20th February 2017
Great canal walk: Reading ramble
Follow the River Kennet through rural Berkshire and the centre of Reading, to reach the Thames
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13th February 2017
Boating Abroad: from the Erie to Canada on the Great Loop PART TWO
In the second leg of their travels, Jane and Ian Ainsworth cross the border, where they find crystal clear waters, engineering marvels and beautiful countryside - as well as what a ‘loonie’ is
9th February 2017
Boating abroad: on the Erie Canal in New York state PART ONE
It wasn’t just in England that canal mania took hold – a link between New York and the Great Lakes goes back to the early 19th century. In part one, Jane and Ian Ainsworth start…
30th January 2017
12 of the best pubs along the Trent & Mersey Canal
The 93-mile stretch of the Trent & Mersey passes through Cheshire, Staffordshire and Derbyshire. It simply takes in too many sights and features – the Cheshire Plain, Anderton Boat Lift, Harecastle Tunnel, Flyover Junction, Heartbreak…
13th December 2016
Steve Haywood: boating in autumn and winter
CB columnist Steve Haywood has a confession to make about boating in the autumn and winter months – all he asks is that you keep it quiet
12th December 2016
Cooking on the canals: courgette and tomato stew recipe
Vicky Blick has a nutritional and cheap meal that uses the veggies that can grow on your boat
7th December 2016
Wildlife on the waterside: corvids
After the harvest comes in, nature’s knacker men take over the fields and eat almost anything, as Pip Webster explains
29th November 2016
Seasonal photos that capture the beauty of the Kennet & Avon in winter
What better place to enjoy a walk on a crisp winter day than alongside one of the many beautiful waterways of the UK? And there are few as picturesque as the K&A, meandering from Reading…
24th November 2016
Thames moorings under new management
The Environment Agency says the developments will mean moorings will be run “by boaters, for boaters”
23rd November 2016
Take a tour of works on the new Elland Bridge
Behind the scenes tours around the bridge works site and talks on the project will run on Saturday 26 November
23rd November 2016
Paddington Bear film causes complaints at Little Venice
Filming of the sequel required closing the canalside, but residents were left unable to get home and in the cold
