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The Narrowboater’s New Year’s Bucket List

A more cheerful way to start the year is by creating a ‘bucket list’ of fun things to do. Learn to work a lock and steer a boat. Visit ‘Mother’, a thatched structure at Wicken Fen. The nature reserve here is a favourite with our customers. Visit Houghton Mill, a National Trust property on the River Great Ouse. Read on to find out about another 9 bucket list items.Read more ›

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When Swans Are Your Neighbours: What You Need to Know

Once upon a time, when my family lived on a narrowboat, in a village in Hertfordshire, we gradually got to know the local swans, Bonnie and Clyde. I don’t know why I called them that: Perhaps it was their slightlyRead more ›

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