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Moor up for a movie at Barby Moorings outdoor cinema!

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

Emily Damment

The next outdoor cinema night at Barby Moorings for canal boaters will be on September 25, and the film is Mama Mia Here We Go Again; cinema food available!

A narrowboat crossing the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

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4 Interior Design Ideas for Your Narrowboat

Emily Damment

Pulleys and capstan, Thames Locks Brentford

Canal heritage spotter: Hooks and pulleys

Martin Ludgate

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

WRG and CUCT volunteers reinstating a Uttoxeter milepost

Uttoxeter Canal restoration back on; development plans rejected!

Martin Ludgate

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

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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

A 52ft hybrid canal boat by Trinity Boats

Boat test: 'Whitsuntide No2' hybrid 52ft canal boat by Trinity Boats

Martin Ludgate

Marsworth bottom lock

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

Martin Ludgate

Grand Junction Arms pub at Bulbourne

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

Martin Ludgate

Summerhill towpath work, with M6 Toll aqueduct in the background

Linking Lichfield: the Lichfield Canal restoration

Martin Ludgate

Admiral Nelson pub at Braunston

10 of the best pubs along: Grand Union Canal, Braunston to Marsworth

Martin Ludgate

Soulbury canal

Cruise Guide | Grand Union Canal, Part 2 | Braunston to Marsworth

Martin Ludgate

the wendover arm of grand union canal with two boats, a bridge and bystanders on the bank

Restoring & reopening the Wendover Arm of Grand Union Canal

Martin Ludgate

House boat review - the Oyster Catcher permanent house boat

Boat test: “Oyster Catcher” the permanent house boat

Emily Damment

Stretching your narrow boat

Stretching your narrow boat: process and advice

Emily Damment

Black Boy Inn, Catherine-de-Barnes

Best pubs on: the Grand Union Canal, between Birmingham & Napton

Emily Damment

Grand Union Canal: former sand quarry line at Leighton Buzzard

The waterways heritage spotter: narrow gauge railway tracks

Emily Damment

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Winifred: a 1980s hire boat refit with reclaimed wood

Adam Porter

House boat review - the Oyster Catcher permanent house boat

Boat test: “Oyster Catcher” the permanent house boat

Emily Damment

Above Lock 6

Weekend visits: a trip down Basingstoke canal

Julie Clark

A narrowboat crossing the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

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The Waterfront pub at West Stockwith on the Chesterfield Canal

10 of the best pubs along: the Chesterfield Canal

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Tarleton Lock

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Day boat on L&L (photo: Martin Ludgate)

‘Let boaters sleep aboard’ says CRT chief

WRG and CUCT volunteers reinstating a Uttoxeter milepost

Uttoxeter Canal restoration back on; development plans rejected!

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Moor up for a movie at Barby Moorings outdoor cinema!

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

Emily Damment

The next outdoor cinema night at Barby Moorings for canal boaters will be on September 25, and the film is Mama Mia Here We Go Again; cinema food available!

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

Heading down the Paddington Basin arm from Little Venice
Credit: Martin Ludgate

Back to boating: leisure boats spotted as lockdown restrictions ease

Emily Damment

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4 Interior Design Ideas for Your Narrowboat

A narrowboat crossing the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

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Emily Damment

Looking to transform the interior design of your narrowboat? We've got 4 great canal boat interior design ideas to modernise your floating home decor with bold colour schemes, integrated appliances and more.

Norman Woolley at the helm of his narrowboat on a canal

Stormin' Norman: singlehandedly navigating the waterways, aged 86

Tim Coghlan

narrowboat

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

A 52ft hybrid canal boat by Trinity Boats

Boat test: 'Whitsuntide No2' hybrid 52ft canal boat by Trinity Boats

Martin Ludgate

Waterways

10 of the best pubs along: the Chesterfield Canal

The Waterfront pub at West Stockwith on the Chesterfield Canal

Martin Ludgate

Our insiders guide to 10 of the best pubs to be found along the beautiful Chesterfield canal route; ideal if you are planning a UK canal boat holiday!

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

Tarleton Lock

Waterways adventure: Navigating the Ribble Link

Susan Gebbels