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Canal heritage spotter: Mile markers

Shropshire Union canal mile marker

Martin Ludgate

Canal companies needed to measure how far working boats travelled to charge them the right toll; Martin shows us the mile markers & stones that enabled this.

Chesterfield Canal Trust santa cruises

Christmas

Christmas on the canal 2021: floating markets & festive boat trips

Martin Ludgate

Salterhebble

Cruise guide | Calder and Hebble navigation

Martin Ludgate

The Moorings pub at Sowerby Bridge

10 of the best pubs along the: Calder & Hebble Navigation

Martin Ludgate

Edmonton

Cruise Guide | Rivers Lee and Stort

Martin Ludgate

A concrete Grand Union Canal post above Coppermill Lock, Harefield

Canal heritage Spotter: Lock Distance Markers

Martin Ludgate

The Old Barge canalside pub at Hertford

10 of the best pubs along: the Rivers Lee and Stort

Martin Ludgate

Carved Halloween pumpkins in autumn park background. Social interaction in Uzupis district in Vilniu

Halloween

Halloween on the canal: spooky 2021 events for boaters

Emily Damment

Narrow boat moored on a stretch of the Grand Union Canal in Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom.

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A group of canal boaters sitting on the Barby Moorings bank watching outdoor films

Moor up for a movie at Barby Moorings outdoor cinema!

Emily Damment

The Waterfront pub at West Stockwith on the Chesterfield Canal

10 of the best pubs along: the Chesterfield Canal

Martin Ludgate

West Stockwith canal

Cruise guide | Chesterfield Canal

Martin Ludgate

Pulleys and capstan, Thames Locks Brentford

Canal heritage spotter: Hooks and pulleys

Martin Ludgate

WRG and CUCT volunteers reinstating a Uttoxeter milepost

Uttoxeter Canal restoration back on; development plans rejected!

Martin Ludgate

A narrowboat crossing the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

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4 Interior Design Ideas for Your Narrowboat

Emily Damment

Norman Woolley at the helm of his narrowboat on a canal

Stormin' Norman: singlehandedly navigating the waterways, aged 86

Tim Coghlan

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Winifred: a 1980s hire boat refit with reclaimed wood

Adam Porter

Charlie Gamble on Wild Goose at Braunston Marina

The fascinating life of Charlie Gamble: former mercenary liveaboard

Tim Coghlan

Tarleton Lock

Waterways adventure: Navigating the Ribble Link

Susan Gebbels

Camp Hill Locks

Updated canal boat licence conditions introduced June 2021

Martin Ludgate

Picturesque landscape of a narrow boat moored on the Avon river awaiting tourists to cruise down the

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Emily Damment

Monkey Marsh Lock River Kennet

Canal heritage spotter: turf-sided locks

Martin Ludgate

Above Lock 6

Weekend visits: a trip down Basingstoke canal

Julie Clark

Grand Junction Arms pub at Bulbourne

10 of the best pubs along: Grand Union Canal, Tring to the Thames

Martin Ludgate

Marsworth bottom lock

Cruise Guide | Grand Union Canal, Part 3 | Tring summit to the Thames

Martin Ludgate

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Chesterfield Canal Trust santa cruises

Christmas

Christmas on the canal 2021: floating markets & festive boat trips

Martin Ludgate

Narrow boat moored on a stretch of the Grand Union Canal in Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Winifred: a 1980s hire boat refit with reclaimed wood

Adam Porter

Grand Junction Arms pub at Bulbourne

10 of the best pubs along: Grand Union Canal, Tring to the Thames

Martin Ludgate

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Salterhebble

Cruise guide | Calder and Hebble navigation

Martin Ludgate

House boat review - the Oyster Catcher permanent house boat

Boat test: “Oyster Catcher” the permanent house boat

Emily Damment

A narrowboat crossing the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

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4 Interior Design Ideas for Your Narrowboat

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Carved Halloween pumpkins in autumn park background. Social interaction in Uzupis district in Vilniu

Halloween

Halloween on the canal: spooky 2021 events for boaters

Emily Damment

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Christmas on the canal 2021: floating markets & festive boat trips

Chesterfield Canal Trust santa cruises

Christmas

Martin Ludgate

Find out which festive events are running on the canals this Christmas, from festive floating markets to special Santa boat trips with presents for kids!

A group of canal boaters sitting on the Barby Moorings bank watching outdoor films

Moor up for a movie at Barby Moorings outdoor cinema!

Emily Damment

WRG and CUCT volunteers reinstating a Uttoxeter milepost

Uttoxeter Canal restoration back on; development plans rejected!

Martin Ludgate

Camp Hill Locks

Updated canal boat licence conditions introduced June 2021

Martin Ludgate

Brinklow Marina on the northern Oxford Canal has become the 11th site operated by Castle Marinas
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Brinklow becomes Castle’s 11th marina

Emily Damment

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Narrowboat Living: Space-Saving Solutions

Narrow boat moored on a stretch of the Grand Union Canal in Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom.

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A narrowboat crossing the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

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Emily Damment

Norman Woolley at the helm of his narrowboat on a canal

Stormin' Norman: singlehandedly navigating the waterways, aged 86

Tim Coghlan

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Winifred: a 1980s hire boat refit with reclaimed wood

Adam Porter

Charlie Gamble on Wild Goose at Braunston Marina

The fascinating life of Charlie Gamble: former mercenary liveaboard

Tim Coghlan

Waterways

Canal heritage spotter: Mile markers

Shropshire Union canal mile marker

Martin Ludgate

Canal companies needed to measure how far working boats travelled to charge them the right toll; Martin shows us the mile markers & stones that enabled this.

Chesterfield Canal Trust santa cruises

Christmas

Christmas on the canal 2021: floating markets & festive boat trips

Martin Ludgate

Salterhebble

Cruise guide | Calder and Hebble navigation

Martin Ludgate

The Moorings pub at Sowerby Bridge

10 of the best pubs along the: Calder & Hebble Navigation

Martin Ludgate

The Old Barge canalside pub at Hertford

10 of the best pubs along: the Rivers Lee and Stort

Martin Ludgate