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- Cruise to the World Heritage Site at Saltaire – from our narrowboat holiday base at Silsden on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal, you can reach Saltaire on a short break.
- Complete the Four Counties Ring – on a week’s break from our canal boat hire base at Bunbury on the Shropshire Union Canal in Cheshire, you can access the fabulous Four Counties Ring.
- Step back in time at the Black Country Museum – on a short break from our Tardebigge base on the Worcester & Birmingham Canal you can reach the Black Country Museum.
- Glide across ‘The Stream in the Sky’ – from our boat yard on the Llangollen Canal at Trevor in North Wales, you’ll soon encounter the incredible World Heritage Status Pontcysyllte Aqueduct.
A canal boating holiday is different from any you’ve had before, with new adventures round every corner of the 2000 mile network of inland waterways. And your narrowboat has all the comforts of home, in a uniquely charming way. We offer a dazzling choice of over 500 boats from 44 bases on the canals and rivers of England, Scotland and Wales.
- Cruise to historic Shardlow. In Spring 2022, Drifters will open a new narrowboat hire base at Springwood Haven Marina on the Coventry Canal in Nuneaton.
- Visit the UNESCO World Heritage City of Bath. On a short break from our base at Devizes in Wiltshire, you can travel along the Kennet & Avon Canal to Sydney Wharf, on the edge of Bath.
- Navigate to Manchester and back. On a week’s break from our canal boat hire base at Acton Bridge, you can cruise to Manchester and back. The journey allows you to enjoy time in the countryside as well as well as the City.
- Visit Warwick Castle afloat. From our boat yard at Stockton, on the Grand Union Canal in Warwickshire, you can cruise to Warwick and back. The journey there and back takes around 14 hours, and passes through 40 locks (20 each way).
Top canal cruises & the best river cruises in the UK for 2024! Embarking on a canal or river cruise in England and Scotland is an experience like no other. Imagine cruising along picturesque waterways, surrounded by stunning landscapes and historic landmarks.
We offer the widest range of canal narrow boats in the UK. Search over 2000 canal holiday options and book online at best prices any time. Cruise the canals around London, moor in historic Bath, Oxford or Chester. Travel from Edinburgh via the stunning Falkirk Wheel.
Waverley’s 2024 season is now well underway with an an exciting programme of cruises in several areas of the UK until Sunday 20th October – see the outline regional dates below. Tickets for all Waverley cruises can be purchased in advance online or by calling the Booking Office on 0141 243 2224.
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