Win a signed copy of Water Ways: A Thousand Miles Along Britain’s Canals and a £500 canal boat holiday!

Win a signed copy of Water Ways: A Thousand Miles Along Britain’s Canals and a £500 canal boat holiday!

What better way to spend the summer than winding your way through the British countryside? We're giving away a signed copy of Jasper Winn's Water Ways and a Drifters Waterway holiday to one lucky Caboodler.

Jasper Winn was appointed writer-in-residence by the Canal & River Trust, and travelled a thousand miles by boat, kayak, cycle and on foot, discovering along the way a world of wildlife corridors, underground adventures, the hardware of heritage, new boating communities, endurance kayak races and remote towpaths. In his book, he shares journeys with some of the last working boat people and meets the anglers, walkers, boaters, activists, volunteers and eccentrics who have made the waterways their home.

Travelling at less than four miles an hour, narrowboat holidays are often said to be the fastest way to slow down. There are over 2,000 miles of beautiful canals and rivers to explore – from cruising through open countryside with ever changing views, to exploring historic towns and exciting waterside cities. Drifters Waterway Holidays offers over 590 self-drive boats from 47 locations across England, Wales and Scotland.

5 runners-up will also receive a signed copy.


Win a fantastic narrowboat break

This competition ended on 12/07/2018

Terms and Conditions

1 x winner will receive a signed copy of Jasper Winn's Water Ways: A Thousand Miles Along Britain's Canals, plus a Drifters Waterway Holidays voucher worth £500
5 x runners-up will receive a signed copy of Water Ways: A Thousand Miles Along Britain's Canals

  • No purchase necessary.
  • Only one entry per person will be accepted.
  • Closing date 11:59pm, Thursday 12th July 2018.
  • The prizes are non-transferable and there are no cash alternatives. The Promoter reserves the right to amend the specification of the prize or offer an alternative prize.
  • The overall winner can choose a holiday from one of Drifters’ 47 bases. Some Drifters operators include fuel in their costs, others don’t. Some Drifters operators ask for a compulsory non-refundable £50 damage waiver as an extra. Travel costs to/from the base is not included.
  • The date and location of the holiday is subject to availability. The holiday must be taken within 12 months.
  • The winner must abide by the terms and conditions of the individual Drifters operator they book with. No other discounts or offers can run in conjunction.
  • If the winner wishes to book a boat costing more than £500 to hire (including fuel and damage waiver), they may top up at their own expense.
  • The competition is open to UK and Republic of Ireland residents except employees of the Booksellers Association and Book Tokens Ltd., and employees of participating bookshops.
  • Entrants must be aged 16 or over.
  • By entering, entrants acknowledge that this competition is a game of chance, which does not involve exercising any skill or judgement.
  • Entrants agree to Book Tokens Ltd. using their details in post-competition publicity. Your details will not be used for any other purpose, or passed onto any third parties, unless specified. Winners’ details may be shared securely with a third-party in order to fulfil the dispatch of competition prizes.
  • We will contact winners by email. In the event of a winner not responding after 14 days, we reserve the right to allocate the prize to another winner.
  • The promoters’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. Unsuccessful entrants will not be contacted.
  • Book Tokens Ltd. will only use your email address and other personal information in compliance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998 and in accordance with our privacy policy.
  • Promoter: Book Tokens Ltd, 6 Bell Yard, London, WC2A 2JR.

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