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Rideau Canal Waterway - A portal to the sights, activities and businesses along this canal and waterway between Kingston and Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Site includes virtual tours, business directory, boating information and FAQs.

Canal Junction - Comprehensive guide and leisure directory for British canals, cruising guides and background about culture, tradition, heritage, engineering, and folk art plus links to leisure companies.

The Burgundy Canal - Information about barges, cruising, boating and navigation on the Burgundy Canal in France.

Canalia - Britain's historic canals and waterways including holidays afloat, canal related books and magazines, events, stoppages and general information

Severn Boating Page - Motor boating on the River Severn, River Avon and Sharpness canal, England.

Steering South on Erie Canal - A couple depart Toronto and take you with them for a voyage along the Erie Canal to the Hudson River and Bew York City. Photographs and detailed navigation illustrations along with the narrative.

Lancaster Canal History and Information - Including information on the towns, villages, boatyards, boating, pubs and facilities nearby.

UK Canal Vacations - Information including touring guide, self drive rental barges, skippered barging, canal routes plus heritage, culture, and folk art.

Canal Boating in the U.K. and Europe - An introduction for those unfamiliar with the pleasures of canal and waterway cruising, as well as a resource for experienced boaters.

Pennine Waterways - Dedicated to the canals of the South Pennines, UK: Huddersfield, Ashton, Rochdale and Peak Forest Canals. Features restoration of Huddersfield Canal and virtual cruises.

Champlain Canal - History, boating information, maps, photos and business services available to travelers and shoppers on this canal in upstate New York, USA.

Cruising the Canals and Rivers of Europe - A monthly newsletter with articles and information on traveling the waterways of 14 countries of Europe.

U.K.Canals - Dedicated to those who work, rest and play on the waterways of the UK. Includes anything to do with canals. Home of the UK Canals web-ring and discussion group.

New York State Canal System - Information on the Erie, Champlain, Oswego and Cayuga-Seneca canal system, towns along the canals, things to do, things to see, boat operators, and other information.

Worldwide Water Web - Information for boaters on the inland waterways of the world.

Cruising America's Waterways - Guide to destinations for independent boaters with descriptions of 20 multi-day cruises on America's rivers, canals, and waterways.

Grantham Canal - Describing the restoration of this canal which runs from the River Trent to Grantham in the UK.

The Driffield Navigation - A website dedicated to the Driffield Navigation its history and future. Includes a virtual cruise up the River Hull, with a picture gallery of past and present views.

Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal - The canal links Bolton and Bury to Salford in the UK and was built as a cheap form of transport for the goods being produced there.

Foxton Canal Museum and Inclined Plane Trust - The Museum illustrates the history of the inclined plane and the trusts plans to restore it as a working tourist attraction.

River Thames Guide - The many attractions of the River Thames including cruises, boating, restaurants, hotels, museums, theatres, galleries even properties and more, interestingly and helpfully reviewed.

Mike Stevens' UK INland Waterways Pages - Illustrated guide to London Canals. Maps of UK waterways history. Reports of narrowboat and sailing barge voyages. Waterways humour. Cats afloat.

Erie Canal: The Building of the Great Western Canal - The Erie Canal became the superhighway of transportation in the 1800s and opened up the Upper Midwest of the United States to farming and migration.

Houseboats and Liveaboard Cruising UK - A wealth of information about houseboats and liveaboard cruising. Features, articles, want ads, boats for sale and discussion forum.

Dudley Canal Trust - A brief history of Dudley Tunnel and famous limestone mines. Information for boaters requiring passage through the 2888m long tunnel,and information on boattrips into the limestone mines under Dudley

Jim Shead's Waterways Information - Information on UK navigable rivers and canals, including tables of locks and distances, map, history, tunnels, aqueducts, bibliography, articles, photographs, and glossary.

Up The Canal - boating along the Thames - Ever wondered what messing about on a river is really like for a holiday? Here's the story of eight intrepid adventurers boating along the Thames.

Up The Cut - Birmingham and Black Country canals past and present with digital photographs,postcards,wildlife and places of interest

Falkirk Wheel & Millennium Link - A tourist guide to the Forth & Clyde and Union canals and the Falkirk Wheel boatlift in central Scotland

Next Generation Boat Project - The graphics-intensive site of a non-profit organisation operating boating trips on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal for children and young adults.

Narrow Boating on the UK Inland Waterways - Informative, yet humourous, with canal history, glossary, information for boaters and useful links about art, history and business on the canals.

Saint-Ours Canal - A National Historic Site of Canada, this canal was opened in 1849 and allows watercraft to link Lake Champlain with the Saint Lawrence River. Today, pleasure boating has replaced commercial boating.

Trent-Severn Waterway - The official Parks Canada presence for this National Historic Site which meanders 386 km across Central Ontario, linking Lake Ontario with Georgian Bay.

Rideau Canal - Parks Canada's official presence for this National Historic Site, a chain of beautiful lakes, rivers and canals winding 202 km from Kingston, at the head of Lake Ontario, to Ottawa, Canada's capital city.

