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Canal Boats: The Antidote to School Holiday Boredom

Are you asking yourself what to do in the school summer holidays? Are your kids already glued to the TV or tablet? Are you searching for some healthy outdoor activities to stave off boredom? Day boat hire in Cambridgeshire couldRead more ›

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4 Things You Don’t Expect on a Narrowboat Holiday

If you’ve been browsing the internet reading about narrowboats you probably think you have a good idea of what a narrowboat hire holiday is like. It’s just slowly drifting through narrow canals and English countryside with occasional stops at countryRead more ›

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5 Surprising Rewards of Choosing a Cambridge Boating Holiday

If you’ve never tried a boating holiday on the Fenland Waterways you may discover a number of unexpected benefits that make it a little different from your average canal boat holiday. Among Cambridgeshire’s attractive villages and cities is an impressiveRead more ›

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Seven Surprising Differences We Discovered Cruising the Middle Levels

I used to run a traditional pair of hotel narrowboats, Snipe and Taurus with my husband. We had a lot of routes that were standard fare – we did them regularly, and knew them really well, but every summer weRead more ›

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Directors in the Spotlight

Fox Boats is run by Paula Syred and Tracey Baxter, who are the daughters of Charlie Fox, the man who founded Fox Boats in 1952. They have a team of 7 dedicated staff, who love to help people have amazingRead more ›

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3 Things You Must Do When Visiting Cambridge

Cambridge is now one of the top 10 destinations for foreign tourists in the UK, according to figures released in June 2014. The nationwide tourist board VisitBritain reported that the city attracted 404,000 overseas visitors for stays of at leastRead more ›

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