Places to visit
From museums and lock flights to boat lifts and beauty spots, use our A to Z to find over 100 free, waterside destinations to help you feel happier and healthier every day.
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Help #KeepCanalsAlive
In July 2023 Government announced a new funding settlement, spanning from 2027 to 2037, to follow on from our current grant agreement. Whilst we welcome this further long-term commitment to the nation’s historic waterways, the amount awarded represents a steep reduction in funding of over £300 million in real terms over a ten-year period. A reduction that will have devastating consequences on our canals and the people and wildlife who rely on them.
Such a steep reduction will inevitably result in a decline in the overall condition of our waterway network, and, alarmingly, the possibility of canal closures. It puts at risk invaluable natural habitats, historic infrastructure and cherished public spaces.
We're reaching out to you, our passionate and engaged community, to join us in our mission to #KeepCanalsAlive.
Help protect canals for nature
With so much of the nation's nature under threat, help our precious wildllife find the canal habitats they need. #ActNowForCanals today, so that together we can make our waterways a wonderful, thriving corridor of life.
