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 ›
2025 was a year full of adventures on the Fenland waterways, from cosy winter escapes to rooftop gardening, ghostly tales, and family boating fun. Curious about the best tips, hidden gems, and inspiring stories we shared? Click through to discover our top highlights and start planning your 2026 canal adventures.Read more ›
Discover the hidden gems of Cambridgeshire’s waterways on a narrowboat journey, where historic landmarks, charming villages, and scenic landscapes await at every lock and bend.Read more ›
Why not branch off from the main route to Cambridge, West onto the Great Ouse for a leisurely journey of 19 miles and with only two locks to negotiate, from Pope’s Corner to St. Ives.Read more ›
Where can you see a working watermill, a steam train, a steam engine, impressive cathedrals and famous university colleges? Travel by narrowboat and get immersed in England’s history. 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 ›
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