Your stories

Meg & Alan, Fradley Junction

We're particularly drawn to coming to Fradley Junction because it's so peaceful here and I have walking balance problems so the easy surface of the towpath is good too.

Kathryn & Samantha, Barton Marina

We think we're possibly the only floating estate agency in the UK. I think we can definitely say it's better working on a boat than in a city office - and there's never a traffic jam here either!

Susie & Maud, Kennet & Avon Canal

I was a bit sceptical about hiring a canal boat because I'm a really keen sailor and I love being on a boat without an engine on the open sea - but it's really nice boating along the canals, it's really slow and meditative.

Helen, Hertford Union Canal

I'm a project manager at Discovering Britain and a big fan of our canal network. I’ve lived in East London for the last ten years and for me the towpaths are a godsend.

Kelly, Foxton Top Lock

I can't think of anything I don't like about working here by the canal! It's been ten years now since I first started my job here at the café at the top of Foxton Locks. The view I can see along the canal every day from here is absolutely beautiful!

Jan, touring the canals

I've lived aboard my boat for the last eight years and I work as an artist travelling around the canals. When I'm not moving the boat, I split my time between painting and selling my work.

Jonathan & Andy, Foxton Locks

People come from far away to visit, but we live locally and have known Foxton Locks for a long time. Andy's grandad even worked on the canals in the old days. I'd say everyone who lives in our local area knows these canal locks.

Chris, volunteer at the Foxton Inclined Plane Museum

I'd always been a mechanic but I wanted to get into something totally different. When I saw this volunteer job come up at Foxton Inclined Plane Museum, now called The Boilerhouse, I thought I'd like to get involved.

Bob, Foxton Locks

We've got lots of memories on our narrowboat Rosina. I've had this boat for twenty-nine years, but I've just bought a new one... And now we have a domestic dispute because my wife tells me after all this time she prefers this old boat!