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Our Top of the Locks guide lists the Top 7 lock flights for canal boat holidays in 2022, and @Drifters6 nearest boat yard #staycation #LifesBetterByWater #canalboatholiday drifters.co.uk/top-of-the-loc… pic.twitter.com/5A2HTtaY9a
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Try canal boating for free at one of 4 events organised by @AngloWelsh on Thursday 2 June #daysout #platinumjubilee #canalboat anglowelsh.co.uk/openday/ pic.twitter.com/ClBZuaW815
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RT @AngloWelsh From Stockton on the Grand Union Canal, it takes 15 hours to reach Coventry Junction. Moor up and head to Coventry Stadium, where the Judo, Rugby Sevens and Wrestling events at the 2022 Commonwealth Games will be held ⭐ Read more here: anglowelsh.co.uk/2022-commonw… pic.twitter.com/8yJ1pV6rWV
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Welcome to our Top 5 narrow boat holidays in Yorkshire #LifesBetterByWater #canalboatholiday #staycation #YorkshireDay drifters.co.uk/top-5-yorkshir… pic.twitter.com/QRoMdxijBR
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10 Top Tips for Canal Boat Holiday Beginners
/in News /by DriftersYou don’t need to be an expert to hire a canal boat, and each year around one fifth of narrowboat hirers are new to the waterways. With Britain’s 3,000-mile network of inland waterways in great shape, there’s never been a better time to try a narrow boat holiday. To help make your first canal boat […]
Top of the Locks 2022
/in News /by Debbie LudfordThere are over 1,800 locks on the 2,000 miles of navigable waterways in England and Wales, all enabling boats to travel up and down hills. There’s no mystery to using locks – just a series of step-by-step tasks. A lock is simply a chamber with gates at either end. By emptying or filling the chamber […]
Top 5 Yorkshire Canal Boat Holidays for 2022
/in News /by Debbie LudfordTo celebrate Yorkshire Day (1 August), we’ve put together our Top 5 Yorkshire Canal Boat Holidays for 2022. 2022 prices from our Yorkshire bases start at £770 for a short break (three or four nights), £1,155 for a week on a boat for four people. 1. Visit Skipton and its medieval castle On a short […]
Enjoy a day afloat on the Jubilee bank holiday weekend
/in News /by Debbie LudfordDay boat hire on Britain’s peaceful network of inland waterways is a great way to enjoy the countryside, and offers a great family day out over the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee long weekend, 2-5 June 2022. Drifters’ offers day boat hire from 14 boat yards across England and Wales, with weekend and bank holiday prices starting […]
Top 10 Summer Canal Boat Holidays for 2022
/in News /by Debbie LudfordTravelling through the countryside at just four-miles-an-hour, canal boat holidays are the fastest way to slow down. You don’t need a licence and it’s easy to learn how to steer a narrowboat. Drifters offers 550 narrowboats for hire from 45 bases across England, Scotland and Wales. Our summer holiday prices for a short break (three […]
Boris the lizard enjoys a canal boat holiday
/in News /by Debbie LudfordGareth Butterfield recently took a Drifters’ press trip on the Coventry Canal, setting off from our new canal boat hire base at Springwood Haven Marina. Gareth was joined by this wife, their two dogs and Boris the Bearded Dragon. Gareth describes their pet-friendly staycation afloat: “And there was me thinking it was a cheeky request, […]
Top 8 waterside museums to visit on a canal boat holiday
/in News /by Debbie LudfordBritain’s 3,000-mile network of navigable canals and rivers is home to dozens of waterside museums and attractions, many of them linked to our nation’s industrial past. To celebrate, we’ve published a guide to the Top 8 waterside museums to visit afloat in 2022: The Black Country Living Museum Famous as a filming location for The […]
Narrowboat holidays are great pet-friendly staycations
/in News /by Debbie LudfordNarrowboats provide a floating holiday home, so it’s possible to take all sorts of pets on the canals. And as well as hundreds of dogs every year, here at Drifters we have accommodated many other kinds of pets aboard our canal boats. From rabbits and hamsters to caged birds, goldfish and tortoises. Here are our […]
Easter Days Out on the water
/in News /by Debbie LudfordDay boat hire on Britain’s peaceful network of inland waterways is a great way to enjoy the countryside this spring, and offers a great family day out in the Easter holidays. Drifters offers day boat hire from 14 boat yards across England and Wales, with prices starting from less than £10 per person. Full tuition […]
Top 6 short breaks for the Jubilee Weekend
/in News /by Debbie LudfordThe Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Weekend (3-5 June), offers the chance to explore Britain’s beautiful 3,000-mile network of inland waterways by canal boat. Over the course of her reign, Her Majesty The Queen has made a number of visits to the waterways, and iconic waterside attractions. Drifters Waterway Holidays (drifters.co.uk) offers over 550 boats for hire […]