A more cheerful way to start the year is by creating a ‘bucket list’ of fun things to do. Learn to work a lock and steer a boat. Visit ‘Mother’, a thatched structure at Wicken Fen. The nature reserve here is a favourite with our customers. Visit Houghton Mill, a National Trust property on the River Great Ouse. Read on to find out about another 9 bucket list items.Read more ›
Will your narrowboat holiday be taking you to the river Nene? If so, check out the Nene Valley Railway. Relax in a restored wooden panelled coach and go back in time, on a heritage steam or diesel train. Here are three steam railway events to enjoy on your narrowboat holiday this summer.Read more ›
Do you love to escape into the tranquillity of nature? Are you intrigued by ancient English traditions and heritage? Want to explore the Fens at your leisure, on a narrowboat holiday? Then Celebrate the Fens Day may give you some great ideas of where to visit this year.Read more ›
Are you intrigued by England’s legends and mysteries? Want to discover local folklore on your narrowboat holiday? Got any Harry Potter fans in your family? This Halloween, read on to discover the witchy history of Cambridgeshire’s Fens. The Cambridgeshire Fens…Read more ›
Photos: top Prickwillow Museum, bottom The Babylon Gallery Ely As the summer holidays come to an end, parents are buying new uniform and stationery and getting ready for the autumn term. If this summer has been all about the staycations,…Read more ›
Imagine the mist swirling around your ankles, and the sound of twigs mysteriously cracking behind you… You turn around, but there’s nobody there! As I write this on Halloween weekend, I am reminded that woods can be scary places sometimes.…Read more ›
Spring time is not just about warmer days, daffodils and Easter eggs. For narrowboaters it means the start of the boating season, and on the Fenland waterways it’s time to untie our ropes and get back out there cruising…Read more ›
Are you haunted by dreams of a narrowboat holiday? Are you brave enough to experience the darker side of Cambridge? Have you ever been curious about paranormal investigations? You may like to explore the mysterious Fenlands by narrowboat. The strange…Read more ›
Want to try narrowboating on England’s quieter rivers? Or taste champagne in a world famous college? View internationally acclaimed works of art? You may like to visit the ‘city of perspiring dreams’; a world famous University City. Cambridge is the…Read more ›
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