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

The Old Barge canalside pub at Hertford

Martin Ludgate

Our insiders guide to 10 of the best canal-side pubs to be found along the Rivers Lee and Stort... check out the cruise guide here!

A concrete Grand Union Canal post above Coppermill Lock, Harefield

Canal heritage Spotter: Lock Distance Markers

Martin Ludgate

Edmonton

Cruise Guide | 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

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

WRG and CUCT volunteers reinstating a Uttoxeter milepost

Uttoxeter Canal restoration back on; development plans rejected!

Martin Ludgate

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

A narrowboat crossing the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

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4 Interior Design Ideas for Your Narrowboat

Emily Damment

CRT licence fee increase announced (photo: Scott O'Neill, Getty Images)

CRT licence fees up but widebeams pay more

Stretching your narrow boat

Stretching your narrow boat: process and advice

Emily Damment

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Grand Union Canal: former sand quarry line at Leighton Buzzard

The waterways heritage spotter: narrow gauge railway tracks

Emily Damment

Soulbury canal

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

Martin Ludgate

A 52ft hybrid canal boat by Trinity Boats

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

Martin Ludgate

Above Lock 6

Weekend visits: a trip down Basingstoke canal

Julie Clark

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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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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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Do you "liveaboard"? Is your canal boat cluttered? Are you running out of space to store your belongings? If the answer is yes, then read on to find fantastic space-saving solutions for narrowboats!

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

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

Waterways

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

The Old Barge canalside pub at Hertford

Martin Ludgate

Our insiders guide to 10 of the best canal-side pubs to be found along the Rivers Lee and Stort... check out the cruise guide here!

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

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

The Waterfront pub at West Stockwith on the Chesterfield Canal

10 of the best pubs along: the Chesterfield Canal

Martin Ludgate