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Join us on an extraordinary journey through the Birmingham Canal Navigation, a network boasting over 160 kilometres of waterways. With its impressive expanse surpassing even that of Venice, this ...

Dry and warm weather over the past few months may lead to the closure of what is thought to be the UK canal system's oldest continuously working dry dock, its managing director has said. Tooley's ...

On a recent trip to the UK, we decided to break up our land-based holiday with a unique adventure exploring the quintessentially English countryside on a longboat. Our destination of choice? Wiltshire ...