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
Sep192015
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 we…Read more ›
Posted in Blog, Featured articles Tagged with: Cambridge, Denver Sluice, ely, hotel narrowboats, kingfishers, northampton, Outwell, River Nene, salter's lode, seal sightings, Upwell, waterways cruise
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
