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The Crofton Beam Engines make the @guardian's Top 10 best small museums list. The museum is on the Kennet & Avon Canal near Marlborough. You can reach it on a #narrowboatholiday from our Aldermaston or Devizes bases buff.ly/2RKdG6R pic.twitter.com/yTgAaS4znk
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Top 10 canalside pubs to visit on a #narrowboatholiday #staycation #LifesBetterByWater #pubs drifters.co.uk/top-10-canalsi… pic.twitter.com/S5o25fJRKD
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From terrapins and Zebra mussels, to pill boxes and ghosts, we've listed our Top 10 quirky canal facts to explore buff.ly/3tgQvy9 #narrowboatholiday #staycation #lifesbetterbywater pic.twitter.com/vVrukHqxJj
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From Drifters base at Falkirk on the Scottish Lowland canals, you can cruise to Edinburgh and back, crossing the awesome Avon Aqueduct along the way @scottishcanals #narrowboatholiday #staycation pic.twitter.com/pkW9A6h7yS
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From Drifters narrowboat hire bases at Trevor, Chirk and Blackwater Meadow you can float across the Stream in the Sky @Pontcysyllte #narrowboatholiday #LifesBetterByWater @visitwales pic.twitter.com/rFNaEx9bg3
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Yorkshire Wonders reviews a canal boat holiday from our Barnoldswick base
/in News /by Debbie LudfordLast August, Nikki Turner-Chaplin and her family set off on their first canal boat holiday. They travelled from our narrowboat hire base on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal at Barnoldswick. This is run by Drifters operator Shire Cruisers. Nikki and her husband had enjoyed holidays afloat as children and wanted their two children to experience […]
Loveexploring reviews a holiday travelling round the Droitwich Ring
/in News /by Debbie LudfordJo Kessel, her husband and three teenage children set off for their first canal boat holiday from our Worcester base in July. Travelling aboard the 69ft ‘Aquatic Warbler’ narrowboat for up to eight people, Jo and her family took a four night midweek break and completed the Droitwich Ring, also known as the Mid-Worcestershire Ring. […]
The Family Holiday Guide reviews a canal boat holiday from Trevor
/in News /by Debbie LudfordIn July Victoria Pollitt and husband took their two children for a canal boat holiday aboard the 67ft barge Askrigg. They set off from our canal boat hire base at Trevor on the Llangollen Canal in North Wales. It was their first narrowboat holiday and it included journeying across the famous World Heritage Status Pontcysyllte […]
Boating for beginners from Braunston
/in News /by Debbie LudfordBy Giselle Whiteaker As soon as we board Selene at Drifters narrowboat hire base in Braunston, Northamptonshire, we fall in love. Despite being true to the name in narrowness, the narrowboat feels surprisingly spacious inside, with room to manoeuvre and clever touches, like a mobile folding table that can be used inside or outside. We […]
Act quickly if you want to enjoy a canal boat holiday
/in News /by Debbie LudfordWith the school holidays about to get underway, the Canal & River Trust, the charity that looks after 2,000 miles of waterways across England & Wales, is urging those looking to enjoy a holiday in the slow lane this summer to act quickly with bookings for canal boat holidays enjoying a huge resurgence as people […]
All aboard for Autumn afloat on the canals
/in News /by Debbie LudfordA canal boat holiday is a great way to enjoy the splendid colours of autumn in the hedgerows and trees that line our waterways, as they are dramatically mirrored in the water. There’s plenty of wildlife to spot along the way during the autumn months, including flocks of fieldfare and redwing searching for hawthorn berries, […]
Quirky Canals
/in News /by Debbie LudfordBritain’s 2,000-mile long and 200-year old canal network is a treasure trove of historic structures, many of them quirky and unorthodox. It’s also a haven for wildlife, but not always what you might expect. To celebrate the rich tapestry of canal history and habitat, we’ve put together our Top 10 Quirky Canal Facts: Terrapins – […]
Top 7 cruises into the countryside for narrowboat holiday beginners
/in News /by Debbie LudfordFollowing government guidance, Drifters operators are planning to restart their holidays on 4 July. Our self-drive narrowboat holidays provide a floating holiday home for cruising through the countryside, watching out for wildlife and enjoying walks along towpaths and connecting footpaths along the way. You can take all the supplies you need, and you have the […]
Escape into the countryside afloat
/1 Comment/in News /by Debbie LudfordOur self-drive narrowboat holidays provide a floating holiday home to escape aboard into the countryside, watching out for wildlife and enjoying walks along towpaths and connecting footpaths. You can take all the supplies you need and have the freedom to moor up for the night alongside rural towpaths. From forest bathing in Shropshire to wildlife […]
Drifters boats star in ‘Celebrity Britain by Barge’
/1 Comment/in News /by Debbie LudfordCanals are back on our screens with a new Channel 5 series ‘Celebrity Britain by Barge: Then & Now’. The series began on Friday 14 February, starring Bill Oddie, Anne Diamond, Jennie Bond and Pete Waterman aboard a number of Drifters’ narrowboats. In the first episode, the celebrities travel along the Leeds & Liverpool Canal […]