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Drifters Waterway Holidays
Drifter's has the UK canal network covered.
Drifters Waterway Holidays is a group of nine independent canal boat holiday operators with 500mnarrowboats for hire from 45 bases.
Each Drifters operator will be independently assessed and accredited by British Marine.
Drifters operators
ABC Boat Hire
ABC Boat Hire has 16 locations across England, Wales and Scotland, as well as day boat hire, holiday cottages, caravan parks and a full range of marina services for boat owners.
Anglo Welsh Waterways Holidays
Anglo Welsh Waterways Holidays offers the choice of more than 100 boats from nine locations across England and Wales, day boat hire from six bases and operates the Little Star Trip Boat at the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct.
Black Prince Holidays
Black Prince Holidays offers canal boat holidays from nine hire boat locations across England, Wales and Scotland.
Countrywide Cruisers
Countrywide Cruisers is a family business offering narrowboat hire from Brewood on the Shropshire Union Canal in Staffordshire
www.countrywide-cruisers.co.uk
Foxhangers
Foxhangers is family owned and run boating holidays on the Kennet & Avon Canal at Devizes.
Kate Boats
Kate Boats is a family business offering boating holidays from Stockton Top Marina on the Grand Union Canal in Warwickshire.
Napton Narrowboats
Napton Narrowboats is a family business offering canal boat hire from Napton Marina in Warwickshire and Autherley in Staffordshire.
Shire Cruisers
Shire Cruisers offers canal boat hire in Yorkshire on the Calder & Hebble Navigation and Rochdale Canal and on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal.
Union Canal Carriers
Union Canal Carriers offers canal boat holidays and day boat hire from Braunston on the Grand Union Canal in Northamptonshire.
The Canal & River Trust
Drifters also works with the Canal & River Trust in highlighting the enjoyment of canal boat holidays.
The Canal & River Trust has guardianship of canals, rivers, reservoirs and docks in England and Wales.
It maintains 2000 miles of waterway network with the 2,949 bridges, 1,582 locks and 280 aqueducts along the way.
In Scotland this role is performed by Scottish Canals.
This enables everyone to make the most of this tremendous natural resource and the wildlife habitats it embraces.
The Trust works to make sure canals, rivers, reservoirs and docks are safe and navigable and undertakes the repair and restoration of historic locks, bridges and aqueducts along its waterways.
The Trust also protects the wildlife habitats around waterways and encourages sustainable practices to preserve water quality and support biodiversity.
All this helps the Trust to promote a full range of leisure activities that embrace boating, fishing cycling, and walking.
The face-to-face contact between the Trust and those who live, trade or enjoy leisure time on the water comes through its 'out and about' teams and through the many dedicated volunteers who provide information, advice and support along with waterway maintenance and cleanups.
They are excellent ambassadors for the Trust and 'worth their weight in gold' for narrowboat novices, like Ann and myself.
Finally, the Trust also works with local communities in fostering ownership and pride in the waterways that form an integral part of their lives.
See also :
The canal community is truly one of a kind
https://www.allwaystraveller.com/continents/europe/the-canal-community-is-truly-one-of-a-kind
Life is good on the Grand Union Canal
https://www.allwaystraveller.com/continents/europe/life-is-good-on-the-grand-union-canal
Narrowboating on the canals in autumn
The Kennet & Avon Canal in winter
https://www.allwaystraveller.com/continents/europe/plying-the-kennet-avon-canal-in-winter
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