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1Canal World Discussion Forums
As the largest and most active canal forums, canalworld.net offers a powerful platform for discussing canals, waterways and boats. Use our forums to help with planning trips and outings, solving technical issues, and discussing waterways history, as well as socialising and networking with other like minded people. CWDF welcomes you. Daniel Hutchinson, site owner.
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2CanalPlanAC
Interactive waterways route planner - plan your trip, find out times and information and see photos of places along the way
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3Pennine Waterways
Canals and navigable rivers of the South Pennines, UK - Huddersfield, Rochdale, Leeds & Liverpool, Bridgewater, Macclesfield, Peak Forest, South Yorkshire, etc. Virtual cruises, etc.
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4Jim Shead's Waterways Information
An encyclopedia of the canals and rivers of England and Wales, including historical data, provided by Jim Shead, Waterways Writer and Photographer.
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5Boatshed Grand Union
Inland Waterways Boat Brokers who view and photograph every boat for sale.
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6Living on a Narrowboat
Everything you need to know about living on a narrowboat including a free narrowboat budget calculator
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7Water Explorer
Water Explorer is a web application designed to assist boaters navigating the UK's inland waterways. It helps in three key areas: navigation, keeping a diary/blog of your journey and points of interest finder.
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8Retirement with No Problem
Hubby Vic and I decided to retire early in 2001 and spend our retirement living on a narrowboat cruising the Inland Waterways of Britain. This blog is about our boat "No Problem" and our retirement over all those years
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9UKCanals Network
Listings of all canalside services, history of the canals and rivers, beginners guides, discount books, Twitter List, Facebook Group list, private boat sales, interactive map, plus much, much more!
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10Waterway Routes (Maps and DVDs)
Travelling the Waterways to meet friends, and to film our wonderfully relaxing and informative DVDs in both Popular and Bowcam formats - for holidays, souvenirs and gifts for birthdays, Christmas and special occasions. Drawing Canal Maps and Diagrams for websites, brochures and magazines.
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11nb Epiphany
An everyday story of boating folk, with history, news and controversy thrown in. Continuously cruising, we tell you how we `find it`. Canals and rivers, backwaters and tourist hotspots - anywhere we can get our 57 foot narrowboat!. Includes an index of our journeys by waterway
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12boatshare
Narrow boat share re-sales site
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13Towpath Treks
A photographic guide to walking and cycling along the Leeds & Liverpool Canal. Includes a pub guide, canal history including the WW2 Defences of Lancashire. Also includes the Tavistock Canal, Regents Canal, Bude Canal, Chester Canal and many more!
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14nb Waiouru
The build and journey of nb Waiouru
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15BCBM Ltd
Shared ownership boat management and sale of shares in syndicate-owned boats
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16Canal Shop Company
Website specialising in canal and inland waterways items, books guides, dvds etc. Also includes a waterways website directory.
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17M. B. Willow
Fitting out and living on our 1935 ex Severn and Canal Carrying motor, Willow
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18Captain Ahab's Watery Tales
A photographic record of nb Wand'ring Bark's travels and other watery themes which capture my imagination!
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19Narrowboat Briar Rose
The travels of Narrowboat Briar Rose
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20NB The Manly Ferry
Our Narrowboat Caxton is transporting us around the canals of UK with our 5 animals!
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21Baddie the Pirate
LED Lighting for boats - from a boater
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22Milburn Boats Ltd
Bespoke narrowboat & wide beam boat builders
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23Narrowboat Chance
Following the progress in the building of our new narrow boat. Runner up at Crick 2011, and continuing travels on (and off) the canal..
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24boats and cruising
Things of interest as i cruise the canal system.
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25boatrent
Long term Narrow boat (and other boat) rental
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26Halfie
mostly about boating, often on our shared ownership boat Shadow
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27Rock n Roll
The wanderings of narrowboat Rock 'n' Roll
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28Boats and Canals Forum
We pride ourselves on being an informative and friendly forum for all boating and waterway lovers. We will welcome you into 'our community' whether you are a boat owner or not. Why not pay us a visit to see for yourself.
