{"id":27,"date":"2019-12-06T11:28:34","date_gmt":"2019-12-06T11:28:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/?page_id=27"},"modified":"2024-01-15T11:25:08","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T11:25:08","slug":"boating-holiday-blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/boating-holiday-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-k5dsubvy-1accf687add24c0feb3fe503c88f6279\">\n.avia-section.av-k5dsubvy-1accf687add24c0feb3fe503c88f6279{\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Minitravellers-Whixall-11-low-res-1.jpg);\nbackground-position:50% 50%;\nbackground-attachment:scroll;\n}\n.avia-section.av-k5dsubvy-1accf687add24c0feb3fe503c88f6279 .av-section-color-overlay{\nopacity:0.1;\nbackground-color:#000000;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='page-head'  class='avia-section 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href=\"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/top-5-yorkshire-canal-boat-holidays-2\/\" title=\"Top 5 Yorkshire canal boat holidays\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Yorkshire-canals-credit-Canal-River-Trust-3-e1652367877222.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-7627 avia-img-lazy-loading-7627 attachment-no scaling size-no scaling wp-post-image\" alt=\"Top 5 Yorkshire canal boat holidays\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class='blog-meta'><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/top-5-yorkshire-canal-boat-holidays-2\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Top 5 Yorkshire canal boat holidays\">Top 5 Yorkshire canal boat holidays<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class='post-meta-infos'><time class='date-container minor-meta updated' >April 25, 2024<\/time><span class='text-sep text-sep-date'>\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\">in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/category\/news\/\" rel=\"tag\">News<\/a> <\/span><span class=\"text-sep text-sep-cat\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">by <span class=\"entry-author-link\" ><span class=\"vcard author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/author\/debbiedrifters\/\" title=\"Posts by Debbie Ludford\" rel=\"author\">Debbie Ludford<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Yorkshire is home to some of the most picturesque canals in the UK, including the Leeds &amp; Liverpool Canal and the Calder &amp; Hebble Navigation. These waterways wind their way through diverse landscapes, from rolling countryside to bustling cities, offering breathtaking views at every turn. To celebrate the beautiful waterways of Yorkshire, we\u2019ve put together [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/top-5-yorkshire-canal-boat-holidays-2\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class='post_author_timeline'><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Yorkshire-canals-credit-Canal-River-Trust-3-e1652367877222.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>599<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>900<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Debbie Ludford<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/logo-300x62.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Debbie Ludford<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2024-04-25T12:06:09+00:00\" >2024-04-25 12:06:09<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2024-04-30 09:08:47<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Top 5 Yorkshire canal boat holidays<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class='post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-9405 post-loop-2 post-parity-even single-big with-slider post-9405 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news category-press tag-grand-union-canal'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/a-canal-boat-holiday-from-braunston\/\" title=\"A canal boat holiday from Braunston in Northamptonshire\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Braunston-credit-Canal-River-Trust-low.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-9406 avia-img-lazy-loading-9406 attachment-no scaling size-no scaling wp-post-image\" alt=\"A canal boat holiday from Braunston in Northamptonshire\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Braunston-credit-Canal-River-Trust-low.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Braunston-credit-Canal-River-Trust-low-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Braunston-credit-Canal-River-Trust-low-1030x686.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Braunston-credit-Canal-River-Trust-low-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Braunston-credit-Canal-River-Trust-low-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Braunston-credit-Canal-River-Trust-low-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Braunston-credit-Canal-River-Trust-low-705x470.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Braunston-credit-Canal-River-Trust-low-845x563.jpg 845w, https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Braunston-credit-Canal-River-Trust-low-1210x806.jpg 1210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class='blog-meta'><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/a-canal-boat-holiday-from-braunston\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: A canal boat holiday from Braunston\">A canal boat holiday from Braunston<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class='post-meta-infos'><time class='date-container minor-meta updated' >April 23, 2024<\/time><span class='text-sep text-sep-date'>\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\">in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/category\/news\/\" rel=\"tag\">News<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/category\/press\/\" rel=\"tag\">Press<\/a> <\/span><span class=\"text-sep text-sep-cat\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">by <span class=\"entry-author-link\" ><span class=\"vcard author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/author\/debbiedrifters\/\" title=\"Posts by Debbie Ludford\" rel=\"author\">Debbie Ludford<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Stephanie Spencer from Yours.co.uk has reviewed her recent Drifters press trip. She set out with her husband and two friends from our Braunston base, on the Grand Union Canal in Northamptonshire. Stephanie describes the boat and the facilities on board, tuition, journey and pubs they visited.