Part 1 of our cruise guide to Grand Union Canal, Birmingham, takes us past varied scenery & canal-side pubs to Napton Juntion

Sponsored hire boat schemes are hired out by a firm but owned by an individual... find out what they offer canal boat owners

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

Kay Andrews swapped life as a university lecturer for life on the canals as a professional ‘roses & castles’ painter

Our photographer captured some of the first leisure boats to start cruising on 29th March as lockdown restrictions ease

The UK canal boat hire industry is gearing up to bounce back as soon as Covid-related restrictions are lifted

It takes Zoom to tango! Liveaboards go from entertaining towpathers to creating a full Zoom band during lockdown

Waterways supporters urged to object to planning application that would stop the Uttoxeter Canal restoration project in its tracks

William, which turns 90 this year, is a working canal boat with a fascinating history and a fun future

Honeysuckle is a collaboration between the owner, Brayzel Boats who built it, and Daisy Boats who’ll be hiring it out for UK canal holidays

Our heritage spotter Martin Ludgate has been tracking down the bridges which were designed to make horse-boating easier

Paul and Kay Sumpner’s dream was to liveaboard, so they set about building a canal boat for the future

Our round-up of the most interesting and attractive canal routes around Britain; ideal for those wanting a quieter “getaway” canal boat trip

Our resident expert advises a liveaboard on the merits of gas versus diesel central heating systems for canal boats