Drifters 2023 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
Send Voucher download link to:
Hover over the hot spots for location details
Anglo Welsh
Whixall Marina
Alders Lane, Whixall, Shropshire, SY13 2QS
(Llangollen Canal)
ABC Boat Hire
Anderton Marina
Uplands Road, Northwich, Cheshire, CW9 6AJ
(Trent & Mersey Canal)
Anglo Welsh
Bunbury Lock
Tarporley, Cheshire, CW6 9QB
(Shropshire Union Canal)
Anglo Welsh
Canal Wharf
Trevor, Llangollen, Wrexham, LL20 7TT
(Llangollen Canal)
ABC Boat Hire
Blackwater MeadowMarina
Birch Road, Ellesmere, Shropshire, SY12 9DD
(Llangollen Canal)
ABC Boat Hire
Whitchurch Marina
Wrexham Road, Whitchurch, Shropshire, SY13 3AA
(Llangollen Canal)
Anglo Welsh
Mill Lane
Great Haywood, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST18 0RJ
(Trent & Mersey Canal)
Anglo Welsh
Tardebigge Wharf
Old Wharf, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, B60 1LR
(Worcester & Birmingham Canal)
ABC Boat Hire
Alvechurch Marina
Scarfield Wharf, Alvechurch, Worcestershire, B48 7SQ
(Worcester & Birmingham Canal)
Anglo Welsh
Canal Wharf
Wootton Wawen, Henley-in-Arden, Warwickshire, B95 6BZ
(Stratford on Avon Canal)
ABC Boat Hire
Kings Orchard Marina
Broad Lane, Huddlesford, Staffordshire, WS13 8PY
(Trent & Mersey Canal)
ABC Boat Hire
Gayton Marina
Blisworth Arm, Northamptonshire, NN7 3ER
(Grand Union Canal)
ABC Boat Hire
Goytre Wharf
Llanover, Abergavenny, Monmouth, NP7 9EW
(Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal)
ABC Boat Hire
Hilperton Marina
Hammond Way, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 8RS
(Kennet & Avon Canal)
ABC Boat Hire
Aldermaston Wharf
Padworth, Reading, Berkshire, RG7 4JS
(Kennet & Avon Canal)
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.