  • Information
    • Boating safety video
    • Faqs
    • Videos
    • About Us
    • Press Office
    • Privacy Policy
  • Contact
  • Click to open the search input field Click to open the search input field Search
  • Menu Menu
Check Availability
Hide Availability

Advanced search

Choose from available start days:
Advanced options
Check Availaility:

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.

Blue Light Card Discount

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

Drifters Price Promise

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.

Launch Survey

Drifters UK boating holiday blog

All the latest canal boating news from drifters

Enjoy a spring day out afloat on a canal boat

Spring days out afloat

https://www.drifters.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Braunston-Grand-Union-Canal-credit-Canal-River-Trust-scaled-e1772633656840.jpg 998 1500 Debbie Ludford https://www.drifters.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/drifters-green.jpg Debbie Ludford2026-03-04 14:35:002026-03-04 14:54:17Spring days out afloat
Family opening Tardebigge Top Lock on a canal boat holiday

Top of the locks

https://www.drifters.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Tardebigge-Top-Lock-web-res-scaled.jpg 1707 2560 Drifters https://www.drifters.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/drifters-green.jpg Drifters2026-03-04 10:35:152026-03-04 13:12:15Top of the locks
A boating holiday scene on the Kennet & Avon Canal

Top 10 narrow boat holidays for 2026

https://www.drifters.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Kennet-Avon-Canal-Somerset-credit-Canal-River-Trust-web-res.jpg 1499 2000 Debbie Ludford https://www.drifters.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/drifters-green.jpg Debbie Ludford2026-02-24 16:25:552026-02-25 09:58:23Top 10 narrow boat holidays for 2026
Family canal boat holiday escapes this summer

Best family canal boat holiday escapes this summer

https://www.drifters.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ABC-Boat-Hire-388-scaled.jpg 1707 2560 Debbie Ludford https://www.drifters.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/drifters-green.jpg Debbie Ludford2026-02-24 14:01:582026-02-25 10:10:14Best family canal boat holiday escapes this summer
All News

Drifters Standards

Drifters Standards

Interactive canal route map

Interactive Canal Map

FREE monthly boating holiday newsletter

Newsletter Signup

Popular Pages

Day Boat Hire

Map of the Canals

Canal Boats

Newsletter Signup

© Copyright - Drifters
Scroll to top Scroll to top Scroll to top