May 2024 issue
On the cover of the May issue… Cruising the Leeds & Liverpool Canal at East Marton in glorious summer weather.
See in online readerBuy this issue
Electric Collingwood
Boat Review
The Liverpool-based boat-builder has added a new serial hybrid model to its popular range of narrowboats. Mark Langley finds out more…
Boats on the Fossdyke
Looking Back
Chris M. Jones explores an image of working craft in Lincolnshire
Crick Boat Show Preview
Show Preview
Your guide to Britain's premier canal boat event
Cruising to Crick
Explore the Waterways
Situated on the Leicester Line of the Grand Union, Crick Marina is centrally located and easy to reach from all corners of the network. We explore the routes to the boat show…
The Eastern Leeds and Liverpool
Cruising Guide
Don’t tell Lancastrians, but we think the Yorkshire half of the L&L is the finest. Steve Elliott explores it from Foulridge to Leeds
In the Summertime
Looking Back
It’s June 1970 and Max and Edna Holgate embark on an extensive two-week hire cruise taking in the waterways of Cheshire and the West Midlands. Roger Butler follows their progress…
Towing the Line
Boat-Ownership
Trailboating begins on dry land with new skills, says Ian Shaw
Building a Five-Star Boat
Boat Business
Lady Teal is a wide-beam hotel-boat providing holidays on the Leeds & Liverpool. Co-owner Nick Mead describes its conception and creation
Boatlife 2024
Show Review
Rupert Smedley looks over the inland boats and related products at February’s BoatLife event in Birmingham
Diesel and Dust
On the Waterways
Photographer Joe Dixey credits the canals with reigniting his passion for taking pictures. His latest project is about capturing their unique heritage, he tells Amelia Hamson
Small Boats
Buying Used
Good things often come in small packages, so Tony Jones looks at boats under 35ft  using WW’s BoatSearch service
Accessible Day Trips for Children and Adults
Accessible Boating
Continuing her focus on accessible boating, Alison Cannon looks at some of the day-trip opportunities in England, Scotland and Wales
Canals as a National Park
Last Word
Nigel Fenwick describes his love of the UK’s canals and why he’s launched a Parliamentary petition to have them designated as a national park
