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 ›
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Jul252019
4-Night Break on the river Great Ouse.
Posted in Blog, Places to Visit Tagged with: Cambridge, Cambridge Backs, cambridge cheese company, Denver Sluice, littleport, river great ouse, Rural Fox, salter's lode
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 ›
Posted in Blog, Mooring Customer Articles, Navigation articles, Uncategorized Tagged with: Chris Howes, Flag Fen, middle level boating, old river port st Ives, Ramsey, river great ouse, River Nene, wansford station
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 ›
Posted in Blog, Featured articles Tagged with: old river port st Ives, river great ouse, the norris museum
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 ›
Posted in Blog Tagged with: boat holiday, middle level boating, river great ouse, river nene boating
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 ›
Posted in Blog, Mooring Customer Articles Tagged with: Charlie Fox, John Revell, old bedford river, river great ouse, welches dam
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 ›
Posted in Blog, Featured articles, Navigation articles Tagged with: East Anglian Waterways Association, IWA, John Revell, Middle Level, river great ouse, waterways campaigner, Well Creek Trust
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 ›
Posted in Blog, Featured articles Tagged with: cawdle fen, denver, east hall manor, jenyn's arms, littleport, littleport riots 1816, old white bell inn, river great ouse, salter's lode, ship inn, southery, swan on the river
