Towpath Talk features everything you need to know about boats, marinas, wildlife, conservation, heritage and superb days out.

If you like the look of the June edition, we’re certain you’ll enjoy reading every issue, so why not take a look at our latest subscription offers? Remember Towpath Talk is a FREE publication, so you’ll only be paying for delivery – starting from just £20 a year!
Whether it’s news, reviews, reports or guides, we’ve got it covered right across the UK’s entire canal network, and there’s a substantial trader section for all your buying and selling needs. Towpath Talk is the best way to find out what’s going on in British waterways today.
Inside this month’s Towpath Talk…
Exploring your canal ancestry: creating genealogy timelines
In the latest in her family history series, Nicola Lisle shows how creating timelines for your ancestors can highlight gaps and anomalies in your research.
Full steam ahead for the Braunston rally!
Tim Coghlan tells the fascinating story of Braunston Marina and looks ahead to this year’s colourful and fun-packed festival offering.
From attic to archive: the lost waterway photos of Frederick Le Manquais
A treasure trove of unpublished canal and inland waterways images taken by a top railway photographer, who was also a keen sailor and cabin cruiser owner, have been retrieved from his daughter’s attic after lying unseen for many years.
Cruising in style: Coral joins the fleet
Although we mainly look at new, privately owned boats, it’s good to occasionally see what is happening within the hire fleets. With this in mind, Phil Pickin took a trip to the Trevor Basin to see a new boat entering the Anglo Welsh fleet.
Flick through the latest issue of Towpath Talk below
Click here to open in a new window