Drifters 2023 Open Day

Drifters Canal boat holidays open day

On Sunday 23 April 2023, Drifters is offering you the chance to try canal boating for free at 16 locations across England and Wales.

The taster sessions, which will be on from 11 am to 4 pm, will feature free short trips on skippered narrowboats.  At some locations, there will also be the chance to look round holiday-hire boats.

The free events are family-friendly and dog-friendly.  The boat trips are subject to availability on the day.

Please use the map below to view all the participating boat yards

To take advantage of this opportunity, ahead of the event, please fill in your contact details below and download a free voucher for your boat trip

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Anglo Welsh

Whixall Marina

Alders Lane, Whixall, Shropshire, SY13 2QS

(Llangollen Canal)

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ABC Boat Hire

Anderton Marina

Uplands Road, Northwich, Cheshire, CW9 6AJ

(Trent & Mersey Canal)

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Anglo Welsh

Bunbury Lock

Tarporley, Cheshire, CW6 9QB

(Shropshire Union Canal)

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Anglo Welsh

Canal Wharf

Trevor, Llangollen, Wrexham, LL20 7TT

(Llangollen Canal)

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ABC Boat Hire

Blackwater MeadowMarina

Birch Road, Ellesmere, Shropshire, SY12 9DD

(Llangollen Canal)

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ABC Boat Hire

Whitchurch Marina

Wrexham Road, Whitchurch, Shropshire, SY13 3AA

(Llangollen Canal)

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Anglo Welsh

Mill Lane

Great Haywood, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST18 0RJ

(Trent & Mersey Canal)

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Anglo Welsh

Tardebigge Wharf

Old Wharf, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, B60 1LR

(Worcester & Birmingham Canal) 

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ABC Boat Hire

Alvechurch Marina

Scarfield Wharf, Alvechurch, Worcestershire, B48 7SQ

(Worcester & Birmingham Canal)

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Anglo Welsh

Canal Wharf

Wootton Wawen, Henley-in-Arden, Warwickshire, B95 6BZ

(Stratford on Avon Canal)

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ABC Boat Hire

Kings Orchard Marina

Broad Lane, Huddlesford, Staffordshire, WS13 8PY

(Trent & Mersey Canal)

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ABC Boat Hire

Gayton Marina

Blisworth Arm, Northamptonshire, NN7 3ER

(Grand Union Canal)

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ABC Boat Hire

Goytre Wharf

Llanover, Abergavenny, Monmouth, NP7 9EW

(Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal)

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ABC Boat Hire

Hilperton Marina

Hammond Way, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 8RS

(Kennet & Avon Canal)

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ABC Boat Hire

Aldermaston Wharf

Padworth, Reading, Berkshire, RG7 4JS

(Kennet & Avon Canal) 

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ABC Boat Hire

Nantwich Marina

Basin End, Chester Road, Nantwich, Cheshire, CW5 8LB 

(Shropshire Union Canal)

Drifters Open Day gives everyone a chance to experience travelling in a Great British Boating canal boat along the canals and an opportunity to view some modern self-drive hire boats.

You can read about our boats or view our interactive maps by clicking these links.