The nights are drawing in, the summer boating season is over. Read a selection of the best winter Narrowboat articles from the Fox Blog from winterising your narrowboat, boating through the winter & the best books to read.Read more ›
I know that whatever stretch we find ourselves on, there will still be magic: delightful dawn choruses to wake me in the morning, ducklings darting around after mum in a cacophony of continual yet endearing quacking, grasses and wildflowers billowing along the towpath, and finally a feeling of warmth penetrating the windows.Read more ›
Thoroughly clearing out the winter grime feels so good and also offers an opportunity to de-clutter alongside, which frees the mind ready for this season that brings with it new hopes and dreams to be realised.Read more ›
Ever wondered if your cat could trade the sofa for the deck of a narrowboat? From towpath adventures to roof-top sunbathing, boat cats are living their best nine lives. Whether you’re a wannabe liveaboard or dreaming of the purr-fect holiday, here’s everything you need to know about cats who call the canals home.Read more ›
You might not agree but I think there is a romance to sink washes and basic meals cooked on the fire…and if you’re lucky enough to work from your boaty home, it can feel like permission to switch off, hunker down and forget about the world ‘out there’.Read more ›
I stare out of my writing room window and am immediately buoyed by this new season. Reeds shoot up ahead of me, swaying in the fresh breeze, interlaced with the ever-disappearing pink blooms of Great Willowherb. Tufts of grasses offer a brown hue and the first orange-tinged leaves are twirling gently toward the water’s surface like ballerinas pirouetting. Read more ›
Now I know some of you might be cross at me for mentioning Christmas, but if you’re trying to be more sensitive to sustainability and aiming to make a lesser impact this year, then I encourage you to look out for the first frost and then go in search of the beautiful purple jewels abundant in our hedgerows.Read more ›
Why not use your move afloat or narrowboat holiday as an opportunity to get back to basics considering not only the environment, but also the impact that ‘always on’ technology might be having on you and your family.Read more ›
You may consider making a more permanent lifestyle change to live on the water on a narrowboat. Here is our basic guide to the costs.Read more ›
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