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Recently, another blogger Corinne, contacted me for advice because she is thinking of living aboard with her husband and four children. My children were born on a narrowboat and we lived aboard until our eldest was 5. In many ways it’s a beautif...

It’s midsummer already and the weather is perfect for holiday cruising. For many boaters, stopping by and discovering cosy canal-side pubs full of character is one of the delights of narrowboating. For those that live aboard, the local pub is of...

As well as our usual highlighted Boat of the Moment, this week we are featuring three boats that have been reduced in price. If you’re hoping to pick up a bargain to begin enjoying this summer weather on the canals we may have the boat you are l...

Now that it’s summer time boaters want to be out and about on the Cut as much as possible. But before you untie your ropes spare a thought for your lovely boat, and treat her to some TLC. She’ll be much more likely to chug along reliably if yo...

National Boat Fire Safety week begins next Monday 26th May and firefighters will be raising awareness of safety afloat. Now and then on the Cut you do see the sad and sorry remains of a burnt out boat; a grim reminder of how quickly a fire can spr...

One of my favourite topics to write or talk about is what a great resource the English canals and rivers are for families. Whether it’s used for walking, boating or living on, our canal network is a way for children to enjoy getting closer to na...

Aside from our usual highlighted Boat of the Moment, we also like to feature boats that have been recently reduced in price. If you’re looking for a boat today at yesterday’s prices we may have the boat you are looking for right now. Each of ...

I love the Grand Union Canal. A lot of boaters find the heavy gates on the double locks a bit daunting, but find another boat to work a flight with, or better still, start with two boats, a hotel boat pair, say, and the GU is a dream - a canal sup...

With or without a boat if you enjoy the canals there are four very different events happening on the Grand Union this April.

Can you imagine taking on a 50 mile Quadrathon along the Grand Union Canal from Harefield to Milton Keynes? That’s what four colleagues from the IWA head office will do on the 5th April! Toby Gomm, Stephanie Pay, Gemma Bolton and Jenny Black ho...

Timothy West and Prunella Scales star in this new documentary series on More4, following their travels on Britain’s canals as they celebrate their golden wedding anniversary. Prunella Scales is now 81 and her husband is 79 but they’ve been boa...

How ready is your boat for the boating season? We’ve had some sunny weather recently in the UK and Spring is on the way. Who knows which weekend will be the one that you decide to take the boat out? Be prepared to get out on the Cut as soon as ...

A good way to keep up with boating issues is to check in on the CRT Boater’s Update; published every couple of weeks by Damian Kemp, the Canal & River Trust's Communications Manager.

Do you believe in love at first sight? That moment that gives you butterflies in the stomach, and a gut feeling that you might have just found The One?

Here is a superb live-aboard wide-beam with a lovely residential mooring. The boat is well fitted and comfortable and the mooring has extensive decking and several outbuildings as well as reserved parking right by the mooring.

The Inland Waterways Association (IWA) has received an award from the organisers, for its loyal attendance at the London Boat Show. IWA was a founder exhibitor when the event was first launched 60 years ago, and hasn't missed a year since.

The Boatshed 2014 Conference was held at the Excel exhibition centre during the London boat show. Boatshed offices travelled to London to share best practice, discuss ideas and develop new strategy for 2014/15.

Boatshed Scotland won the trophy for "Yacht Broker of the year" at the 2014 Boatshed Conference and Awards ceremony.

As our New Year resolutions struggle to shine through a blanket of January clouds, boaters around the country are looking forward to 2014. If you’re not yet a boat owner the waterways blogs around the network are a wonderful peek into the lives ...

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