Today as the river Great Ouse hosts the boat race we are fortunate to have a guest post from David Goode Fellow and Praelector of Wolfson College Cambridge regarding the boat race channel on the river Great Ouse. My friend,…Read more ›
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Mar122020
Your 2020 Narrowboat Easter Holiday
Spring time is not just about warmer days, daffodils and Easter eggs. For narrowboaters it means the start of the boating season, and on the Fenland waterways it’s time to untie our ropes and get back out there cruising under…Read more ›
Tagged with: Middle Level, narrowboat season start, rive nene, river great ouse, River Nene, Samovar tea house, spring time
Jul252019
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 in…Read more ›
Jun102018
Nene, Great Ouse and Middle Level Navigations – Points of interest, Places to visit
Mooring customer Chris Howes has shared his knowledge of the local waterways to assist our holiday makers, mooring customers and those navigators attending the St Neots Festival of water. Chris is Chairman of the Inland Waterways Association Eastern Region and…Read more ›
May082018
Old River Port St Ives!
On a glorious Bank holiday Monday after a busy morning at work, we visited Old River Port St Ives on the river Great Ouse. On our arrival we passed the pub the Seven Wives, presumably named after the children’s nursery…Read more ›
May282017
Get away for a short break this June
June is the perfect time to explore the waterways of the Cambridgeshire Fens! We have asked our staff for their top 3 picks for a short break. Tracey our finance director would head…Read more ›
Apr062017
Old Bedford river conquered!
Non tidal access to the historic Old Bedford River was lost in 2006 when the E.A. closed Welches Dam Lock, thus stopping access to a waterway that had been navigated for over 350 years. Since the closure various attempts have…Read more ›
Oct282016
The Middle Level Navigations – one boater’s view
Before reading this article further it is worth thinking back to 1984 when John Revell first visited the Middle Level Navigations. In those days entry by boat to the system was restricted to boats of 49 feet in length because of the…Read more ›
May102015
Riverside Dining
Grand Central Ely This months riverside dining visit was to Grand Central in Ely on the river Great Ouse. The restaurant situated in Annesdale was once the boathouse for Fenland boatbuilding company Appleyard and Lincoln. This is where our company…Read more ›
Apr252015
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’t…Read more ›
