The Drifters narrowboat and canal boating holiday blog

Best autumn days out boating on the canals

Best autumn days out boating on the canals

Hire a canal boat for the day this autumn Drifters members hire…
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A short break narrowboat holiday from Weedon, with Drifters canal boating holidays.

A short break from Weedon

Angela Riches of H&N Magazine reviewed her narrowboat holiday…
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Chirk Castle close to the Llangollen Canal in Wales

Castles to visit on a narrowboat holiday

There are many castles close to canals and rivers in England…
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October Half Term canal boat holiday city breaks

October Half Term canal boat holiday city breaks

Britain’s canals weave through the countryside and into some…
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Best summer days out canal boating

Best summer days out canal boating

We offer canal boat day hire from 19 locations Drifters offers…
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Top 10 aqueducts to glide across on a narrowboat holiday

Top 10 aqueducts to cruise across on a narrowboat holiday

Britain’s 3,000-mile canal network is made up of thousands…
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Canal boat holiday on the Llangollen Canal

The Buddy Moon crossed Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

The Buddy Moon Youtube travel diary has reviewed a narrowboat…
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Best waterside pubs to visit on a narrowboat holiday

Best waterside pubs to visit on a narrowboat holiday

Waterside pubs are popular destinations for canal boat holiday-makers,…
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Narrowboat terms you need to know

Drifters offers peace of mind

With the choice of 40 departure points, Drifters offers flexibility As…
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Narrowboat interior kitchen and saloon

What to pack for your canal boat holiday

Today’s canal boats are like floating holiday cottages with…
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Explore Birmingham city centre by boat

Explore Birmingham city centre by boat

With more canals than Venice, travelling by boat is a great way…
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Grand Union Narrowboats has joined Drifters canal boat holidays

Grand Union Narrowboats has joined Drifters

We have a new canal boat hire base on the Grand Union Canal at…
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Step off the grid for a mindfulness break on a canal boat holiday

Step off the grid for a mindfulness break

Step off the grid for a mindfulness break on Britain's inland…
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Narrowboat Escapes

Top 5 canals on screen

Britain’s 3,000-mile network of navigable canals and rivers…
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Going off grid on the Grand Union Canal

Off grid on the Grand Union Canal

Angela Riches of H&N Magazine took a press trip on the Grand…
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Blue Light Card Discount

Blue Light Card holders save 10% with our Blue light card discount. It’s our way of saying thanks to our NHS, social care & emergency workers.

Blue Light Card Discount

Drifters price promise

If you see the same holiday elsewhere at a lower price, we will match it. It would be good to flesh out this offer a little more to balance out

Drifters Price Promise

Hire Boat Survey

The national waterways charity wants to know about your experience of hiring a boat on the canals and rivers in its care, to help make the experience better.

Launch Survey

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Luxury Travel reviews a Llangollen Canal break with Springer spaniel George

Llangollen Canal break review

Interior of Chirk Tunnel on a narrowboat holiday

Top tunnels to navigate on a canal boat holiday

Drifters narrowboat moored up on the River Avon

Canal boat journey to Shakespeare’s Stratford

Celebrate Father's Day afloat with a day out on a canal boat

Celebrate Father’s Day afloat

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