September 2024 issue
On the cover of the September issue… A narrowboat approaching the Anderton Boat Lift on the River Weaver, with the Trent & Mersey Canal above.
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Big River Boat
Boat Review
Barbarella is the latest from custom boat-builder Pendle Narrowboats – a 65ft-by-12ft 6in wide-beam designed for residential use on the River Thames. Mark Langley takes a look…
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Boat Vloggers
The boating YouTube vloggers to look out for in 2024
Holiday Brochures of the '60s
Looking Back
James Francis Fox provides insights into the early years of pleasure-boating, gleaned from holiday hire literature of the time
WW Guide to the Cheshire Ring
Cruising Guide
From the Cheshire Plain to the bright lights of Manchester via the incomparable Peak District, this is a cruise to savour. Steve Elliot casts off from Anderton
Accessible Boating with Beatrice
Accessible Boating
Inspired by our recent accessible boating coverage, wheelchair-user Nigel Lincoln booked a week-long hire holiday aboard the specially adapted boat Beatrice. This is how he got on…
Bringing up a Boat Baby
Babies Onboard
Tips and tricks for living afloat with a little one, from boating parents
Cruising in Aquitaine
Holiday Hire in France
The south of France offers some of the best cruising grounds in Europe. Rosy Frost recently enjoyed a weeklong hire-holiday exploring the waterways of the Aquitaine region
Boat-related FAQs
Your Questions
Based on his interaction with audiences at Crick Boat Show seminars, Mark Langley answers common questions from prospective and current boat-owners
Langley Mill
Waterway Hotspots
At the terminus of the Erewash Canal is this unique Derbyshire site. David Cheetham explains its significance
The Name Game
Boat-Ownership
Murray Hepburn explores the variety of names of inland boats, and what they sometimes say about their owners…
24 Hours in Bradford-on-Avon
Explore
Liveaboard boater Josie Adnitt moors up on the western K&A to explore this delightful Wiltshire town
Boat Disposal
Last Word
Aaron Pinder of Crafted Boats Ltd provides an insight into scrapping a narrowboat