Carillon Canal - Parks Canada's National Historic Site, the Carillon Canal allows users to bypass the Long-Sault rapids on the Ottawa River. Built in 1833 for the military, it soon became used for commerce.

Chambly Canal - Now a Parks Canada National Historic Site, this canal opened in 1843 to allow uninterrupted navigation between Lake Champlain and the Chambly Basin. Popular today with pleasure boaters.

Sault Ste. Marie Canal - A Parks Canada National Historic Site, this canal was opened in 1895 to bypass rapids between lakes Huron and Superior, thus completing an all-Canadian route from the head of Lake Superior to the Atlantic Ocean.

Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Canal - A Parks Canada National Historic Site, the Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Canal opened in 1843 to join lac Saint-Louis and lac des Deux-Montagnes, at the mouth of the Ottawa River. Today, pleasure boating has replaced commercial boating.

St. Peters Canal - A Parks Canada National Historic Site, this canal links the Atlantic Ocean with Bras d'Or Lake. Started in 1854, the canal was completed in 1869 and has the only functioning lock system in Nova Scotia.

Lachine Canal - A Parks Canada National Historic Site, this canal opened in 1825 as the doorway to waterways linking the Atlantic to the heart of North America. Replaced in 1970, it is being re-opening in 2002 for pleasure boating.

History of the Erie Canal - University of Rochester students' documentation of the history of the Erie Canal and its successor, the New York State Barge Canal, with concentration on the impact on New York and America in the nineteenth century.

The Anderton Boat Lift - The official site of the Anderton Boat lift, the world's first and the UK's only working boat lift.

Standedge Tunnel Visitor Centre - Details and visitor information about the highest, longest, deepest canal tunnel in Britain.

The South Pennine Ring - The restoration and ecology of the South Pennine Ring canal, which consists of 68 miles of waterway, 186 locks, 20 aqueducts and 8 tunnels.

Aquafest 2002 - North West Canal Happenings! - Information on events and festivals from Liverpool to Huddersfield and on cruising the newly opened canals in England's North West in 2002.

Millennium Link Resource - Details the re-generation of the Forth & Clyde, and Union Canals in Central Scotland UK, including the Falkirk Wheel. Archive of construction pictures, historic details, and engineering information.

Trent Severn Waterway OnLine Cruising Guide - A comprehensive guide to this waterway linking Lake Ontario with Georgian Bay in Ontario, Canada. The site includes maps, instructions, regulations, pictures and sailing directions.

River Thames - Offering some information on the history and heritage of this river. The site includes descriptions and pictures of some attractions and facilities along the river.

The Montgomery Canal - Bringing together up to date items of news and interest concerning the Montgomery Canal in the UK.

The Falkirk Wheel - The official website of the world's first and only rotating boatlift. The graphics intensive site includes awkward navigation through engineering details, location and canal links.

Shannon Erne Waterway Ireland - Information on boating and cruising on the 750 kilometre long Shannon River and Upper and Lower Lough Erne in Ireland and Northern Ireland. Includes boat hire, watersport and accommodation information.

Videoactive - Producers topical videos with more than thirty canal and inland waterway titles available on PAL (UK video), NTSC (USA video) and on DVD.

Lady Jane, a Dutch Canal Cruiser - An illustrated site on a Canadian couple's adventures in purchasing, refitting and enjoying a classic Dutch cruising yacht in France. Includes an extensive French-English glossary of inland boating terms.

Canal du Nivernais - What a California family experienced in a week-long trip up the Canal du Nivernais in France. What to look for in planning and what to expect taking a similar trip.

NB Isabella - Details and photos of the fit-out of a 35 foot narrowboat by a family on the Chelmer and Blackwater Canal. Includes photos and information on the two centuries old canal.

NB Gamebird - Information and photos of Narrow Boat Gamebird, including her part in the opening of the Forth and Clyde canal in Scotland.

NB Oo-La-La - The adventures of a US couple following their dreams of cruising the canals of Europe. In September 2001 they bought a narrowboat and are living aboard on the UK canals.

A Week on the Canals - The photos and journal of a family holiday on the Stourport Ring, England, including Birmingham, Worcester, Tardebigge, Stourport and Merry Hill.

Libertas - A 20m x 4m x 1.2m 1924 Luxemotor professionally refitted in 1999 is now offered for sale by her owners in central France.

Mea Vota - a Dutch Barge - The adventures of a family from Vancouver, Canada buying, outfitting, cruising and living aboard a Dutch barge in Europe.

Barging Adventures - A California couple's illustrated adventures of buying, outfitting and living aboard a canal barge in France.

Caprice - The adventures of a Florida couple buying, outfitting and enjoying a Dutch cruiser on the canals of the Netherlands, Belgium and France.

Floating Down the River - Over a dozen years of insight on boating on England's non-tidal River Thames. As well, there is a section on crossing to France and exploring her rivers and canals.

Opperdan and Us - In 1987 Martin and Marcia Reff left the United States and bought a barge in Europe. They offer more than a dozen years of insight on canal barging and living aboard in France.

Resolution Lady - David Bragshaw on motorboating the coasts, rivers and canals of Belgium, Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands.