\u00a0 And says it&#8217;s &#8216;a fantastic holiday whether for a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/a-canal-boat-holiday-from-braunston\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class='post_author_timeline'><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Braunston-credit-Canal-River-Trust-low.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>1333<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>2000<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Debbie Ludford<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/logo-300x62.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Debbie Ludford<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2024-04-23T12:12:39+00:00\" >2024-04-23 12:12:39<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2024-04-30 15:16:30<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>A canal boat holiday from Braunston<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class='post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-7387 post-loop-3 post-parity-odd single-big with-slider post-7387 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-bridgewater-canal tag-canal-boat-hire tag-canal-boat-holiday tag-kennet-avon-canal tag-leeds-liverpool-canal tag-llangollen-canal tag-manchester-ship-canal tag-narrow-boat-hire tag-narrow-boat-holiday tag-trent-mersey-canal'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/head-to-one-of-the-seven-wonders-of-the-waterways\/\" title=\"Head to one of the Seven Wonders of the Waterways on your next canal boat holiday\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Caen-Hill-Locks.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-7388 avia-img-lazy-loading-7388 attachment-no scaling size-no scaling wp-post-image\" alt=\"Head to one of the Seven Wonders of the Waterways on your next canal boat holiday\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Caen-Hill-Locks.jpeg 2000w, https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Caen-Hill-Locks-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Caen-Hill-Locks-1030x686.jpeg 1030w, https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Caen-Hill-Locks-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Caen-Hill-Locks-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Caen-Hill-Locks-1500x1000.jpeg 1500w, https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Caen-Hill-Locks-705x470.jpeg 705w, https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Caen-Hill-Locks-845x563.jpeg 845w, https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Caen-Hill-Locks-1210x806.jpeg 1210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class='blog-meta'><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/head-to-one-of-the-seven-wonders-of-the-waterways\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Head to one of the Seven Wonders of the Waterways\">Head to one of the Seven Wonders of the Waterways<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class='post-meta-infos'><time class='date-container minor-meta updated' >April 23, 2024<\/time><span class='text-sep text-sep-date'>\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\">in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/category\/news\/\" rel=\"tag\">News<\/a> <\/span><span class=\"text-sep text-sep-cat\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">by <span class=\"entry-author-link\" ><span class=\"vcard author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/author\/debbiedrifters\/\" title=\"Posts by Debbie Ludford\" rel=\"author\">Debbie Ludford<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Why not head to one of the Seven Wonders of the Waterways on your next canal boat holiday. The list of the \u2018Seven Wonders of the Waterways\u2019 was compiled nearly 70 years ago by Robert Aickman.\u00a0 He was the co-founder of the Inland Waterways Association (IWA).\u00a0 These amazing structures are still functioning today and make [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/head-to-one-of-the-seven-wonders-of-the-waterways\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class='post_author_timeline'><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Caen-Hill-Locks.jpeg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>1333<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>2000<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Debbie Ludford<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/logo-300x62.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Debbie Ludford<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2024-04-23T09:26:47+00:00\" >2024-04-23 09:26:47<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2024-04-30 15:28:35<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Head to one of the Seven Wonders of the Waterways<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class='post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-8386 post-loop-4 post-parity-even single-big with-slider post-8386 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-earthday tag-ashby-canal tag-caldon-canal tag-canal-boat-hire tag-canal-boat-holiday tag-droitwich-canals tag-llangollen-canal tag-montgomery-canal tag-narrowboat-hire tag-narrowboat-holiday'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/top-5-wildlife-spotting-canal-boat-holidays-for-earthday\/\" title=\"Best canal boat holidays for wildlife spotting\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Alvechurch-6-2021.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-9299 avia-img-lazy-loading-9299 attachment-no scaling size-no scaling wp-post-image\" alt=\"Best canal boat holidays for wildlife spotting\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Alvechurch-6-2021.