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RT @itsjamesstewart Temperatures are sizzling which can only mean a hankering for water – my pick of trips afloat for autumn and next year in today's @timestravel thetimes.co.uk/article/25-of-…
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We are in at No.7 'Go Slow in Warwickshire' in @itsjamesstewart @thetimes round-up of the top 25 best boating holidays in Europe #lifesbetterbywater #staycation #canalboat thetimes.co.uk/article/25-of-…
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@CanalRiverTrust has listed 10 free things to do on the waterways #lifesbetterbywater #daysout canalrivertrust.org.uk/news-a… pic.twitter.com/EuXcnYDHSM
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Day boat hire on the canals offers a great family day out on the water. Prices start at £99 per day for a boat for up to 10 people #daysout #lifesbetterbywater drifters.co.uk/enjoy-a-day-ou… pic.twitter.com/bGZ3qsfngM
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RT @CRTBoating Boaters have a really important role in helping us to save water by making sure that all the gates and paddles are closed after use, sharing a lock if possible, and waiting for oncoming boats where appropriate. Thanks in advance for your help with this. pic.twitter.com/YgDbquVdGm
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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 […]
A family holiday on the Kennet & Avon Canal
/in News /by Debbie LudfordNichola from Globalmouse Travels and her family took a Drifters canal boat holiday on the Kennet & Avon Canal. They travelled from our Bath base. They enjoyed watching ‘the beautiful Georgian architecture of Bath’ as they set off on their family adventure afloat. Nichola says ‘the children immediately loved it’, watching the ducks and swans […]
Cruise through the countryside this October Half Term
/in News /by Debbie LudfordCanal boat holidays are great for families – offering the chance to ship out together on an adventure afloat, learning how to navigate the canals, work the locks and watch out for waterway wildlife along the way. A licence isn’t required to steer a canal boat and all our operators provide hirers with boat steering […]
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 […]