On a canal boat, you can "step back in time to a slower era", said Paul Miles in The Telegraph. There are over 5,000 miles of inland waterways in the UK, snaking through some of the country's most ...

From the longest canal tunnel to the shortest lock, the Canal and River Trust have delved into the fascinating world of ...

More people are calling England’s canals — and the narrow boats used to navigate them — home as remote work options in the pandemic’s wake make a mobile lifestyle more possible. By Megan Specia LITTLE ...

Temperatures are dropping, cosy jumpers are being dusted off and pubs are preparing for hearty roast season; autumn is nearly here and it's the perfect excuse to plan an idyllic staycation. While some ...

Clive Burton lives on board his narrowboat Moonshadow and is stranded in Skipton until the locks reopen on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal Boat owners and businesses stranded on a 17-mile (27km) stretch ...

Boasting an engine and a rudder, Michelle Madsen's home is different than most others' in London. She lives on Larkspur, a 38-foot green-and-white canal boat, complete with a kitchen, shower and ...

Campaigners are calling for several abandoned canal boats along a stretch of water in Derbyshire to be removed. About five boats have been left along the 12-mile (19km) stretch of the Erewash Canal, ...

Boat owners and businesses stranded on a 17-mile (27km) stretch of drought-affected canal say they could be trapped for months. The locks at Gargrave, near Skipton, and the Bingley Five Rise Locks on ...