Traditionally Christmas is a time for carols and choirs, candle-lit services, holly and ivy, decorated trees, and children’s nativity plays. So it’s a popular time to visit your local church, or even a cathedral if you live near to one.…Read more ›
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 ›
Image: St Wendreda’s Church short walk from our Marina (credit below) The idyllic ancient architecture, candlelight, holly and ivy, and special services such as carols, advent, christingles and nativities make this a wonderful time of year to visit a church.…Read more ›
Learn about the Great Ouse tributaries, river Lark, Little Ouse and Wissey with Narrowboater and local waterways expert Chris Howes. His formula for stress free living – relax and drink in the narrowboating experience.Read more ›
4 of the best canal museums in the UK. Gloucester Waterways Museum, National Waterways Museum on the Shropshire Union Canal. Canal museum at Stoke Bruerne on the Grand Union Canal and the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley west midlands.Read more ›
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 ›
Your narrowboat guide to visiting the charming Northamptonshire village, which is connected to the Gunpowder Plot.Read more ›
On Armistice day you may be surprised to learn that cargo-carrying narrowboats were an important part of England’s war effort, and that many women volunteered to steer these boats when the boatmen were called up to fight. In her memoir…Read more ›
Fox Boat owner Chris shares his thoughts on Fenland names throughout time. What’s in a name ? Fenland has been described by many nicknames over the years – and each one sheds a different light on various aspects of its…Read more ›
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