Go West young man!
Raal route guide blog with expert narrowboater and writer going west from March covering Peterborough, Ferry meadows, Elton mill to Water newton.Read more ›
Raal route guide blog with expert narrowboater and writer going west from March covering Peterborough, Ferry meadows, Elton mill to Water newton.Read more ›
Part 2 of John Revells Middle Level narrowboating adventure. John makes the Salters Lode crossing at low water. He navigates the fourty foot river, river cam, sixteen foot and hundred foot New Bedford. He compares the then in August 1984 and the now for places to eat and stop he describes the characters he met back in 1984.Read more ›
Want to banish the winter blues, book a romantic break, or learn about living on a canal boat? Then check out the highlights from last year’s narrowboat blog.Read more ›
Discover John Revell’s adventure narrowboating the Middle Level waterways back in 1984. This is Part 1 of 3. John purchased his first boat at the Shropshire Union navigated the River Nene including meeting lock keepers, eating at some of the best waterside pubs and decribes the things that did not go according to plan. John met Charlie Fox and moved his boat to Foxes Marina. Read more ›
He was named after the fictional character – ‘the boy who never grew up’. A huntsman turned a conservationist, learn more how this well-known hero came to be the father of conservation, as well as his accomplishments. Take the Quiz…Read more ›
Unexpected rainy weather will not discourage the tenacious canal boater! Here are four ways to enjoy your UK narrowboat holiday, even if it rains.Read more ›