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Alvechurch-6-2021-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Alvechurch-6-2021-1030x686.jpeg 1030w, https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Alvechurch-6-2021-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Alvechurch-6-2021-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Alvechurch-6-2021-1500x1000.jpeg 1500w, https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Alvechurch-6-2021-705x470.jpeg 705w, https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Alvechurch-6-2021-845x563.jpeg 845w, https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Alvechurch-6-2021-1210x806.jpeg 1210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class='blog-meta'><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/top-5-wildlife-spotting-canal-boat-holidays-for-earthday\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Best narrowboat holidays for wildlife spotting\">Best narrowboat holidays for wildlife spotting<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class='post-meta-infos'><time class='date-container minor-meta updated' >April 17, 2024<\/time><span class='text-sep text-sep-date'>\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\">in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/category\/news\/\" rel=\"tag\">News<\/a> <\/span><span class=\"text-sep text-sep-cat\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">by <span class=\"entry-author-link\" ><span class=\"vcard author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/author\/debbiedrifters\/\" title=\"Posts by Debbie Ludford\" rel=\"author\">Debbie Ludford<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Britain\u2019s canals and rivers are full of biodiversity. To celebrate #EarthDay2024 we&#8217;ve published a guide to the best narrowboat holidays for wildlife spotting. Cruising gently through the countryside, you can enjoy spotting anything from ducks, moorhens, swans and dragonflies, to kingfishers, otters, bats and water voles.\u00a0 Even in city centres, waterways provide safe havens for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/top-5-wildlife-spotting-canal-boat-holidays-for-earthday\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class='post_author_timeline'><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Alvechurch-6-2021.jpeg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>1365<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Best narrowboat holidays for wildlife spotting<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class='post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-8509 post-loop-5 post-parity-odd single-big with-slider post-8509 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-canal-boat-hire tag-coventry-canal tag-day-boat-hire tag-days-out tag-grand-union-canal tag-kennet-avon-canal tag-lifesbetterbywater tag-llangollen-canal tag-monmouthshire-brecon-canal tag-narrowboat-hire tag-shropshire-union-canal tag-stratford-canal tag-trent-mersey-canal tag-worcester-birmingham-canal'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/best-family-days-out-boating-on-the-canals\/\" title=\"Enjoy a family day out boating on the canals\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Perfect-Day-9-web-res.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-9333 avia-img-lazy-loading-9333 attachment-no scaling size-no scaling wp-post-image\" alt=\"Enjoy a family day out boating on the canals\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Perfect-Day-9-web-res.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Perfect-Day-9-web-res-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Perfect-Day-9-web-res-1030x686.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Perfect-Day-9-web-res-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Perfect-Day-9-web-res-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Perfect-Day-9-web-res-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Perfect-Day-9-web-res-705x470.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Perfect-Day-9-web-res-845x563.jpg 845w, https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Perfect-Day-9-web-res-1210x806.jpg 1210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class='blog-meta'><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/best-family-days-out-boating-on-the-canals\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Best family days out boating on the canals\">Best family days out boating on the canals<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class='post-meta-infos'><time class='date-container minor-meta updated' >April 13, 2024<\/time><span class='text-sep text-sep-date'>\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\">in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/category\/news\/\" rel=\"tag\">News<\/a> <\/span><span class=\"text-sep text-sep-cat\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">by <span class=\"entry-author-link\" ><span class=\"vcard author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/author\/debbiedrifters\/\" title=\"Posts by Debbie Ludford\" rel=\"author\">Debbie Ludford<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Drifters offers day boat hire from 20 places in England and Wales, offering the chance to enjoy a family day out boating on the canals. Prices start at just \u00a310 per person. Boats range in size and can accommodate between eight and 12 people. Full tuition is included so if you are new to narrow [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/best-family-days-out-boating-on-the-canals\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class='post_author_timeline'><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Perfect-Day-9-web-res.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>1333<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>2000<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Debbie Ludford<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/logo-300x62.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Debbie Ludford<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2024-04-13T10:37:40+00:00\" >2024-04-13 10:37:40<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2024-04-13 14:24:26<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Best family days out boating on the canals<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class='post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-8272 post-loop-6 post-parity-even single-big with-slider post-8272 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-calder-hebble-navigation tag-canal-boat-hire tag-canal-boat-holiday tag-kennet-avon-canal tag-leeds-liverpool-canal tag-llangollen-canal tag-monmouthshire-brecon-canal tag-narrowboat-hire tag-narrowboat-holiday tag-stratford-canal'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/bluebell-woods-to-explore-on-a-canal-boat-holiday\/\" title=\"Visit a bluebell wood on a canal boat holiday\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Bluebells-4-high-res-e1713013351945.