Holidays & Leisure

BOATING BREAKS get top marks

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March 26, 2025

NEW research reveals that 87% of people who took a quintessentially British holiday on the nation’s historic navigable canals and rivers would definitely recommend it to others. Of the domestic holidaymakers and those from all over the globe who were questioned, an impressive 92% felt their holiday was value for money and overall satisfaction with…
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How much does it cost to live on a narrowboat?

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Arianne Davey

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August 11, 2023

Adam Lind shares lots about his life on board a boat and provides lots of tips, ideas and information that you might find useful if you’re considering living on a boat too.
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Barge Beagle’s summer holiday – lighting the way

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August 8, 2023

Sniffing out good finds for crews with canines! Alison Alderton reports… AROUND for centuries, lighthouses have adapted with technology. Now fully automated, what was once considered the lonely life of a lighthouse keeper no longer exists. However, the buildings they once called home remain and it’s possible to take holidays in some of them where,…
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Exploring the Leeds & Liverpool Canal

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Arianne Davey

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December 9, 2022

The Leeds & Liverpool Canal offers 127 miles of walking, boating, wildlife-watching and all-round relaxation. Leaving Liverpool, the canal passes through East Lancashire and then crosses Pennine countryside and picturesque villages on the edge of the Yorskhire Dales before reaching Leeds.
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Adventure afloat: Yorkshire’s canal boat holidays to restart

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Shannon Butcher

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April 6, 2021

Canal boating holidays will be available again from 12 April as the lockdown eases – and Yorkshire boating firms are being kept busy as many holidaymakers look to stay in the UK this year. Waterways and wellbeing charity Canal & River Trust, which looks after 500km of the region’s waterways, is urging people to try…
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