Thursday 19 March 2015

 
Gorgeous early October morning boating on the Welsh waters with Dan Brown 


 

Tuesday 17 March 2015

Last chance for Easter boating
 
Not much left now for Easter holidays call quickly if you want details about availability.
 
 
 

Monday 16 March 2015

 
Watch Prunella Scales and Timothy West on their canal journeys each week Sunday evenings on Channel 4
 

Sunday 15 March 2015

 
Why is the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct so much fun to motor over? Our old friend @sort_of_dan          
shows us here.
It wouldn't be possible to do the Four Counties Ring and not fall in love with it, especially the Shroppie.


 

One of our most under utilised narrowboat holiday routes and its a gem!
 
 
 
Caldon Canal to Froghall Basin
36 Miles
48 Locks
25 Hrs
3 Days
And the same back
 
 


Saturday 14 March 2015


Just to prove JS did spend a little time here...most of it on the cutting room floor it seems :(


Friday 13 March 2015

Barging Round Britain
 

We're on telly tonight John Sergeant on the Trent and Mersey Canal
He came to look at Working boat Dory in our Yard and had a real ale during the folk and boat festival last year...unless we've hit the cutting room floor. Watch and see- ITV 8PM

Tuesday 10 March 2015


When the canals were being built, some wealthy land owners insisted on particularly impressive bridges before they'd allow the canal to be built on their estates.
Examples of this are found on the Four Counties Ring
 
 

Wednesday 4 March 2015

 
25 Anniversary Middlewich Folk and Boat Festival.
 
Middlewich Narrowboats can announce that the boatyard venue will be back and better than ever this year in support of this wonderful event.
 
We're booking the bands now and the program is starting to fill up so watch this space for all of the news