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-9329 avia-img-lazy-loading-9329 attachment-no scaling size-no scaling wp-post-image\" alt=\"Visit a bluebell wood on a canal boat holiday\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class='blog-meta'><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/bluebell-woods-to-explore-on-a-canal-boat-holiday\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Bluebell woods to explore on a canal boat holiday\">Bluebell woods to explore on a canal boat holiday<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class='post-meta-infos'><time class='date-container minor-meta updated' >April 13, 2024<\/time><span class='text-sep text-sep-date'>\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\">in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/category\/news\/\" rel=\"tag\">News<\/a> <\/span><span class=\"text-sep text-sep-cat\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">by <span class=\"entry-author-link\" ><span class=\"vcard author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/author\/debbiedrifters\/\" title=\"Posts by Debbie Ludford\" rel=\"author\">Debbie Ludford<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Canals meander through some of Britain\u2019s best loved countryside, and there are places where you can explore bluebell woods on a canal boat holiday. The UK is home to almost half the world\u2019s bluebells, and they are one of the nation&#8217;s favourite wildflowers.\u00a0 Native bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) are an ancient woodland indicator. The Woodland Trust [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/bluebell-woods-to-explore-on-a-canal-boat-holiday\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class='post_author_timeline'><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Bluebells-4-high-res-e1713013351945.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>667<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>1000<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Debbie Ludford<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/logo-300x62.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Debbie Ludford<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2024-04-13T09:00:38+00:00\" >2024-04-13 09:00:38<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2024-04-13 13:13:33<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Bluebell woods to explore on a canal boat holiday<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class='post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-7693 post-loop-7 post-parity-odd single-big with-slider post-7693 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-canal-boat-hire tag-canal-boat-holiday tag-grand-union-canal tag-kennet-avon-canal tag-leeds-liverpool-canal tag-llangollen-canal tag-narrow-boat-hire tag-narrow-boat-holiday tag-river-thames'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/visit-a-castle-on-your-next-narrow-boat-holiday\/\" title=\"Castles to visit on a narrowboat holiday in England and Wales\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Oxford-Castle-Unlocked-2.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-7694 avia-img-lazy-loading-7694 attachment-no scaling size-no scaling wp-post-image\" alt=\"Castles to visit on a narrowboat holiday in England and Wales\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Oxford-Castle-Unlocked-2.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Oxford-Castle-Unlocked-2-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Oxford-Castle-Unlocked-2-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Oxford-Castle-Unlocked-2-705x564.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Oxford-Castle-Unlocked-2-845x676.jpg 845w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class='blog-meta'><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/visit-a-castle-on-your-next-narrow-boat-holiday\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Castles to visit on a narrowboat holiday\">Castles to visit on a narrowboat holiday<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class='post-meta-infos'><time class='date-container minor-meta updated' >April 3, 2024<\/time><span class='text-sep text-sep-date'>\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\">in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/category\/news\/\" rel=\"tag\">News<\/a> <\/span><span class=\"text-sep text-sep-cat\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">by <span class=\"entry-author-link\" ><span class=\"vcard author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/author\/debbiedrifters\/\" title=\"Posts by Debbie Ludford\" rel=\"author\">Debbie Ludford<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>There&#8217;s a great choice of castle to visit on a narrowboat holiday. From prison cells and dungeon tours, to ramparts and banqueting halls, Britain\u2019s beautiful castles bring history to life. Here are our top five castles to visit on a narrow boat holiday: 1. Explore the 18th century prison cells at Oxford Castle &amp; Prison [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/visit-a-castle-on-your-next-narrow-boat-holiday\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class='post_author_timeline'><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Oxford-Castle-Unlocked-2.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>768<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>960<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Debbie Ludford<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/logo-300x62.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Debbie Ludford<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2024-04-03T13:56:10+00:00\" >2024-04-03 13:56:10<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2024-04-03 16:26:48<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Castles to visit on a narrowboat holiday<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class='post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-1058 post-loop-8 post-parity-even single-big with-slider post-1058 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-aire-calder-navigation tag-ashby-canal tag-ashton-canal tag-birmingham-fazeley-canal tag-bridgewater-canal tag-brimingham-main-line tag-calder-hebble-navigation tag-droitwich-canal tag-grand-union-canal tag-huddersfield-narrow-canal tag-leeds-liverpool-canal tag-macclesfield-canal tag-peak-forest-canal tag-river-avon tag-river-severn tag-rochdale-canal tag-shropshire-union-canal tag-staffordshire-worcestershire-canal tag-staffs-worcs-canal tag-stratford-canal tag-trent-mersey-canal tag-worcester-birmingham-canal'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/best-canal-boat-holiday-cruising-rings\/\" title=\"Best canal boat holiday cruising rings\t\t\t\t\t\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1072\" height=\"712\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Drifters-boat-entering-River-Severn-web.