LITTLE BOURTON, England — On a damp June afternoon, a floating home bobbed gently on the Oxford Canal, where it was moored just outside the village of Little Bourton, a blip on the map with just one ...

14:00, Sat, Sep 7, 2024 Updated: 14:00, Sat, Sep 7, 2024 An incredible map shows where all of England and Wales' 2,000 miles of canals and rivers flow, and also the areas where there is barely any ...

After narrow-boat cruising five times on the canals of England and Wales, my husband Joe and I decided we were perhaps too old to do it again. Then came new friends Rick and Mary Day, who heard about ...

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 ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: When you've finished exploring the area, grab a drink at The Lexington. This eclectic bar is a great place to unwind at the end of the day, plus, you can listen to live music ...

It’s Alice’s Day in Oxford, England. A winged griffin is playing a ukulele on Broad Street, awaiting the arrival of the Red Queen. At the nearby Bodleian Library, a caterpillar dispenses nutritional ...

LONDON, March 13 -- A pair of swans -- Georgie and Sukie -- swam by Tricia Parrott's window as the sunshine reflecting off the canal played glimmery games on the ceiling of her houseboat's main cabin.

Our train from London pulled into the tiny Gobowen station at exactly 2 p.m. on the button. After 20 minutes a lone taxi appeared and took us three miles to the Maestermyn Cruises rental office along ...