Gary and Peg Kirkpatrick - Illustrated journals of a couple's extensive travels in Europe and Central America. Very interesting European canal boating experiences in The Netherlands and France.

Jay and Maureen McDaniell - The illustrated journals of an Australian couple cruising the rivers and canals of Europe in their 27 meter Katwijker barge.

Canal Navigation Photography - Illustrated site of UK waterways by a canal enthusiast. The site includes pictorial views of most of the navigable canals and rivers as well as some of the disused waterways.

CanalTravels - Insights and adventures aboard the shared ownership narrowboat Slipstream on England's canals. The site includes boat details, trip reports, route plans, photos, dining reviews and boating links.

Britain's Waterways - Introducing a new book which offers a comprehensive introduction to the rivers and canals of England and the independent waterways of Scotland and Wales.

Waterways Directory - Comprehensive listings of UK waterways businesses and organisations with a full site search engine, including boat hire, charter, brokerage, chandlery, boat builders, hire boat sponsorship and waterways business opportunities.

Severn Valley Boat Centre - A small family business running our own Boatyard, which includes Boatbuilding and a Chandlery Shop.

Medways Leading Barge Moorings - Port Werburgh not only sell barges, houseboats and other vessels but also offer residential moorings, dry dock facilities and repairs.

Hallingbury Marina - A 140 berth marina near the east end of the River Stort, Hertfordshire, England that offers moorings for narrowboats, barges, cruisers, and other canal craft.

Canal & Rivercraft Services - A London, England based boat surveyor of canal and river craft. Also a school of inland boat handling under direct supervision a qualified R.Y.A instructor.

H2O - A major full service marina, barge and canal boat broker and rental boat agent in Saint-Jean-de-Losne, France, the inland waterways crossroads of Europe.

Wessex Narrowboats - Canal holidays on the Kennet and Avon canal. Canal narrowboat builders and full canal boat maintenance and repair services.

Canal Shop Company - Gift shop specialising in canal and inland waterway items, books, maps, videos, needlework etc. Waterways website directory and monthly competition.

Selby Boat Centre - For boating services, engineering, chandlery, moorings and narrowboat boat hire

Canal Cargo - Online store with books, maps and canal guides - Online book and gift store - Canal Books, Maps and Guides, Canalware, Gifts and Chandlery.

Egerton Narrow Boats - Two boat yards in Manchester, England offering moorings, repairs, hardstanding, cranage, refiting and alterations.

Kings Lock Boatyard - Located in Middlewich, Cheshire, England, at the junction of the Trent & Mersey and Shropshire Union canals. Marine engine and gearbox specialist, boat repairs and chandlery.

Narrowboat Directory - A subscription-based directory of narrowboat related sites.

The Internet Marina - A web directory of boatyards, moorings, narrowboat services and inland waterways organisations.

Bourgogne Marine - A company at the junction of the Saône River and the Rhône au Rhin Canal in France. Offering brokerage, moorings, services and repairs of Dutch barges, river and canal boats.

Sawley Marina - Secure mooring for 400 narrowboats plus brokerage and chandlery, located in the East Midlands of England. Convenient to the Grand Union Canal, Erewash Canal, River Soar and Upper River Trent.

Narrowboat Engine Room Services - Offering servicing and repairs for narrowboat engines, transmissions and ancillaries.

Barging in Europe - Self-drive, hosted and total care cruises on the inland waterways of Europe. Barge skipper training, barge purchasing advice and assistance.

All Aboard Marine Services of Newbury - Based at Newbury and serving the Kennet and Avon Canal and River Thames. All aspects of boat maintenance and engineering by qualified marine engineers.

a canal side shop for all boating needs - Set in the cheshire counryside,at bridge 15 on the macclesfield canal a nice shop on the canal side. We also have day boat hire.

Canalboat Holidays - A booking service for canal boat rentals and hotel barge cruises in Europe and the USA. Detailed information sorted by country and company with prices, illustrations and FAQs.

The Barge Company - A booking service offering hotel barge cruises and canal boat rentals in Europe. Includes details of barges sorted by region, contact and booking information and information on canal cruising.

Castlebridge Canal Cruises - Catered cruises aboard the 70 foot hotel narrowboat, Lady Gwendolin. The site includes cruise schedule, description of facilities, amenities, a typical day and contact information.

Bath Narrowboats - A company in Bath, UK offering a restaurant boat and day cruises, as well as narrowboats for hire. Site includes canal information and map, FAQs, prices and contact information.

En-Bateau.com - Booking agent for hotel barges and self-drive boats throughout the canals of France. The site includes lists of boats, prices, online booking and contact information.

R. A. Ross Marine Surveyor - Chartered engineer offering safety inspections, hull condition, and valuation surveys on small craft on inland waters for pre-purchase or insurance purposes. The site includes contact information.

Willowbridge Enterprises - Offering canal boat repairs and services from Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, UK. The site includes list of services and charges, location map, booking form and contact information.

Boating Without Borders - A mediation network where boat owners meet to swap their boats for cruising other in areas. The exchange agreements are made by the individual owners.

