4th February 2016
The 2016 Yacht & Boating Survey
What do boat owners really feel and think? Make your views heard!
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1st February 2016
Canals: Making of a Nation – 5 marvels from episode 2
Episode two of ‘Canals: Making of a Nation’ focused on Geology and the building of the Kennet & Avon Canal, one of the jewels of Britain’s canal network.
28th January 2016
8 of the best boat shows to visit in 2016
Our waterways play host to a variety of incredible festivals and events that showcase all the wonders and beauty that canals and rivers have to offer. They’re a time for the boating community and others…
19th January 2016
Walk with Mark on a magic four miles
Cotswold Canals Trust has made a marvellous video featuring one of its better known members, author and historian Professor Mark Horton, to back its £15-million funding bid to connect the Stroudwater Navigation to the network
18th January 2016
Leeds and Liverpool canal turns 200 this year!
As the Leeds and Liverpool canal celebrates its 200th birthday we thought we’d share 16 amazing photos of life on the cut.
14th January 2016
7 amazing things you can find out from episode one of ‘Canals: The Making of a Nation’
Narrated by Liz McIvor this six-part series has been an incredible insight into our nation’s canal network. People tend to forget just how influential and important the canals were for Britain. This series shines some…
7th January 2016
Canal Saint-Martin’s hidden treasures
Workers in Paris are cleaning the Canal Saint-Martin for the first time in 15 years and have already uncovered an assortment of oddities.
5th January 2016
The Boat Test: Sheffield Steel
We’ve reviewed plenty ofTyler-Wilson boats over the years – but never one quite like this. The firm is one of the biggest and best known shell builders, supplying steelwork to many of the top boat-fitters,…
22nd December 2015
12 photos that capture the beauty of the Oxford Canal
The Oxford Canal is unlike modern canal systems in the way that it follows the contours around the hills as opposed to having cuttings or embankments. This is perhaps one of the reasons for its…
18th December 2015
CRT election results announced
The winning candidates have been announced in the elections to represent boaters, boating businesses, volunteers and waterway staff on the Canal & River Trust’s governing national council.
17th December 2015
10 canal side pubs to escape the winter weather
Nothing beats mooring up and quenching your thirst in a cosy pub after a day on the waterways – especially on a cold, winter day. Here are ten of our favourite places to eat and…
