Are you looking for a family holiday with a difference? Beautiful scenery and quality time together? Want to explore new places and learn to work a lock? A narrowboat holiday could be just what you and your family need. When…Read more ›
Narrowboat blog about Cambridge, Ely and the Fenland Waterways
Jun262021
Robbie Cumming Stars in Canal Boat Diaries
Are you a fan of TV’s Great Canal Journeys? Have you enjoyed watching Kevin Shelley’s Travels by Narrowboat? Are you an arm-chair narrowboater? Then you’ll love BBC Four’s Canal Boat Diaries. This series follows Robbie Cumming as he embarks on…Read more ›
Jun182021
Do You Make These 3 Canal Boating Mistakes?
Are you completely new to narrowboating? Is there a right and a wrong way to tie the ropes? Can cruising at three miles per hour ever really be dangerous? Don’t worry. A few pro tips can stop you from making…Read more ›
May272021
Watch Now: Travels by Narrowboat
Does modern life stress you out? Ever wanted to sell your possessions and live on a boat? Would you enjoy the narrowboat lifestyle? In 2017 Kevin Shelly quit his ‘bricks and mortar’ lifestyle, bought a canal boat, and set…Read more ›
Tagged with: Grand Union Canal, Kevin Shelly, Narrowboat lifestyle, Narrowboat TV, Travels by Narrowboat
May212021
3 Skippers Tips to Start Steering a Holiday Narrowboat
Is it difficult to go round corners? What happens if you run aground? How do you turn a 70 foot narrowboat around? Let us share zen and the art of narrowboat handling with you. Steering a holiday boat on the…Read more ›
Apr292021
How to Watch Great Canal Journeys in 2021
Image: Gyles and Sheila travel the Lea Navigation, visiting the former Royal Gunpowder Mills and tackling their first manual locks before travelling up the Thames – Nov 2020. Credit: Deposit Photos 318706968. Great Canal Journeys cruises forward into 2021 with…Read more ›
Apr122021
Lockdown Easing Means Hope for Holidays
Great news! We’re back open for boat hire, mooring customers and the workshop, and we’re looking forward to seeing some familiar faces, and meeting some new people this spring and summer (at a safe social distance!) As the UK slowly…Read more ›
Apr042021
As Ely hosts the Boat Race looking at the course on the Ely Ouse.
Today as the river Great Ouse hosts the boat race we are fortunate to have a guest post from David Goode Fellow and Praelector of Wolfson College Cambridge regarding the boat race channel on the river Great Ouse. My friend,…Read more ›
Mar242021
Why Easter is the Best Time to Book Your Narrowboat Holiday
Are you a fan of churches or chocolate? Bunnies or spring flowers? And narrowboat holidays? As springtime approaches let Easter inspire your holiday plans by planning a canal boat route that includes chocolates, churches and newborn spring animals and waterfowl.…Read more ›
Mar152021
How to Get Top Author’s ‘Nature Cure’ on a Narrowboat Holiday
Can exploring a new rural landscape rescue you from a mental health crisis? Maybe. Richard Mabey’s book ‘Nature Cure’, describes his recovery from severe depression through walking, watching and writing about the Eastern region’s beautiful landscapes. Richard Mabey is…Read more ›
Tagged with: lift low mood, nature cure, recover from depression, richard mabey, walking east anglia, Wicken Fen
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