European Canal & River Cruises - Information on boat and walking holidays on the waterways of France, Holland and Belgium. Site includes some basic information and a quote form.

Waterways Interactive - A searchable database of United Kingdom canal, river and waterway related reference information, photos, services, pubs, boatyards, churches and attractions.

Trent Boat Handling - Offering boat handling training (including RYA courses) in the Midlands UK area of the UK. Also offers boat delivery, recovery and first/holiday cruising assistance. The site includes course outlines and pricing.

Kennet Cruises Narrowboat Hire - Offering self-drive, skippered and charter hire narrowboat holidays and corporate events on the Kennet & Avon Canal and River Thames. Includes boat details, photos and tariffs.

Inland Waterways Holiday Cruises - A Berkshire based company offering narrowboat cruises in England and Wales as the perfect way to relax and enjoy the idyllic surroundings of the waterways.

Tsarina and Tasrevna - Two traditional narrowboats offering hotel boat cruising with personal service on the inland waterways of England and Wales.

Rushbrooke Narrow Boats - Brackley & Ellesmere are traditional narrowboats rebuilt in recent years as a floating hotel. Arrange your vacation here.

Hotel Barge Dudley Thomas - Cruising the Historic River Thames with Thames Heritage Cruising Ltd.

Go Barging - Canal and river cruise bookings by European Waterways, which owns, operates and manages ships in five European countries.

Dale and Shire Hotel Narrowboats - Come cruise the silver highways with Andy and Sue aboard their purpose-built hotel narrowboats Bittel and Earlswood.

The Hotel Boat Helen - This Hotel Boat will take you for a relaxing and most pleasurable cruise along the Kennet & Avon Canal starting from the Wharf at Devizes in Wiltshire.

Willow Wren - Our skippered charter hotelboats are the finest afloat and cover more canal cruising areas than anywhere else.

Country Hotel Narrowboats - Experience a hotel boat holiday (barging) with an ever changing British landscape, good food, friendly atmosphere.

Duke & Duchess Hotel Narrowboats - A hotelboat cruise is the ideal way to relax and discover the secrets of the English canals and waterways. Book your vacation here.

Hotelboat Leonora - See England's Canal Heritage on a boating holiday cruising the English Waterways, Canals and Rivers aboard our Narrowboat Hotel offering full board ensuite accommodation.

Le Bateau Swan - Private owner-operated charter barge cruising in France, Belgium and Holland. Spacious and luxuriously appointed with en-suite bathrooms.

eWaterways - European cruise packages include French canal cruises on luxury hotel barges.

French Boating Holidays - Boating holidays in France aboard the Chouette, a 30m Dutch barge on the Canal du Nivernais, Burgundy. Also offers personal development holidays.

River Barge USA - River Cruises on Luxury Hotel Barges on the rivers of America. River Barge USA, America's First Hotel Riverbarge.

Hind and Hart Narrowboat Hotels - A cruising barge vacation company taking up to nine guests on full board cruises on the canals and rivers of England.

Barge Europodyssee - Affordable holidays and educational cruises in a converted luxemotor barge on the canal du Midi in the south of France.

La Provence - A hotel barge equipped with all conveniences offers a marvelous stay combined with culinary pleasures and select wines on week-long cruises on the Canal du Midi in France.

Ad'navis, Hotel Barges and Canal Boats - Hotel barges and self-drive cruisers on the inland waterways of the Midi, Burgundy and Alsace regions of France and booking service for other regions of Europe.

Barging and Sight-Seeing in France - Luxury canal barging in Burgundy, guided tours in air-conditioned Mercedes minivan, gourmet meals, wonderful wines selected by your bilingual French host.

Fingal Cruising Holidays - Fingal is a large comfortable barge that cruises Loch Ness and the Caledonian Canal in the Highlands of Scotland, providing a unique holiday experience amidst superb Highland scenery.

Barge and Breakfast - A new way to travel the rivers and canals of Europe in the 25 meter converted Dutch barge "Imagine".

Hotel Barge Roi Soleil - Luxury hotel barge for 6 guests with bilingual crew and gourmet French chef, cruising the Canal du Midi and Provence offering personalized itineries for in-depth, pleasurable discovery of the region.

péniche-hôtel l'embrun - Floating hotelboat, accommodation for 18 passengers, 9 rooms for crusing in Belgium on the Maas or other Belgian canals

Heart of England Hotel Narrowboats - Operators of the longest and most comprehensive hotelboat cruising schedule in Britain

Spirit of Loch Ness - Luxury boat cruises on Loch Ness and the Caledonian Canal from Inverness to Fort William in a converted Dutch barge with high quality accommodation for eight guests.

Athos Cruises - Luxurious cruises in the south of France on the Canal du Midi.

Hotel Boat Periwinkle - Join Steve and Gill aboard their narrowboat,cruising Britain's inland waterways. From the dramatic to the tranquil,heritage and nature go hand in hand as many canals and rivers are visited.

Wood Owl Hotel Narrowboat - Four-day to eight-day fully catered cruises on a hotel narrowboat exploring the backwaters of England and Wales with an experienced crew and a maximum of four passengers.

