{"id":1269,"date":"2017-05-31T05:48:40","date_gmt":"2017-05-31T05:48:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1269"},"modified":"2020-01-17T12:20:33","modified_gmt":"2020-01-17T12:20:33","slug":"drifters-top-5-summer-canal-boat-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drifters.co.uk\/drifters-top-5-summer-canal-boat-holidays\/","title":{"rendered":"Drifters Top 5 Summer Canal Boat Holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"

Narrowboat holidays are great for families \u2013 giving the chance to set off together on a micro-adventure afloat, learning how to work the locks and speak the boating lingo, as well as spot wildlife and explore waterside attractions along the way.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s easy to learn how to steer a narrowboat and you don\u2019t need a licence.\u00a0 Tuition is included as part of all our holiday packages.<\/p>\n

All our narrowboats are modern with heating, well-equipped kitchens, quality furnishings, flushing toilets, hot water, showers, TVs and DVD players, and many now have WiFi on board too.<\/p>\n

Our short break summer holiday prices\u00a0on a boat for four people start at \u00a3625, \u00a3965 for a week.<\/p>\n

Here are our top five summer holidays afloat for 2017:<\/p>\n

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  1. Glide across the awesome Pontcysyllte Aqueduct<\/strong> – passing through stunning North Wales landscapes, the Llangollen Canal is one of the most popular on the network. From our canal boat hire base at Chirk, the journey to the pretty Eisteddfod town of Llangollen and back offers a fantastic short break holiday for families, with four locks to go through and the magnificent World Heritage status Pontcysyllte Aqueduct to pass over, offering incredible views of the Dee Valley 30 metres below.<\/li>\n
  2. Travel through the Scottish Lowlands to Edinburgh <\/strong>– from Drifters\u2019 base at Falkirk, Edinburgh Quay is a sedate 11-hour journey along the lock-free Union Canal, perfect for a gentle week away. The journey starts with a trip through the iconic Falkirk Wheel (the world\u2019s first rotating boat lift) and then passes through the lovely lowland villages of Linlithgow, Broxburn and Ratho.\u00a0 Visitor moorings are available at Edinburgh Quay, just a five-minute walk from Princes Street and many of the City\u2019s, Mary King Close, frozen in time beneath the Royal Mile. <\/em><\/li>\n
  3. Cruise along the River Thames to Oxford <\/strong>\u2013 from our narrowboat hire base on the River Thames at Eynsham near Witney, it\u2019s a peaceful three-hour journey to the beautiful City of Oxford. Most of the locks on the Thames are manned so it\u2019s a nice easy journey for beginners.\u00a0 Once in Oxford, moor up close to the City Centre and take time to explore some of the its historic attractions, including Oxford Castle, an 11th<\/sup> century motte-and-bailey castle and the Bodleian Library with its stunning 17th<\/sup> century Schools Quadrangle.\u00a0 On a week\u2019s holiday, canal boat holiday makers can continue travelling east along the Thames to Henley, passing through Abingdon and Wallingford along the way.<\/li>\n
  4. Journey One-way across the Pennines <\/strong>– starting from Drifters\u2019 base at Sowerby Bridge on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal near Skipton, this week-long holiday is truly one of the great canal journeys, taking boaters across the backbone of England. The scenery varies from the timeless calm of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal summit to the hubbub of the Leeds City Centre waterfront, and includes the Bingley Five Rise locks, one of the Seven Wonders of the Waterways, and the opportunity to visit Sir Titus Salt\u2019s World Heritage Status model town at Saltaire.<\/li>\n
  5. Take the Grand Union Canal to Warwick Castle<\/strong> \u2013 from our boat yard at Stockton on the Grand Union Canal in Warwickshire, it takes just one day to cruise to the historic centre of Warwick. Here canal boat holiday-makers can take time to explore the magnificent Warwick Castle on the banks of the River Avon, said to be \u2018Britain\u2019s greatest medieval experience\u2019.\u00a0 On a week\u2019s holiday, boaters can cruise the Warwickshire Ring, travelling 101 miles, through 94 locks in around 54 hours through a mixture of urban and rural landscapes, with highlights including the pretty canal village of Braunston, the awesome flight of 21 locks at Hatton and Birmingham\u2019s Gas Street Basin.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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