The stunning ancient water town that’s the ‘Venice of the East’ surrounded by huge lakes
Just an hour's drive from Shanghai lies this stunning ancient water town that has been dubbed the perfect example of a ...
The little village full of canals but with no cars that looks straight out of a fairytale
Giethoorn, a picturesque village in the Netherlands, is often referred to as the "Venice of the North" due to its network of ...
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Narrowboating the LONGEST canal locks in the UK
Navigate the most challenging canal locks in the UK with a 66.5 ft narrowboat, conquering 29 locks in a row at the steepest ...
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Campaigners make case for historic canal revamp
Campaigners behind the painstaking restoration of a derelict canal built at the start of the industrial revolution have said ...
'My canal-blocking narrowboat was stripped'
A narrowboat that sank on a canal, blocking it for days, has been stripped of everything on board, its owner discovered. The ...
OAP explains one reason Brits are now buying timeshares in canal boats
A retired man from Yorkshire has explained why Brits are now buying timeshares in canal boats, with savings as much as £2,088 ...
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Research suggests canals can help the UK to cope with the climate emergency
As global attention focuses on climate change at the UK’s COP26 conference in November, the Canal & River Trust is highlighting how the nation’s 200-year-old canals offer huge ‘blue’ opportunities to ...
Sadiq Khan pledges to tackle 'toxic air' on London's canals
In his monthly LBC phone-in session with presenter James O’Brien on Wednesday, Sir Sadiq was asked by an east Londoner named ...
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Canals: The Making of a Nation
Liz McIvor looks at who built the nation's canal network, who funded it, those who worked on it and how they were regenerated following WWII. Britain's relationship with the canals of the ...