Cruise England - Representing eight hotel boat operators that offer canal and river holidays in England and Wales.

English Waterway Cruises - Take an epic journey around England's waterways aboard a narrowboat pair. Caldon and her butty boat, Ashby operate together as a unit, with accommodation for up to nine guests.

Narrowboat Hotel Company - Cruise the English canals in a pair of 70 foot narrowboats, custom-built and decorated in the traditional style. Dawn is the powered boat, Dusk is the butty and between then they accommodate eight guests.

Continental Waterways - Luxury hotel barges cruises in France and Holland.

European Waterways - Canal and river cruises in England, France, Holland and Ireland in casual elegance in 6 to 12 passenger hotel barges.

BargeDirect - Some information and options on hotel barge and narrowboat cruises on the canals and rivers of Britain and Europe.

De 4 Vaargetijden - Cruise through Belgium enjoying a special atmosphere while discovering the waterways and their surroundings from a cosy hotel with friendly and attentive hosts.

Actief - Cruise the river Thames on a handsome Dutch Klipper, built in 1907 and now a luxurious hotel barge, personally run by owner, Jonathan Parratt.

The Barge Lady - A booking service for barge cruises in Europe. The site offers searches by quality rating and by region, FAQs, news articles and contact information

Barges in France - A booking company for barge cruises in France. The site includes a listing of barges with their regions, prices and comments, as well as trip reports and contact information.

Quietude - A private hotel barge offering cruises on the Yonne and the Canal de Bourgogne in France. Site includes pictures, interior layout, cruise schedule, prices and sample itinerary.

Thames Cruises Aboard Rival - A family owned Dutch Barge, cruising the River Thames between Oxford and Windsor. Site includes interior arrangements, pictures, sample itineraries, rates and contact information.

Saroche - A luxury barge with three ensuite staterooms offering cruises in the Burgundy and Camargue regions of France. Site includes interior layout, sample menus, rates and booking form.

Serenity Cruises - A group of narrowboating enthusiasts offering holidays and short breaks from Middlesex on the Grand Union Canal. The site offers contact information.

French Barge Caroline - A hotel barge with a multi-lingual crew offering cruises on the Canal du Midi and in Provence, France. The site includes slide show, interior layout, 360 degree interior tour, itineraries and prices.

Thames Heritage Cruising - Offering cruises aboard the hotel barge Dudley Thomas on the Royal River Thames. The site includes boat details, photos, crew profiles, itineraries, prices and contact information.

2003 Inland Voyages - Offering waterways cruises in the Burgundy aboard the 30 meter hotel barge Luciole. The site includes owners' profiles, area attractions, boat layout and facilities, costs and list of booking agents.

Cruise Barge Rosa - Offering barge cruises on the Canal du Midi in France. The site includes boat layout and photos, regional information, four itineraries, booking and contact information.

France Cruises - Cruises on the waterways of France in luxuriously appointed barges that host guests in style and comfort. Spacious accommodations with full en-suite baths.

St Patrick's Line - Offering cruises aboard the 28 metre Klipper Aak Emma in the south of France. Site includes boat layout, typical menus, pictures, itinerary, area details pricing and booking information.

Llangollen Wharf Horse Drawn Canal Boat Trips - From the North Wales market town of Llangollen, embark on either a horse drawn canal boat trip to Horseshoe Falls or a motorised cruise across the famous Pontcysyllte Aqueduct.

Boat Trips on the Upper River Thames - Passenger boats available for hire for 30 to 120 passengers, with or without bar and catering facilities. Ideal for parties, days out, weddings and birthdays.

Connoisseur Charters - Scheduled dinner cruises or corporate and private charters on the River Thames. Luxury vessels available for business entertaining or private hire.

Thames Rivercruise - Thames Rivercruise offer a fleet of first class vessels available to take parties for both day and evening cruises, based at Caversham, Reading.

Colonial Belle - A 246 passenger boat offering tours on the Erie Canal from Rochester, New York, USA. Site includes schedules, facilities and educational opportunities plus directions to the dock.

Kawartha Voyageur - Ontario Waterway Cruises - A 45 passenger boat offering five-day cruises on the Trent-Severn Waterway and the Rideau Canal in Ontario, Canada. Site includes ship design and layout, cruise descriptions, schedules, fares and reservation form.

City Cruises - London river cruises and Thames boat tours from Westminster, Tower and Greenwich Piers. The site includes details of sightseeing, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner cruises and contact information.

See France by Barge - Private French canal cruises with the owners of the converted Dutch barge Volharding Anna. The site includes owners' profiles, information, navigation, itineraries, prices and booking.

Jody Lexow Yacht Charters - An agent offering self-drive barge and narrowboat rentals and hotel barge bookings in Belgium, France, Ireland, the Netherlands and the UK. The site includes rate sheets and contact information.

Haarlem Channel Tours - Sight-seeing tours for up to six passengers through the canals of Haarlem, Netherlands. The site includes pictures, itineraries, route maps and booking information.

