Nick Sommerlad tries life in the slow lane on a relaxing UK narrowboat trip on the Trent and Mersey Canal, which connected the River Mersey to the River Trent, meaning that goods could be moved inland ...

A narrowboat that sank on a canal, blocking it for days, has been stripped over everything on board, its own discovered. The boat was recovered earlier by a River and Canal Rescue (RCR) team who ...

A WEEK on a narrowboat is never going to be the obvious choice of holiday for the thrill-seeker. Travelling at 2mph on current-free water is about as sedate as it gets. Inspired to take to the wate… ...

Incredible map shows all the canals in England and Wales - three areas miss out Campaigners fear canals could disappear due to a lack of funding.

Firefighter transforms formerly sunken narrowboat into dream home on £10k budget El Sutcliffe has built her cosy home ‘from the ground up’ ...

Canal-loving Poirot actor to open boat rally Sir David Suchet will steer a narrowboat as part of a parade and his wife will be in a butty behind.

More people than ever before are travelling through the UK's canals. Here's what it's like – and how you can plan your own canal getaway.

The canals were edged with wildflowers even within sight of towns and cities. In Wigan – not far from Tewitfield, where my journey began – I passed through the Flashes, a landscape of lakes ...

Woman buys narrowboat to get on property ladder Three years ago, artist Elizabeth Earle gave up on saving for a mortgage and bought her first narrowboat with her overdraft.

We gave up our van to live on a narrowboat – it’s way ‘cheaper than a mortgage’ & we get to cruise around the UK Plus, find out how much they need to fork out for boat ensurance ...

AN electric charging points network is being planned along canals in Worcestershire and beyond within the next 20 years.