WE all have ambitions which sit quietly in the background of our lives — perfectly achievable, endlessly appealing, yet somehow never quite happening. Our editor Gareth has always wanted to take the ...

Navigating the UK’s historic canal system is already an adventure, but taking a narrowboat up the Anderton Boat Lift is on another level! This engineering marvel, built in 1875, lifts boats 50 feet ...

This is our biggest day on the canals. We leave England, cross the highest aqueduct in the world, go through the longest darkest tunnel in wales and make our way to the source of it all, horseshoe ...

A TRAVEL company based in Bromsgrove which provides narrowboat holidays has recently scooped a prestigious award for its offering. Black Prince, headquartered on the Worcester and Birmingham Canal in ...

Over the coming weeks and months, Paul Miles will be following in the wake of narrowboating pioneer L.T.C. Rolt, retracing a journey he made – and wrote about – more than 80 years ago and reflecting ...

An RNLI volunteer has been praised for his "dedication and hard work" as he retires from the life-saving charity after more than three decades. Friends and colleagues at the RNLI paid tribute to ...

RESIDENTS from a Wirral care home enjoyed a 'delightful' six-hour journey on a narrow boat from Chirk to Trevor in Wales. The trip, organised by WCNT - Community Narrowboating Wirral, was a chance for ...

If you want food for your soul, narrowboating is definitely recommended, says Ronjita Kulkarni. IMAGE: The Marina Bay in Whixall where narrowboats are docked. Photograph: Ronjita Kulkarni The best way ...