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29Seyella's Journey
NB Seyella, cruising the rivers and canals of England and Wales
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30Narrowboat Starcross
Canals, beer, buses and whatever else comes to mind
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31Contented Souls
We retired early and became live-aboards with the menagerie. Wecontinuosly cruise and continously forget things-boats have that effect on you!
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32'Eileen Inlanding'
A photographic diary of one family... one very old boat...
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33Narrowboat dreaming .... Parisien Star
Australians embarking on a year aboard a narrowboat
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34The Real Life of a Narrowboat Wife
Living on a narrowboat, following dreams, with husband and 2 pre-school kids!
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35NABO
National Association of Boat Owners
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36Herbie
maintaining and travelling on our narrowboat
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37Narrowboat Tacet
Silent Movement - Our gap year travelling the inland waterways
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38Skippy’s Random Ramblings
The Random Thoughts of a Geek in Limbo
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39UK Waterways Ranking Site
UK Waterways Ranking Site
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40Boat Build Blog
The building of a Widebeam Narrowboat
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41freespirit
Travelling the UK waterways
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42Tony Clayton's Canal Photographs
Photographs taken on the waterways system since the early 1970's
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43Narrowboat build
Follow progress as we fit-out our 57' modern trad sailaway
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44NB Percy
A blog of the ownership of narrowboat Percy
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45Narrowboat Harnser
This is a Blog detailing the travels of Narrowboat Harnser. It is updated every day when we are travelling
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46NB Triskaideka
NB Blog on new built and then travels
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47Marpessa2
Follow our funky ass narrowboat ripping a rug through the murky waters
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48Gongoozled
A Vibrant Online Community Of Boaters Sharing Experiences Of The Waterways
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49NBNorthernPride
The blog diary and stock library of professional photographer Barry Teutenberg and his wife Sandra, containing stunning images of Britain's waterways aboard Narrowboat Northern Pride NZ in 2009 and 2010 and their plans to return by 2013
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50One Thing After Another
A diary about two lads and Eddie the dog who are fitting out, travelling, and generally enjoying life aboard their narrowboat, One Thing After Another. Follow us through the good times, the bad times and not to mention the fact that life on this boat really is...One Thing After Another!
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51Narrow Boat Albert
Web log of Steve & Maggie Parkin's 60ft narrowboat based on the Grand Union in Northamptonshire
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52Armadillo
The wanderings, geographical and mental, of Graham and Jill on nb Armadillo.
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53nb Ferndale
Travels of an Australian couple on the canal system
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54Travelling in No Direction
Life on our Narrowboat
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55Wilderness Boat Owners Club
Our website has information about our boats and about trailing them to waterways, both large and small, across UK and Europe. Many visits in support of canal restoration projects. It contains information about slipways, waterways and pictures of both that members have visited.
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56Badger Sandwiches
Narrowboat-on-Thames
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57Like Ducks 2 Water
Follow our journey with your Norwegian skipper/English first mate through the Waterways
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58Canal Blog of a Newbie Narrowboat Owner
Frank adventures of a new narrowboat owner
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59n.b. dutch barge Trudy-Ann
Sorting the builders bodges
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60A Gnome Afloat (almost)
Boat hunting and living aboard, gnome style!
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61Warwickshire Fly Boat Company
Boat yard + narrowboat brokerage: homepage of the Warwickshire Fly Boat Company.
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62Narrow Boating Blog
This site blogs what we are upto on our narrowboat. We love nature and wildlife along the canals, watching and photographing when we can.
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63Hollinwood Canal Society
Aiming to preserve and eventually restore the Hollinwood Branch of the Ashton Canal
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64boatshare4u.co.uk
Shared ownership narrowboats - the independent information source
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65The River Gipping Trust
The River Gipping Trust Ltd was formed in 2008 by a group from the Ipswich Branch of IWA. One of its main aims is the restoration of the Stowmarket Navigation.
