17th July 2019
10 more canalside pubs on the Stourport Ring, Worcestershire
We have gathered some great pubs on the Stourport Ring (part 2) to complement our cruise guide
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17th July 2019
Canal cruise guide to the Stourport Ring (part 2)
After spending the first part of this varied Midland circuit amid quiet rural scenery, this month we head through the Black Country and Birmingham before returning to the countryside again
9th July 2019
Restoration on the Cromford Canal
An East Midlands canal restoration scheme looks set to take an important step forward, with plans to reopen a short length connected to the national navigable network
21st June 2019
10 canalside pubs on the Stourport Ring, Worcestershire
We have gathered some great pubs on the Stourport Ring to complement our cruise guide
21st June 2019
Canal cruise guide to the Stourport Ring (part 1)
Two narrow canals, one broad canal and one river make up the first part of this varied Midlands circuit, as we cruise from Hanbury via Droitwich and Stourport to Stourton.
7th March 2019
Boat security: watchdogs, padlocks and fake TVs
Canal crimewaves are few and far between but it makes sense to consider a few prudent precautions... and a watchdog on board helps, says Neil Barnett
4th October 2018
Cruising 600 miles from Surrey to Chester – part 1
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…
27th July 2018
Cruise Guide: Warwickshire Avon
We follow 37 miles of the River Avon as it flows down from Warwickshire into Worcestershire, passing Mediaeval abbeys and bridges, glorious countryside, and historic Stratford-upon-Avon
5th June 2018
The £23m Cotswold Canals restoration programme
All being well, boats will be cruising the first ten miles of the Cotswold Canals in the not too distant future. We look at the background to the £23m restoration programme, and the work to…
2nd May 2018
Cotswold Canals link-up wins Lottery support
The plan to open up a length of the Cotswold Canals linking the Stroud valley to the waterways network likely to go ahead
24th April 2018
Lichfield Canal restoration: the canal that went under itself…
Is the Lichfield Canal tying itself in knots? No, on the contrary, it’s enjoying some success in unravelling the problems of roads and railways getting in the way of restoration...
