8th November 2021
Christmas on the canal 2021: floating markets & festive boat trips
Find out which festive events are running on the canals this Christmas, from festive floating markets to special Santa boat trips with presents for kids!
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Martin Ludgate
Our Deputy ed is a guru on all things to do with canals.
4th November 2021
Cruise guide | Calder and Hebble navigation
The fascinating Calder & Hebble navigation climbs from Wakefield into the Yorkshire hills; our article guides you and your canal boat the whole way.
2nd November 2021
10 of the best pubs along the: Calder & Hebble Navigation
Our canal boaters' insiders guide to 10 of the best waterside pubs to be found along the Calder & Hebble Navigation...
11th October 2021
10 of the best pubs along: the Rivers Lee and Stort
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!
11th October 2021
Cruise Guide | Rivers Lee and Stort
Our guide to navigating Rivers Lee and Stort by canal; these navigations head out from the heart of East London into the Essex and Hertfordshire countryside.
11th October 2021
Canal heritage Spotter: Lock Distance Markers
Martin Ludgate explains what lock distance markers - the small metal, concrete or stone markers along canals - were for and where to spot them.
9th September 2021
10 of the best pubs along: the Chesterfield Canal
Our insiders guide to 10 of the best pubs to be found along the beautiful Chesterfield canal route; ideal if you are planning a UK canal boat holiday!
9th September 2021
Cruise guide | Chesterfield Canal
Chesterfield canal is rather out on a limb - but its route from the Trent to the Peak District fringes is worth the effort for a beautiful narrowboat getaway.
9th September 2021
Canal heritage spotter: Hooks and pulleys
Martin Ludgate goes looking for the devices that once helped with the hard work of accelerating unpowered loaded working boats out of locks - hooks and pulleys!
9th September 2021
Uttoxeter Canal restoration back on; development plans rejected!
Uttoxeter Canal restoration project to continue after a planning application for a housing development that would have stopped it in its tracks is rejected.
6th August 2021
Updated canal boat licence conditions introduced June 2021
Changes Canal & River Trust boat licence terms and conditions, originally proposed in late 2020, were implemented on 1 June 2021; find out what's changed here
