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Our Top 4 Summer Festivals to Visit by Narrowboat

May 2, 2023

4 local festivals you can visit by a Fox Narrowboat this summer. Strawberry Fayre a renowned, free music festival going for 40 years plus. March Fest has Rock in the Park and a craft fair, kids zone, live music, a classic car show and more. Aquafest takes place at three riverside locations a highlight is the raft race but there is also a fun fair, beer tent, burger bar and stalls. Ely Folk Festival offers a real ale bar, lots of kids activities, morris dancing, ceilidhs, workshops and music sessions.Read more ›

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Family Friendly Activities Around the Cambridgeshire Waterways this Christmas

December 5, 2022

Meet Father Christmas at Wicken Fen with a winter walk. Anglesey Abbey has a winter show called “Nature by Night, Nature by Light” and see the gardens come to light. Festive food is being offer at Wisbech Fayre including mulled wine and chestnuts.Read more ›

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Celebrate The Fens Day 2022

April 27, 2022

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 ›

St Georges fayre in March on Sunday 24th April

Enjoy Canal Boat Trips at St Georges Fayre This Year

February 28, 2022

  After two years of social distancing and pandemic precautions festivals are coming back to England this year! We are so ready to kick off the festival season with the return of our local St George’s Fayre, which will take…Read more ›

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As Ely hosts the Boat Race looking at the course on the Ely Ouse.

April 4, 2021

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 ›

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This Christmas: Buy it Off a Boat! (Gift Guide)

December 7, 2020

Photo: RCTA Roving Canal Traders (top.left), WendyBsfloatingartgallery (bottom+middle), nancymoo-22 ebay (right) After the recent lockdown it’s now more important than ever to support the small businesses and communities around us this festive season. By celebrating canal-based businesses and the products…Read more ›

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Don’t Miss Next Year’s World Eel Throwing Competition!

April 24, 2020

Image*: Ely Eel Festival Are you new to eel throwing? Or have you been following this annual event? Most importantly, who will be named World Eel Throwing Champion 2021? All this and more will be revealed at the next Ely…Read more ›

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Nene Valley Festival by Narrowboat

August 3, 2019

A narrowboat holiday on The River Nene offers stunning countryside and charming villages with stone cottages and thatched rooves. This navigable river in Cambridgeshire is a lovely, quiet waterway, but in September there are some extra things to see and…Read more ›

Four Festivals to Visit by Narrowboat this Summer

April 29, 2019

We had such a good day at St George’s Fayre on 28th April. Thousands of people visited March for a festival of live music and dragons, dancing, market stalls, and a fun fair: We also took over 100 people out…Read more ›