Following on from John Revell’s previous blog about the efforts to restore the Old Bedford river to navigation. John follows up with his latest thoughts. Photography by Mike Daines. In November 2016 I took my narrowboat Olive Emily, based at Fox’s…Read more ›
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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
