THE Caledonian Canal is 60 miles of natural fresh water lochs and man-made canals running through the magnificently scenic Great Glen of the Scottish Highlands,
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Category: Features
A lunch with Hercule Poirot
Tim Coghlan of Braunston Marina has lunch with David Suchet of Hercule Poirot fame and finds out more about the actor’s connection with Britain’s canals.
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Beautiful Boötes
Towpath astronomer Brian Jones searches the sky for the constellation of Boötes. Is it herdsman, ploughman or bear driver? THE prominent constellation of Boötes is located
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Ellis… more than just a narrowboat!
Helen Gazeley finds out why two boat owners share their living space and invite strangers to become a part of the liveaboard family. WHEN is
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Issy – a new addition to the Venetian hire fleet
HAVING been operating for the last five years with the boat stock that came with the business Venetian Hireboats, Phil Roberts and his wife Maxine
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How towpath times have changed!
‘CANALS are for boats’ is the 200-year-old mantra that chants as freshly as ever. If historic water routes become unnavigable, they lose integrity and life.
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The story of Clonmacnoise
Alison Alderton visits one of Ireland’s most famous monastic sites. ARRIVAL at a destination by boat is always special but there is one place in
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Taking steps to reduce plastic pollution
PLASTIC pollution is an issue that everyone is talking about. With marine life washing up on shores across the world with stomachs full of carrier
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Murder Mystery event in aid of local charity
CANALSIDE Farm near Stafford will be holding a Murder Mystery evening on April 13, in aid of local charity Katharine House Hospice. The event will
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Riverside pub to reopen with a new name
YALDING riverside pub The Anchor is reopening as The Boathouse following a £1.2 million refurbishment. The Shepherd Neame pub is situated on the River Medway,
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Waterways Holidays answers first-timers’ FAQs
BOATING holidays agency Waterways Holidays has answered the questions it is most often asked in a blog post titled Newbie’s Guide to Boating. The company
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Self-drive boats return to the Regent’s Canal
VISITORS and Londoners alike can once again charter their own electric boat without the need for a licence or captain. GoBoat has been taking advance
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Leo roars across the skies
Towpath astronomer Brian Jones points out some of the stars which make up the lion that takes pride of place in the spring night sky.
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Traditionally modern, the new boat from Perrydale
Phil Pickin returns to see a narrowboat which first caught his eye on a previous visit. SOME time ago I visited Perrydale Narrowboats at their
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