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66Melton and Oakham Waterways Society
Tells the world how things are going on the Melton Navigation and Oakham Canal
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67nb Achernar
Design,build and travels of nb Achernar
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68Narrowboat Beefur
Canal ramblings on narrowboat Beefur
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69nb Pickles No 2
Pete and Lisa's painfully slow journey aboard an unfinished narrowboat around the English canal system. And some other stuff as well.
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70Thames Motor Boaters Association
Representing Motor Boaters on the non tidal Thames
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71Google Earth Canal Maps
An ongoing attempt to map every single navigable, un-navigable, derelict and extinct canal in the UK
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72NB Siskin
The ups and downs of constructing NB Siskin from scratch
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73NB Uccello
Travels of NB Uccello with Derek, Carrie & Bungie
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74LNBP at BRAUNSTON
Community Boating Organisation providing canal trips for organized groups of young people, school children and community heroes.We provide the boat and skipper, and use your group as crew.
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75n.b. QISMA
The day to day life of living on a narrowboat and exploring the UK waterways
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76Petroc's Perambulations
Waterway travels of Geoff, Gill & Barney
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77Aqueducts of the Inland Waterways
A collection of photos and historical comment about the UK's aqueducts, the underappreciated heros of the inland waterways system
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78National Community Boats Association
An umbrella organisation supporting and representing inland waterway community boating organisations.
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79The Journey Home
A blog of first time boaters bringing "Lucy Belle" from Barrow on Soar to Whaley Bridge
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80nb AmyJo
Hello, we are back once more and the building of our narrowboat AmyJo is well on the way. Here is our Journal of the build and our travels in AmyJo
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81Patience Afloat
THe story of a narrow boat. All done with Patience.
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82Narrowboat Skylark
Immersing ourselves in the peace and tranquility of the East Anglian Fens
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83NB Tilly May
Trials & Tribulations of NB Tilly May
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84Travels on Tranquility
Our narrowboating adventures on share boat TQ
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85Narrowboat Debdale
Debdale's travels and other waterways stuff
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86I know a bank where the wild thyme grows
Foraging along the towpath while living with Captain Ahab ...
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87nbThat's D'riculous
Our personal experiences as they happen on the ups & downs of owning a narrowboat
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88Onboard Solar
Solar panels fitted to your narrowboat
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89Two Jays
All about the activities of James and Janice Steckerl on board their narrow boat 'Two Jays'
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90Jannock Website
Jannock's trip and other stuff
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91Just Heaven
Cruising blog of narrowboat Just Heaven
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92Waterlily
Nevs Waterlily blog
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93Narrowboat Rag Rugs
Traditional hand made rag rugs.
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94Macclesfield Canal
General information and guide to Macclesfield Canal.
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95Boys on Tour
Trials and tribulations of a pair of newbies
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96Travels on the U.K canal system with Narrowboat 'San Serriffe'
Travels of narrowboat San Serriffe
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97Jannock Weblog
a blog of Jannock's travel as it happens
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98The Meaning of Ubique
A Narrowboat Adventure In Words And Pictures.
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99DB Halcyon
Slowly fitting out a Replica Dutch Barge…
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100DenHolmes Photography
Photography Site with News and Views of the Uttoxeter Canal
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101Fmc Dove
Restoration of an ex-working boat
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102narrowboat ropes
Decorative ropes for narrowboats
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103NB RAE - 2000 Miles and the Rest of our Lives
Follow Yogi and Ronnis travels and tribulations on their Narrow Boat RAE
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104the cat who walks by himself
Build and travel blog for the eponymous narrowboat
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105Essendee Narrow Boat
Narrowboat trip of British inland waterway
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106Rose of Arden
Grumpy Boater Blog
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107Takey Tezey
Heth's wide-angle view of life aboard wide-beam Takey Tezey.
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108Stratford River Festival 2012
The highly successful Stratford-upon-Avon Free River Festival will once again bring the waterways of Stratford alive, with boatloads of family fun, on 30th June and 1st July 2012
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109Narrowboat QISMA
QISMA website and Blog
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UK Waterways Web Ring
UK Waterways Web Ring member