Drifters Canal & River Trust Staff Discount
Drifters is made up of nine canal boat hire companies, all upholding industry standards of excellence.
Together we offer the choice of over 500 boats from 40 locations across England, Wales and Scotland.
Those eligable for the Canal & River Trust Staff Discount
We offer a 10% discount on our holidays to:
- Canal & River Trust colleagues:
- Canal & River Trust contractor staff working on Canal & River Trust contracts, including employees from Kier, JN Bentley, Forkers, CPC Civils, Jackson Engineering, Brehemy, Onsite, Land & Water, Ebsford, AMCO, Arcadis, Pell Frishmann, Ground Control and Dovetail Group; and
- Canal & River Trust Council, Partnership or Advisory Group members.
Check the availability online here for the date and location you wish to take your canal boat holiday from.
Please quote ‘Canal & River Trust Staff Discount’ and your payroll number or Fundraiser ID when making your booking. To do this, you can call us on 0344 984 0322 or email us info@drifters.co.uk. Discounts cannot be given restrospectively.
If you are a Council, Partnership or Advisory Group member, please quote CRT228.
Please note:
- The discount applies to the boat hire cost listed on our website and does not apply to any extras, such as fuel or damage waiver.
- The discount is subject to availability, and cannot be used in conjuction with any other offers (unless already applied online).
- The CRT person claiming the discount must be the Hirer, responsible for the boat, and present throughout the holiday.
- In the case of booking more than one boat, the discount is available only on boats for which condition 3 applies. Additional boats will be subject to the Operator’s normal Flotilla Discount, if applicable.
Drifters Members include:
ABC Boat Hire
200 boats from 16 bases spread right across the canal network including Scotland. ABC Boat Hire is the largest boat hire company on the canals, but still maintains the high traditions of customer service and top quality boats that the founders instilled when there was just one yard called Alvechurch Boat Centres.
Anglo Welsh Waterways Holidays
With a choice of 9 bases and 150 boats, their cruising options are varied and extensive, with many out and back trips, or cruising rings to choose from.
Black Prince Holidays
100 boats from 9 bases. Black Prince is one of the biggest companies on the canals with strategically situated bases that enable you to explore virtually all the main canals of England, Scotland and Wales.
Shire Cruisers
17 boats from two bases in Yorkshire and (just) Lancashire. Yorkshire’s longest-established hire fleet offers you the rare chance to explore all the county’s navigable waterways, including all three trans-Pennine canals.
Countrywide Cruisers
16 boats from one base in Staffordshire. A small, family company operating from the picture postcard village of Brewood on the Shropshire Union Canal.
Napton Narrowboats
Offering a choice of high quality narrowboats for hire from two bases, Napton Narrowboats offers over 25 years of experience and personal service. The company has boat yards at Napton on the Oxford Canal and Autherley Junction on the Shropshire Union Canal.
Kate Boats
Operating out of Stockton Top Marina on the Grand Union Canal in Warwickshire, Kate Boats is a family owned narrowboat holiday business offering a range of high quality canal boats for hire.
Foxhangers
Based at Devizes in Wiltshire, Foxhangers is family owned and run and has been offering quality self-drive narrowboat holidays on the Kennet & Avon Canal since 1997.
Union Canal Carriers
Offering self-drive narrowboat holidays from its base at Braunston in the heart of the canal network, Union Canal Carriers is a family owned and run business that has been offering canal boats for hire for over 50 years.
Click here for Drifters Hire Base contact details.
Base | Waterway | Company | Tel |
Acton Bridge | Trent & Mersey | Black Prince | 01527 575115 |
Aldermaston | Kennet & Avon | ABC Boat Hire | 0330 333 0590 |
Alvechurch | Worcs & Birmingham | ABC Boat Hire | 0330 333 0590 |
Anderton | Trent & Mersey/R Weaver | ABC Boat Hire | 0330 333 0590 |
Autherley Junction | Shropshire Union Canal | Napton Narrowboats | 01902 789942 |
Barnoldswick | Leeds & Liverpool | Shire Cruisers | 01422 832712 |
Bath Sydney Wharf | Kennet & Avon | Anglo Welsh | 0117 304 1122 |
Blackwater Meadow | Llangollen | ABC Boat Hire | 0330 333 0590 |
Bradford on Avon | Kennet & Avon | Black Prince | 01527 575115 |
Braunston | Grand Union Mainline | Union Canal Carriers | 01788 890784 |
Brewood | Shropshire Union | Countrywide Cruisers | 01902 850166 |
Bunbury | Shropshire Union | Anglo Welsh | 0117 304 1122 |
Chirk | Llangollen | Black Prince | 01527 575115 |
Devizes | Kennet & Avon | Foxhangers | 01380 827808 |
Ely | River Ouse | Black Prince | 01527 575115 |
Falkirk | Union/Forth & Clyde | ABC Boat Hire | 0330 333 0590 |
Falkirk | Union/Forth & Clyde | Black Prince | 01527 575115 |
Gailey | Staffs & Worcs | ABC Boat Hire | 01902 790612 |
Gayton | Grand Union | ABC Boat Hire | 0330 333 0590 |
Goytre | Mon & Brec | ABC Boat Hire | 0330 333 0590 |
Great Haywood | Trent & Mersey | Anglo Welsh | 0117 304 1122 |
Hilperton | Kennet & Avon | ABC Boat Hire | 0330 333 0590 |
Kings Orchard | Staffordshire & Worcestershire | ABC Boat Hire | 0330 333 0590 |
Lower Heyford | Oxford Canal | Black Prince | 01527 575115 |
Monkton Coombe | Kennet & Avon | Anglo Welsh | 0117 304 1122 |
Napton | North Oxford | Black Prince | 01527 575115 |
Napton Marina | Oxford Canal | Napton Narrowboats | 01926 813644 |
Oxford | River Thames | Anglo Welsh | 0117 304 1122 |
Peak District | Trent & Mersey/Caldon Canal | Black Prince | 01527 575115 |
Rugby | North Oxford | ABC Boat Hire | 0330 333 0590 |
Sowerby Bridge | Rochdale Canal/Calder & Hebble Navigation | Shire Cruisers | 01422 832712 |
Stockton | Grand Union Mainline | Kate Boats | 01926 492968 |
Stoke Prior | Worcs & Birmingham | Black Prince | 01527 575115 |
Tardebigge | Worcs & Birmingham | Anglo Welsh | 0117 304 1122 |
Trevor | Llangollen | Anglo Welsh | 0117 304 1122 |
Warwick | Grand Union Mainline | Kate Boats | 01926 492968 |
Whitchurch | Llangollen | ABC Boat Hire | 0330 333 0590 |
Whixall Marina | Llangollen | Anglo Welsh | 0117 304 1122 |
Wootton Wawen | Stratford Canal | Anglo Welsh | 0117 304 1122 |
Worcester | Worcs & Birm/River Severn | ABC Boat Hire | 0330 333 0590 |
Wrenbury | Llangollen | ABC Boat Hire | 0330 333 0590 |