Looking to escape? Here’s a recent trip local readers took to Wales. Check it out, then find more reader travel inspiration at www.mercurynews.com/tag/wish-you-were ...

Taking to the water along a short and winding route in Northamptonshire sparks respect for the waterway and also all the people who have made their living here, writes Ruth Brindle. Did you know with ...

A Narrowboat (notice NO hyphen) epitomizes the often weird and many wonderful ways of tourism in Great Britain. Brits call them Narrowboats, as it is one word, and depending on their size and length, ...

The 2,000 miles of narrow canals that weave through England were built a few centuries ago to ferry coal from rural mines to mills and cities. Long abandoned for faster transport, the canals now fill ...