Yorkboat Cruises - Offering river trips, private parties and professional banqueting on a fleet of six boats based in York, UK. Site includes boat details, prices, schedules and booking information.

Bella Tours - Offering cruises along the River Thames for sightseeing, lunch or dinner, intimate private parties or dinner dances. The site includes menus, routes, photos and booking information.

Claymoore Navigation Canal Holidays - On-line holiday brochure from the narrowboat rental business based in Cheshire.

Middlewich Narrowboats - Comfortable canal hire fleet of great variety and character including traditional 'boatmans cabins'. Six well-known routes. Full on-line brochure.

Shire Cruisers - Canalboat rental company "that works hard to give you an easy time." Full online brochure.

Black Prince Narrowboat Holidays - Charter or hire luxury narrowboats to drift along the UK's beautiful canals.

Sherborne Wharf Heritage Narrowboats - Based in the centre of Birmingham.

Alvechurch Boat Centres - Canal boat holidays in England and Wales. Canal narrowboats up to 5-key quality. Four bases on the UK canal network.

Hoseasons Holidays - Offering a wide range of family holidays throughout Britain from self-catering holiday parks to self-drive boating holidays.

Blakes Boating Holidays - Offering a choice of boating holiday destinations - from Scotland to the Florida, from Holland to the Norfolk Broads.

Kate Boats, Warwick - Quality Narrowboat hire on the Grand Union Canal in the heart of England.

Chas Hardern Boats - Narrowboat hire on England's canals from Beeston Castle Wharf.

Ashby Boat Company - Hire boat company situated in the heart of the English countryside with excellent access by both road and rail. The Ashby canal is an unspoilt and lock-free rural canal.

Napton Narrowboats - Our family-run fleet now gives you the best choice in style of narrowboat to suit your requirements and holiday budget.

Bridgewater Boats - Canal cruising holidays on self-drive, traditional narrowboats on the Grand Union Canal through the Chilterns and down to London.

Clifton Cruisers - Narrowboat holidays on Oxford and Coventry Canals

Cherry Craft - Based near the mid-point of the Kennet and Avon Canal, Cherry Craft provide elegant narrowboats built with the connoisseur in mind. Pine panelling, Victorian tiling.

Countrywide Cruisers - A family run canal boat holiday operator based in Staffordshire, UK. Cruise through hundreds of miles of waterways laced with beautiful scenery.

Galleon Marine - Narrowboat hire on the Basingstoke Canal.

Starline Narrowboats - We are a small family Boat Building & Hire Company run by Pauline & Ian Cundy. Since 1980, we have been building and fitting out narrow and wide bean steel boats, both for private sale, and for inclusion into our Hire Fleet.

Connoisseur Holidays Afloat - French, Irish, English and Belgium boating holidays.

Viking Afloat - Provide self-drive boating holidays in superb boats on the canals, rivers and inland waterways of England and Wales.

Cambrian Cruisers - On the Monmouth and Brecon Canal offering luxury Hire Boats, Hotel Boat Cruises, training and accommodation at 18c farmhouse base.

Valley Cruises - Small family operated canal hire boat business on the Coventry Canal offering 'the highest standards of service and accommodation, all with a friendly and helpful approach'.

Wyvern Shipping Co. - UK canal boat holidays by chartering a narrowboat. From Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, try a short break hire or a full holiday travelling the main canals in a luxury narrow boat.

Bidford Boats - Cruise inland waterways of England with self drive boat rentals.

Tourisme Fluvial du Centre - Boat rentals for 2 to 12 persons to cruise the rivers and canals in central France. FAQ for what to bring with you.

French Canal Cruising Holidays - The home of quality self catering holidays afloat on the canals of France in luxury cabin cruisers.

White Horse Boats - A family run boating business on the Kennet & Avon Canal at Devizes, UK. Narrowboats for hire and public trips by arrangement, or on a regular basis in the season.

NB Kairos - A luxuriously fitted narrowboat for hire. Kairos is moored on the Alvechurch-Birmingham & Worcester Canal in the UK.

Oxfordshire Narrowboats - Canal boat holiday company offering two to twelve berth self-drive boats for narrowboat holidays on the South Oxford Canal

Butterfly Boats - Narrowboat hire - We specialise in luxury narrowboat hire on the Cambridgeshire Waterways, based at Isleham Marina

AngloWelsh Group - Offers canal, narrow, long and barge boat holidays in the inland waterways of England and Wales. Also operates a collection of waterside cottages in England, Wales, and Ireland.

Mid-Lakes Navigation - Operates daily and overnight cruises on the New York State Canals and Skaneateles Lake. Weekly self-skippered charters are available on the Erie Canal out of Syracuse, NY.

Thistle Hire Boats - Operating on the Union Canal in Scotland. She is a comfortable, four berth, steel narrow boat built for use on canals and fitted out in a manner ideally suited to a canal based holiday.

Canalboat Holidays Ltd - Involved with canalboat hire since 1965 and have a wealth of experience in canal holidays afloat in England.

Narrowboat Holidays - Small exclusive hire fleet celebrates 25 years of providing superior boats and service.

