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Explore the UK's literary legends by canal
There are few better ways to spend your canal boat holiday than relaxing in the cratch with a good book.
Thu Oct 24 2024
Britain’s longest canal cruise
The charm of canal boat holidays is in the slower pace of life they offer. But what if you want to slow it down even further?
Wed May 01 2024
Awesome aqueducts - canal boat holiday destinations
These engineering marvels are still doing the work they were designed to do 250 years ago and provide exciting focal points for canal boat holiday-makers today.
Mon Feb 05 2024
Top of the locks - canal boat holiday destinations
There are over 1,800 locks across our 2,200 miles of waterways, enabling boats to travel up and down hills.
Wed Feb 01 2023
Ten of the coolest and quirkiest floating market boats
Whether you're visiting a floating market or just strolling along your local towpath, keep an eye out for some of these wonderfully unique business boats.
Tue Jun 28 2022
Planning dredging projects
An in-depth look at all the elements that go into planning a project.
Wed Mar 24 2021
More to moor?
We take a look at the navigational constraints on developing more casual towpath moorings and the factors we take into account when planning our dredging projects.
Wed Dec 16 2020
Dredge to the edge?
Here, we explain the issues that prevent us dredging the canal to the towpath edge.
Tue Dec 08 2020
Online tools and advice for planning a canal boat trip
Whether you’re an experienced liveaboard boater or a new leisure boater, we’ve put together these handy tips and resources to help you plan your next canal boat trip.
Wed Aug 12 2020
Full steam ahead!
Here’s a few of the best places on the waterways to spot steam trains.
Wed Jun 03 2020

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