As I write this from my cosy narrowboat, my stretch of the Grand Union canal near Leighton Buzzard has frozen over completely ...

Silent Cruising on a Hybrid Narrowboat showcases the serene experience of living on a modern hybrid narrowboat, highlighting ...

I’ve never thought of myself as particularly adventurous. I prefer staying home with a good book, my feet kept firmly on the ground. And yet, in June 2021, my husband Nigel and I decided—having never ...

We should resurrect the 1940s plans for a Grand Contour Canal - a 100ft-wide waterway that would have followed the 300ft contour line around England from Newcastle to London to Southampton and many ...

A quest to find the long-lost Cumbria stretch of the Lancaster Canal turns into an adventure in ‘extreme narrowboating’ “Once upon a time, not so very many years ago, it was possible to travel all ...

A family adventure takes a tense turn as their narrowboat breaks down mid-cruise with kids aboard, highlighting the ...

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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 ...

Living on a narrowboat could turn out to be a lot more expensive A WOMAN who now lives on a narrowboat to save thousands of pounds each month has given three major warnings to people looking to start ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...