Canal Boating holidays and expert advice

Stretching or lengthening your boat could make a huge difference

£9m boost will bring boats to Stroud

Friday, October 16, 2020 Emily Damment

Boats from the waterways network will return to Stroud for the first time in over 70 years

A £9m National Lottery grant will see boats cruising the first 10 miles of the Cotswold Canals to Stroud and beyond in less than four years time!

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Canal boat holidays return and are booking up quickly

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Some of the first holiday hirers enjoying the Grand Union Canal at Stoke Bruerne in early July (photo: Martin Ludgate)

‘Let boaters sleep aboard’ says CRT chief

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Can waterways businesses be saved?

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More scenes like this? Boats for sale after a hire fleet closed down

Canal boat holidays return and are booking up quickly

Thursday, July 9, 2020 Martin Ludgate

Holiday boating is back on Britain’s canals and rivers - and it looks set for a belated summer boom

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Can waterways businesses be saved?

Thursday, June 18, 2020

Some businesses that enrich our waterways may not survive the lockdown

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The canals are reawakening after lockdown

Thursday, June 18, 2020

The waterways are gradually coming back to life after the Coronavirus related lockdown

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Planting for future wildlife on the canals

Thursday, May 21, 2020

Volunteers and local boaters have planted bulbs, trees and shrubs in support of Oxford City Council’s drive to improve the waterways and boost biodiversity, support wildlife and fight climate change

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The trials & tribulations of acquiring our first canal boat

Monday, January 18, 2021 Emily Damment

Novice canal boater Mark Strange expected to get his feet wet, but not in the engine room!

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Boat test: the Hybrid drive ‘Hunky Dory’

Wednesday, December 16, 2020 Emily Damment

With a new life afloat, Mel and Phil Wood aimed for clever propulsion, a high-spec fitout and looks to turn heads

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“Stretching” or lengthening your canal boat

Thursday, November 26, 2020 Emily Damment

The owners of Baleine, Susan Brown and Toby Whale, found that an extra 4ft has radically improved their boat

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Ad Feature There are over 10,000 MyBoat members: Have you signed up yet?

Wednesday, September 2, 2020

MyBoat powered by GJW Direct has transformed the way of boat management, gaining over 10,000 members since its launch in 2018. It has allowed users to stop searching drawers endlessly for important papers and provided a space to keep track of all things boating

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Ad Feature Organisation is key: MyBoat can help

Wednesday, August 5, 2020

MyBoat helps you get organised (photo: Gill Copeland, Getty Images)

MyBoat, powered by GJW Direct is the powerful, easy-to-use digital organiser for your vessels. It’s a place to store all your boat’s documentation together electronically – no searching through endless paper files or wasting valuable hours that could be used out on the water

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