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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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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
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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
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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…
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Bringing up a Boat Baby
Babies Onboard
Tips and tricks for living afloat with a little one, from boating parents
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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
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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
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Langley Mill
Waterway Hotspots
At the terminus of the Erewash Canal is this unique Derbyshire site. David Cheetham explains its significance
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The Name Game
Boat-Ownership
Murray Hepburn explores the variety of names of inland boats, and what they sometimes say about their owners…
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24 Hours in Bradford-on-Avon
Explore
Liveaboard boater Josie Adnitt moors up on the western K&A to explore this delightful Wiltshire town
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Boat Disposal
Last Word
Aaron Pinder of Crafted Boats Ltd provides an insight into scrapping a narrowboat
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