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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 […]
Top 5 Easter Canal Boat Holiday Breaks
/in News /by Debbie LudfordCanal boat holidays are great for families, offering the chance to set off on an adventure together out in the open air, learning how to work the locks and speak the boating lingo, as well as spotting wildlife, exploring traffic-free towpaths and visiting waterside attractions along the way. Drifters offers the choice of 550 boats […]
Hire a canal boat for Mother’s Day
/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 a lovely family day out for Mother’s Day (27 March 2022). Drifters offers day boat hire from 14 boat yards across England and Wales, with prices starting from less than £10 per person. Full […]
Top 9 canalside events in 2022
/in News /by Debbie LudfordBritain’s canals and rivers host hundreds of exciting events each year, bringing people to the waterways and celebrating the things that make them special. These events make great destinations for canal boat holiday-makers, so we’ve put together our top nine events for 2022, along with information on our nearest canal boat hire bases: Easter Boat […]
Top 9 Canal Boat Holidays for 2022
/in News, Uncategorized /by Debbie LudfordFrom rural retreats to vibrant city centres, narrowboat holiday-makers can explore Britain’s beautiful 3,000-mile network of inland waterways. And there’s a choice of hundreds of waterside destinations and historic canalside pubs to visit along the way. Drifters offers over 550 boats for hire from 45 locations across England, Scotland and Wales. 2022 hire prices start […]
We’re opening a new canal boat hire base on the Coventry Canal
/in News /by Debbie LudfordIn March 2022, Drifters will open a new narrow boat hire base at Springwood Haven Marina on the Coventry Canal at Nuneaton. Haley Hadley, marketing & sales director for Drifters’ operator ABC Boat Hire, explains: “Along with many other domestic holiday options, we’ve seen an increase in popularity of our holidays over the last two […]
Top 10 places to spot wildlife on a canal boat holiday
/in News /by Debbie LudfordOne of the things that make our canals and rivers so special, is the wildlife that lives in and beside them. You can spot anything from ducks, moorhens and dragonflies, to kingfishers, otters and water voles. Even in the heart of our towns and cities, you can get close to nature on a canal or […]
Drifters’ Top 12 New Narrowboats for 2022
/in News /by Debbie LudfordThere are over 35,000 boats on Britain’s 3,000 mile canal network, and around 1,000 of these are holiday hire narrowboats. Today’s narrowboats for hire are fully equipped with all the essential mod cons, including central heating, hot water, televisions, DVD players, fully-equipped kitchens, showers and flushing toilets. And some offer extras like wider beds, drinks […]
Celebrate 20 years since Anderton Boat Lift reopened
/in News /by Debbie LudfordNext year, the Anderton Boat Lift in Cheshire will celebrate 20 years since the completion of its restoration in 2002. Nicknamed ‘The Cathedral of the Canals’, and listed as one of the Seven Wonders of the Waterways, Anderton lifts barges 50 feet from the River Weaver Navigation to the Trent & Mersey Canal. Boat lifts […]