Snaygill Boats - Narrowboat hire in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales, first-class boats, on-the-spot helpful owners and staff.

Silsden Boats - Silsden Boats offer high quality canal boat holidays on the Leeds Liverpool Canal

Jannel Cruisers - This well established family firm can satisfy all your boating needs - an excellent fleet of holiday hire narrowboats.

Arlen Hire Boats - Enjoy a narrowboat holiday on the beautiful and peaceful Lancaster Canal.

The Moonraker Narrowboat Company - Superior narrowboat hire and shared ownership for those who believe that a 6 foot 10 inch beam shouldn't limit your ambitions! Outstanding boats and outstanding service, and the south of England's outstanding waterway, the K and A.

Boating Holidays in Britain - A narrowboat, canal boat and barge hire company offering the holiday boat cruises for the UK's inland canals.

Rose Narrowboats - Long established family business with self-drive narrowboats for weekly or shortbreak rental in the heart of UK canal system.

Teddesley Boat Company - Explore England's countryside in comfort. Canal boating with the family run Teddesley Boat Co.

College Cruisers - Canal cruising holidays in historic Oxford by the River Thames.

Britain afloat - Self-drive narrowboat hire and canal boat holidays, rivers cruising, yachting and skippered hotel boats in UK.

Canal Barge Holidays - Eliza Travel Pty Ltd, international booking specialist in the field of motorhome holidays and rentals, canal boat holidays, car rentals and leasing and motorbike hire throughout Europe, Australia, Canada, Africa, USA, New Zealand and the rest of the World.

Cheshire Cat Narrowboat Hire - Canal holidays barge rental on the beautiful Shropshire Union Canal.

Country Craft - Narrow boat holidays in Wales on the beautitful Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal.

Warwickshire Flyboat Co - Based in Warwickshire, England, this boat hire is one way for a groups, families, schools and guides to explore the British inland waterways.

The Bath and Dundas Canal Co. - A company offering self-drive and skippered boats, Canadian canoes and cycles for hire in Bath, England.

Barge Connection - A United States based agency representing hotel barges and self-drive vessels on the inland waterways of France, Holland and the UK.

Waterways Holidays - Self-drive boating holidays on UK canals and waterways with instant online boat availability look-up and direct booking with your selected hire operator.

Navtours - A broker company offering Bareboat Charters,Crewed Charters and Sailing Instruction in different locations. Cruise the best waterways of Europe : Ireland, France, Holland and Germany. Try our Penichettes!

Reading Marine - A family run boatyard in Aldermaston, Berkshire, UK on the Kennet & Avon Canal that has been building and hiring out narrowboats for over 36 years.

Sally Boats Ltd - A company in Bradford on Avon, England, offering a fleet of narrowboats for hire on the Kennet and Avon Canal.

Beacon Park Boats - Narrowboat hires and self drive barge holidays on the beautiful Monmouth and Brecon Canal in the Brecon Beacons National Park.

Avalon barge rental a perfect canalboat vacation - Avalon Narrow Boats, a quality barge rental for the perfect canalboat vacation

Admiral Boat Hire - Self drive hire boats on the Lancaster Canal in North West England. Also self-catering holiday cottages and holiday homes available.

Gullivers Cruisers - Luxury Boat Hire - Luxury Boat Hire for a relaxing way to explore the River Severn and the River Avon

Lowland Narrowboats Ltd - Narrowboat hire on the Edinburgh union canal and Forth and Clyde canal. Short Breaks, holidays, training.

Glevum Boat Hire - Self-drive day hire cruising on the panoramic Gloucester-Sharpness canal

Blackwater Boats - Canal holidays on the Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation, the secret waterway of Essex. Day hire available. Located in Colchester.

London & Counties Narrowboat Holidays - Self drive boating holidays in England and France in quality narrowboats and wide beam craft

EuropeAfloat - all canal boat hirers - Inland boat hirers of Europe listed per country and region. Hand-picked links to quality background information.

Farncombe Boat House - Farncombe Boat House, self drive narrowboat holidays on the River Wey and Thames in the South of England

GuildfordBoat House - Guildford Boat House, self drive narrowboat holidays on the River Wey and Thames in the South of England

Empress Holidays - Located in nantwich cheshire on the shropshire union canal. ideal outdoor holiday for families on luxury boats.

Barging in France - An agency based in Saint-Jean-de-Losne, France, offering fully catered and self-operated houseboat and barge holidays in France, Germany, Holland and Ireland.

The #1 Houseboat Rental Resource - Qickly locate and request information from over 300 houseboat rental operators in the USA, Canada and around the world.

CNA: Boating in Alsace (France) - Far from the daily noise and heat, let yourself boat 8 kms an hour on Alsace's river, through canals full of history.

Kennet & Avon Canal Trust 'Jubilee' WebsiteK&A - The 'Jubilee' site provides information on narrowboat cruises on the Kennet & Avon Canal, Bath, England. If you want to enjoy a canal trip or organise a group outing - check out the Kennet & Avon 'Jubilee' website for booking details.

