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What's the difference between barges and narrowboats? The main difference is width - narrowboats are between 6ft10 and 7ft wide, barges are typically twice that width #narrowboat #canalboat abcboathire.com/blog/differen…
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Drifters operator Black Prince has published a beginner's guide to narrowboating #narrowboat #canalboat #staycation #LifesBetterByWater black-prince.com/beginner-fri… pic.twitter.com/kyDlpQaChT
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Drifters operator has published a guide to the Top Scenic Views on the canals black-prince.com/top-scenic-v… #staycation #canalboat #narrowboat #LifesBetterByWater pic.twitter.com/PqrWyRCx5Q
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Travel round the Droitwich Ring on a narrowboat
/in News /by Debbie LudfordThe Droitwich Ring is one of a small number of mini-rings on Britain’s canal network. It re-opened in 2011 when the restoration of the Droitwich Canals was completed. The route takes canal boat holiday-makers on a 20 mile circuit, passing through 33 locks along the way. You’ll need around 16 hours to cruise this ring, […]
Beginners narrowboat holiday on the Llangollen Canal
/in News, Uncategorized /by Debbie LudfordElaine Wilson of Eccentric England took her first canal boat holiday in October. She and her friend Julie set off from our narrowboat hire base at Whixall Marina. This is on the Prees Branch of the Llangollen Canal. They pottered slowly along, getting the hang of the steering. Elaine describes the wildlife they saw, and […]
Visit an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty by canal boat
/in News /by Debbie LudfordBritain’s 3,000-mile network of inland waterways flow through some of our most beautiful and unspoilt countryside. This includes many Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs). So a canal boat holiday is a great way to explore the countryside. From gliding through the Vale of Pewsey, to cruising through Cannock Chase, here’s our Top 6 AONB […]
Day boat hire on the Grand Union Canal
/in News /by Debbie LudfordTravel blogger Katya describes her family day out on the Grand Union Canal in Northamptonshire. She and her family travelled aboard our self-drive day boat ‘Day Lark’. Narrowboat ‘Day Lark’ can take up to 10 people. She is based at our Gayton canal boat hire base, near Northampton. Like many families this summer, they were […]
A weekend narrowboating on the Grand Union Canal
/in News /by Debbie LudfordThe October Half Term break gave our little family – Mum, Dad, 12-year old son and Patch the Fox Terrier – the chance to spend the weekend away in the Warwickshire countryside. We picked up our beautiful boat for up to six people, ‘Isabella’, from Drifters’ canal boat hire base at Stockton. This hire boat […]
Experience winter cruising on the canals
/in News /by Debbie LudfordDrifters offers winter cruising on the canals from a number of its bases. Boats range from snug narrowboats for two, to family vessels for 12. It’s free to moor almost anywhere on the network, so a narrowboat could provide the perfect base for a rural retreat. You can stop off along the way at historic […]
A Narrowboat Holiday in Northamptonshire
/in News /by Debbie LudfordCountryman editor Mark Whitley describes his holiday on the Grand Union Canal in Northamptonshire The Grand Union Canal celebrated its 90th anniversary this year. A good reason to enjoy its many delights by on a week’s narrowboat holiday. So on a sunny Saturday, I and three friends (my crew for the week) met up at […]
8 ways to reduce plastic waste on your narrowboat holiday
/in News /by Debbie LudfordProgrammes like Blue Planet II have highlighted the damage plastic is wreaking on our oceans and the animals that live there. More recently, David Attenborough’s BBC ‘Extinction’ programme gave a stark warning that 1 million species face extinction, unless we take urgent action now to protect biodiversity. Our beautiful inland waterways are also affected by […]
Travel to Bath by Narrowboat
/in News /by Debbie LudfordClare Minall and her family travelled to Bath and back on their first narrowboat holiday. They set off for a weekend away from our canal boat hire base on the Kennet & Avon Canal at Hilperton. This is near Trowbridge in Wiltshire. Clare describes their boat, saying it was “well appointed and had everything we […]
Top 8 Spooky Canal Destinations
/in News /by Debbie LudfordWith spooky tunnels, misty towpaths, bats, toads, spiders and plenty of ghosts, Britain’s 200-year old canal network provides the perfect backdrop for a haunting Halloween. Drifters’ narrowboat hire prices for boats for up to four people over Halloween start at £535 for a short break (three or four nights) and £740 for a week. Day […]