Canal Boating holidays and expert advice

A future for freight on the canals?

Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Rare sight: a loaded tanker barge on the New Junction Canal (photo: CRT)

Four years ago the Canal & River Trust launched a last-ditch attempt to revive commercial freight carrying on the larger waterways before it died out completely. How has it fared since then?

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3,000 gather to watch musical Firework Spectacular at Anderton Boat Lift

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Amphicar stars at Wey & Arun Canal’s Thriscutt Slipway opening

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Amphicar opens Wey & Arun Slipway (photo: WACT)

Yet another Scottish bridge closure

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Leamington Liftbridge on the Union Canal is now closed (photo: Martin Ludgate)

November 2018

Amphicar stars at Wey & Arun Canal’s Thriscutt Slipway opening

Tuesday, October 30, 2018 Martin Ludgate

A 1960s amphibious car and numerous canoes and kayaks and other small craft took to the water to mark the opening of the slipway

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Cruising 600 miles from Surrey to Chester - part 1

Thursday, October 4, 2018

Stephen Dowsett could have driven and been there in under five hours. Instead he decided to cruise his 45ft trad stern ‘Quidlibet’ to visit his daughter, starting from the Rivery Wey in Surrey, a return journey of over 600 miles and 300 locks

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October 2018

Restoration: time for Bedford?

Friday, August 24, 2018

Brogborough Lake, a formery clay pit, would form part of the route (photo: Martin Ludgate)

Not actually a restoration, but a brand new waterway - albeit one first planned in 1812. But despite recent setbacks, there are signs that the time has come for the Bedford - Milton Keynes link to take real steps towards becoming a reality

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September 2018

Cruise guide to the Bridgewater Canal

Friday, August 24, 2018 Words and pictures: Derek Pratt

Cruising the Bridgewater Canal at Worsley

One of our earliest industrial canals, the Bridgewater was ahead of its time, and its sturdy construction still impresses in its modern role as a vital link in the north west’s leisure network

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September 2018

Canal Boats

Boat test: the gentle giant

Thursday, December 6, 2018

Propelled an electric motor powered by a huge array of solar panels, this style-packed 70-footer shows how technology is marching on

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Me and my boats: seeking a sea change

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

It may well be the call of the wild or simply the search for new sights but when you’ve got to go... and what better way than life as a liveaboard as Fiona Wright and daughter Emma discovered on board nb Pendle

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Boat test: against all odds

Tuesday, October 23, 2018 Words by Adam Porter. Pictures by Andy R Annable

The search for a bespoke boat builder revealed a whole host of premium prices and add-ons but, undaunted, David and Stuart kept looking...

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November 2018

Me and my boats: carry on cruising

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

When Alan and Patricia Cosnett moored for the last time and left the waterways behind, they took their wanderlust with them and hit the road in a motorhome, using their beloved boat to bag a bargain... and switching from 68ft to 20ft

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November 2018