13th January 2017
Discounted tickets available for Dudley Tunnel and limestone mines
See in the New Year by exploring 18th-century engineering marvels and a history dating back 428 million years
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12th January 2017
Car pushed into a canal in front of appalled owners
“It was weird – it just rolled straight in and started bobbing on the water… he calmly trotted back to his car and roared off”
12th January 2017
BSS tightens up with more checks on hireboats
Requirements cover smoke and CO alarms, surfaces and means of escape
11th January 2017
Dredging work begins on the Kennet & Avon
As well as clearing silt and debris, it is hoped the work will help boost the population of endangered water voles
4th January 2017
February issue on sale now!
Our esteemed editor thinks we’re too easily hung up on the waterways in London - he’d much rather a peaceful walk along the Lancaster
4th January 2017
Historic liftbridges on the Oxford Canal to be repaired
The work on the bridges, built by renowned engineer James Brindley, will last three years
20th December 2016
Boaters can pay to pre-book selected moorings in London
If the trial is successful, the Canal & River Trust will consider expanding to other places across London’s waterways
15th December 2016
‘Santa Splash’ canoeists enjoy a festive paddle on the Leeds & Liverpool
Red suits, white beards, tinsel- and reindeer-decorated canoes – a splash of Santas isn’t the usual wildlife you’d expect to see on the canal network
7th December 2016
Winter mooring permits and locations rise sharply
It seems more and more boaters are braving the colder months to make the most of the waterways – or just bunker down in grim conditions
7th December 2016
VIDEO: Ian McMillan celebrates Yorkshire waterways with special poem
Words on Water praises the tireless work of volunteers after the Boxing Day floods last year and marks the Leeds & Liverpool bicentenary
6th December 2016
Boats needing rescue almost doubled last year
The inland waterways recovery specialists River Canal Rescue has described the figures as “unprecedented”
