Features – Page 2 – Towpath Talk

Beautiful Boötes

May 26, 2018 Pauline Hawkins Features

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

Ellis… more than just a narrowboat!

May 25, 2018 Pauline Hawkins Features

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

Issy – a new addition to the Venetian hire fleet

May 25, 2018 Pauline Hawkins Features

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

From the Chesterfield Canal to the Erewash

May 21, 2018 webeditor Features

DAWN Rose is the only Chesterfield Canal boat in existence, all the rest have rotted away. Built over the course of four years by a

Watersports for all ages at Islington Boat Club

May 21, 2018 Pauline Hawkins Features

ISLINGTON Boat Club is a well-known institution situated just off the Regent’s Canal on the quiet City Road Basin. The second largest open space in

How towpath times have changed!

May 18, 2018 Pauline Hawkins Features

‘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.

The story of Clonmacnoise

May 17, 2018 Pauline Hawkins Features

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

Taking steps to reduce plastic pollution

April 16, 2018 webeditor Featured, Features

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

Murder Mystery event in aid of local charity

March 25, 2018 Pauline Hawkins Features

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

Riverside pub to reopen with a new name

March 24, 2018 Pauline Hawkins Features

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,

Waterways Holidays answers first-timers’ FAQs

March 24, 2018 Pauline Hawkins Features

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