December 2025 issue
On the cover of the December issue…Former Fellows, Morton & Clayton narrowboat Bramble on the Staffs & Worcs Canal near Falling Sands Lock. Photo by Kevin Maslin
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A Pleasure Narrowboat for Two
Boat Review
Built for a couple, Fairborn is a 50ft semitrad with a reverse layout and traditional styling. Mark Langley finds out more…
Favourite Lock Cottages
Around the Waterways
The WW team share the historic lockside properties that have left a lasting impression
Chasing the Boats
Around the Waterways
From a childhood beside the Black Country canals to a lifelong passion behind the lens, photographer Kev Maslin shares the journey that led him to document Britain’s historic narrowboats
WW Guide to the Shropshire Union Canal
Cruising Guide
The tight embankments and deep cuttings of the Shroppie provide rural cruising at its finest. Steve Elliott cruises from Barbridge to Autherley
Tractor Towing in London
Looking Back
We explore a towing technique that replaced horses on the capital’s waterways
From the Newsroom to Narrowboats
Reader's Story
For many years, Adam Porter’s passion for boating has coexisted with a highly successful broadcasting career. Recently, though, he’s left BBC radio to become a continuous cruiser…
Hard Boating in a Heatwave
Explore The Kennet and Avon
This summer Murray Hepburn cruised the Severn Estuary and the K&A – plus, much of the route in reverse! Little wonder he found it challenging…
Space Solutions for Hire-Boats
Boat Ownership
Trinity Narrowboats provides interior design insights from its fleet of hire-craft
24 Hours in Ellesmere
Explore The Llangollen Canal
Adam Porter pauses his Llangollen Canal cruise to explore this Shropshire town
Meet Campbell Robb
Interview
In his second week as chief executive of the Canal & River Trust, Campbell Robb spoke to WW about his new position
A DIY Dinette
Boat Project
Tim Holden designed and built a unique dinette for his narrowboat and offers advice for those considering a similar project
Never Two Late
Reader's Boat
Liveaboard and roving trader Maxine Brown reveals why waiting three-and-a-half years for a bespoke narrowboat was well worth it. As told to Amelia Saxena
Memories of a Hostel-boating Summer
Looking Back
Australian Beverley Parrott looks back half a century to when she helped run horsedrawn narrowboat Pamela
Slow Travel
Last Word
Paul Miles reflects on the pleasure of cruising at walking pace in an increasingly frantic world
