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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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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River people
Lifeboatman John Chapman is one of the crew who patrol the busy tidal River Thames from Teddington. Elizabeth Rogers finds out more. THIS year marks
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Going for gold…
By Janet Richardson ONE of the regular features of the London Boat Show is the presentation of The Yacht Harbour Association’s prestigious Marina of the
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Enjoy the best of both worlds at Tewkesbury
By Janet Richardson STRATEGICALLY important over the centuries, the medieval market town of Tewkesbury is situated at the confluence of the rivers Avon and Severn.
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Attracting the next generation of boaters
Mark Tizard, vice-chairman of the National Association of Boat Owners (NABO), comments on some more topical issues. NABO’s recent open letter to the All Party
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Artist Lucy joins the fellowship of The Ring
UK STREET artist Lucy McLauchlan is the newest addition to The Ring – a major arts programme and cultural first for Worcestershire that will celebrate
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The constellation of Gemini – heavenly twins holding hands in the sky
Towpath astronomer Brian Jones pinpoints one of the oldest star groups. VISIBLE high in the southern sky during mid-evenings in February, the constellation of Gemini
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Towpath gardeners get a good thing going
A COMMUNITY ‘linear larder’ garden along the banks of the Rochdale Canal was a runner-up in a new BBC One daytime TV series, Let’s Get
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Brewery company to be a Joule in Crown Wharf site
By Harry Arnold Pictures: Waterway Images AFTER some months of negotiations Joule’s Brewery has acquired the key Crown Wharf site on the Trent & Mersey
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Narrowboat Farm – the future of community-owned moorings in Scotland
Cicely Oliver discovers that there’s more to farming than crops in the fields. Pictures: Iain Withers IN 2015 Iain Withers bought four acres of farmland
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