August 2026 issue
On the cover of the August issue... Cruising the beautiful River Avon at Bidford.
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Boats at Crick
Boat Reviews
The WW team select the standout craft at this year’s show
WW Guide to Warwickshire Avon
Cruising Guide
Connecting four beautiful towns through 47 miles of Midlands countryside, Shakespeare’s Avon is among Britain’s best river navigations. Steve Elliott is our guide
Crick Turns Up The Heat
Crick Boat Show Report
Round-up of the bank holiday boat show
Crick Products
Product Update
Rupert Smedley and Andrew Denny explore the new items & innovations at this year’s Crick Boat Show
A Weekend in Yorkshire
Looking Back
Hugh Potter recalls a hire break on the Huddersfield Broad and Calder & Hebble in the autumn of 1974
Gas Street Basin
Waterways Hotspot
At the heart of Birmingham is the meeting point of the BCN and the Worcester & Birmingham Canal, where waterways heritage remains central to one of the city’s most successful regeneration schemes.
Pick Up a Paddle
Interview
Author and paddle boarding instructor Anu Aladin looks back on her introduction to the sport and gives advice on how to get started
24 Hours in Shardlow
Explore
Sarah Hodgkinson explores one of Britain’s greatest inland ports
Canal and Tramway Connections
Looking Back
David Cheetham explores the historic link between these two modes of transport
The Caldon Conundrum
Cruising
At Hazelhurst Junction, Fiona Burt faces one of the Caldon Canal’s toughest choices: Froghall or Leek?
The Fens Arm
Explore
While cruising the West Midlands waterways, Adam Porter discovers a quiet overnight mooring between the Delph and Stourbridge lock flights
A Rough Crossing
Last Word
Emma Culshaw-Bell discovers just how quickly conditions can turn nasty on the tidal River Mersey
