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Drifters Canal Boats for Hire

Canal Boat interiors and layouts

We offer a variety of canal boat sizes, ranging from boats for two, up to boats for 12 people. Most have flexible accommodation layouts. For example you can ask for a cabin to be configured as a double or two singles. Some boats offer standard fittings, while others have luxury extras such as king sized beds, baths and multi-fuel stoves.

We also offer great choice of start points and canal routes – and a good range of prices. View Interactive Map

Drifters canal boats have interiors and layouts that feature:

Comfortable beds
Shower and flush toilets (many boats have two)
Fully fitted kitchens with cooker, fridge – and many boats have a microwave too
Comfortable saloon with table
Central heating and hot water
TV, DVD player and many have WiFi too
Diesel engine with simple controls
Full safety equipment and certification, including buoyancy aids for children and non-swimmers
Comprehensive instruction, quality assessed by British Marine

Your Drifters narrow boat (often called a barge) is carefully designed and hand-built by British craftspeople.

Click here to view the interiors of some of our canal boats

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