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1061 avia-img-lazy-loading-1061 attachment-no scaling size-no scaling wp-post-image\" alt=\"Best canal boat holiday cruising rings\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Drifters-boat-entering-River-Severn-web.jpg 1072w, https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Drifters-boat-entering-River-Severn-web-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Drifters-boat-entering-River-Severn-web-1030x684.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Drifters-boat-entering-River-Severn-web-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Drifters-boat-entering-River-Severn-web-705x468.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1072px) 100vw, 1072px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class='blog-meta'><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/best-canal-boat-holiday-cruising-rings\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Best canal boat holiday cruising rings\">Best canal boat holiday cruising rings<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class='post-meta-infos'><time class='date-container minor-meta updated' >March 25, 2024<\/time><span class='text-sep text-sep-date'>\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\">in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/category\/news\/\" rel=\"tag\">News<\/a> <\/span><span class=\"text-sep text-sep-cat\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">by <span class=\"entry-author-link\" ><span class=\"vcard author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/author\/drifters\/\" title=\"Posts by Drifters\" rel=\"author\">Drifters<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Canal boat holiday cruising rings offer journeys along several different waterways, taking in a huge variety of urban and rural landscapes. Some canal boat holiday rings are seriously challenging with steep flights of locks and long dark tunnels to negotiate. Here&#8217;s a guide to our top 9 canal boat holiday rings and circuits: 1. 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There are places to moor up your canal boat in quiet backwaters.\u00a0 And the chance to visit historic country pubs and farm shops. Here&#8217;s a list of our top 5 bank holiday boating rural retreats: 1. Napton, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/bank-holiday-rural-retreats-on-a-canal-boat\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class='post_author_timeline'><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Blackwater-Meadow-7-scaled-e1710867736669.jpeg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>1000<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>1500<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Debbie Ludford<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/logo-300x62.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Debbie Ludford<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2024-03-19T17:08:01+00:00\" >2024-03-19 17:08:01<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2024-03-19 17:09:39<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Bank holiday rural retreats on a canal boat<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class='post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-9235 post-loop-10 post-parity-even post-entry-last single-big with-slider post-9235 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-kennet-and-avon-canal category-news tag-day-boat-hire tag-days-out tag-visit-wiltshire'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/new-electric-day-boat-hire-at-hilperton\/\" title=\"Electric day boat hire on the Kennet & Avon Canal in Wiltshire\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Perfect-Day-8-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-8553 avia-img-lazy-loading-8553 attachment-no scaling size-no scaling wp-post-image\" alt=\"Electric day boat hire on the Kennet &amp; Avon Canal in Wiltshire\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Perfect-Day-8-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Perfect-Day-8-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Perfect-Day-8-1030x687.jpeg 1030w, https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Perfect-Day-8-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Perfect-Day-8-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Perfect-Day-8-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Perfect-Day-8-1500x1000.jpeg 1500w, https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Perfect-Day-8-705x470.jpeg 705w, https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Perfect-Day-8-845x563.jpeg 845w, https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Perfect-Day-8-1210x807.jpeg 1210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class='blog-meta'><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/new-electric-day-boat-hire-at-hilperton\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: New electric day boat for hire at Hilperton\">New electric day boat for hire at Hilperton<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class='post-meta-infos'><time class='date-container minor-meta updated' >March 8, 2024<\/time><span class='text-sep text-sep-date'>\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\">in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/category\/kennet-and-avon-canal\/\" rel=\"tag\">Kennet and Avon Canal<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/category\/news\/\" rel=\"tag\">News<\/a> <\/span><span class=\"text-sep text-sep-cat\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">by <span class=\"entry-author-link\" ><span class=\"vcard author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/author\/debbiedrifters\/\" title=\"Posts by Debbie Ludford\" rel=\"author\">Debbie Ludford<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>We\u2019ve launched a new electric day boat at Hilperton on the Kennet &amp; Avon Canal in Wiltshire. The 36ft \u2018Great Day\u2019 narrowboat accommodates up to ten people and 2024 day hire prices start at \u00a399. The boat has a toilet, indoor and outdoor seating and a kitchen area with induction hob, sink and microwave.\u00a0 So [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/new-electric-day-boat-hire-at-hilperton\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"more-link-arrow\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class='post_author_timeline'><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Perfect-Day-8-scaled.jpeg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>1707<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>2560<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" 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