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Boating on the Middle Level in May 1984 Part 1 with John Revell

Discover John Revell’s adventure narrowboating the Middle Level waterways back in 1984. This is Part 1 of 3. John purchased his first boat at the Shropshire Union navigated the River Nene including meeting lock keepers, eating at some of the best waterside pubs and decribes the things that did not go according to plan. John met Charlie Fox and moved his boat to Foxes Marina. Read more ›

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Our First Narrow Boat Adventure

Carol and her partner Kev took their first narrowboat holiday with us in 2018.  Carol has recently had the article published in her local boat club magazine and has kindly agreed to us reproducing it here. Its only been aRead more ›

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4-Night Break on the river Great Ouse.

On our Spring 4-night narrowboat break aboard Rural Fox we headed out onto the river Great Ouse.  Our first day after a cruise of 3 ½ hours and having negotiated the Marmont Priory lock we moored for the night inRead more ›

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The Spooky Truth About Cruising to Ely

You would expect cruising the River Great Ouse to be both peaceful and picturesque; your journey should be relaxed and unhurried, simply absorbing the local history, folklore and architecture.  But in this article, FoxBoats reveal what the local boaters won’tRead more ›

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