South Staffordshire Narrowboat Co. Ltd. - The SSNC are a registered charity operating the Ernest Thomas narrowboat for hire on the historic waterways of the West Midlands, England.

Waterweb Fluvial - A multi-lingual linking and booking site to businesses that offer self-drive motor cruisers and hotel barges in Southern France.

Chertsey Meads Marine - A family run boatyard on the River Thames in the Chertsey, Surrey, UK. Offering cruisers and dayboats for hire, as well as repairs, sales, moorings and storage for boats.

Egan Houseboat Rentals - The Egan family has been serving vacationers for 30 years in the Kawartha Region of the Trent-Severn Waterway, Ontario, Canada. Houseboats to suit one to three couples or a small family or two.

Crown Blue Line - Offering rental boats on the inland waterways of Europe with 22 departure bases in some of the most beautiful regions of France, Germany, Holland, Ireland, Italy and Scotland.

Locaboat Holidays - Offering a broad range of Pénichette® canal cruisers for hire from their many bases on the finest waterways of France, Germany, Holland and Ireland.

Leisure Afloat - From a base near Athy, an hour's drive from Dublin, Ireland, this company offers for hire steel barges, similar to English narrowboats but with a 10 foot beam. Info about the barges, booking details, history and the people involved.

Caley Cruisers - Bareboat motor cruisers for holidays on Scotland's Loch Ness and Caledonian Canal.

Stockport Canal Boat Trust - Offers day trips and short holidays for people with disabilities around the canals of North West England aboard the specially designed narrow boat 'New Horizons.'

The Pirate Castle - A Reg Charity on the Regents Canal by Camden Lock in London, offers narrowboat trips and group accommodation for visiting groups.

Halcyon Boat Holidays - Wide choice of quality self-drive narrowboats for hire from Oxford boat yard. Ideal for river Thames or canals of England.

Canalways Ireland - A company in Rathangan, offering traditional canal and river boats in the Midlands and South East of Ireland. Site includes location map, booking form and contact information.

Maestermyn Cruisers & Welsh Lady Cruisers - Two companies offering narrowboats from Whittington, Shropshire, UK. The site includes detailed information on the Llangollen Canal plus boat pictures, layouts, FAQs, prices and booking information.

HireBoat.com - A booking agent for canal narrowboat and river cruiser holidays in the UK, France and Ireland. Site includes FAQs, online availability and booking information.

Stroudwater Cruisers - Offering narrowboats for short break or longer hire in central England from Stourport, Worcestershire. The site includes boat details, photos, prices, area maps and contact information.

Otter Day Boat Hire - A Stalybridge company hiring narrowboats on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal. Site includes hire, price and contact details.

Maine Anjou Rivières - Agency offering river and canal cruising throughout France. The site includes lists of boats and tariffs, virtual boat visits, catalogue and contact information.

Capercaillie Cruisers - Offering a narrowboat for hire on the Scottish canals with the personal touch. The site includes boat layout and description, prices, routes, booking details and contact information.

Barrow Boating - Offering holiday and day hire of narrowboats, rowing boats, pedaloes and canoes from Barrow-on-Soar, Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. Site includes boat descriptions, prices, booking form and contact information.

Marjorie and Marjorie II - Offering luxury cruises on the inland waterways of Europe. The site includes layouts and pictures of the boats, itineraries, sample menus, wine list, prices and contact information.

Calcutt Boats Ltd. - Boatyard located on the Southern Oxford canal at the centre of England's Inland Waterways. Hire fleet, chandlery and boatyard facilities.

Nautic - A booking agent for canal boat rentals in the south of France. Site includes some basic information and a price list.

Nicols - Offering self drive boats for hire on the rivers and canals of France and northern Germany. The site includes boat descriptions, layouts, rates, booking agents and contact information.

Private Canal Boat for Hire - Vera Maud is a 4-6 berth, 64ft family owned canal boat for hire on the Leicester Arm, Grand Union Canal, UK. The site includes layout, inventory, photos and prices.

Canal Craft - Based at Bugbrooke marina in Northants, with boats also in Yorkshire, Cheshire and Cambridgeshire.

Whilton Marina Ltd. - Just off the A5 between Weedon and Crick, close to junctions 16 and 18 of the M1, at the bottom of Buckby Locks on the Grand Union main line

Virginia Currer Marine - Selling steel narrowboats, widebeam Craft and Dutch barges for use on inland waterways. VCM also sell residential boats and commercial leisure craft.

Andy Burnett Narrowboat Brokerage - Specialises in selling quality narrowboats from their home moorings - most boats have page of photos.

Narrowboat Shared Ownership Schemes - Innovative, affordable, shareholder centred canal narrowboat shared ownership schemes.

Harral Brokerage Services - Canal and narrowboat brokers for buyers and sellers of narrowboats, throughout the U.K.

Boat Services UK - Boating, boats, boats for sale, boat building, repair, sails, sailing, yachts, yachting, engines, windows, boat transport, trailers, covers, canopies, mooring, brokerage, hire, chandlers, etc, etc

The Boatshare Company - Narrowboat shared ownership company in the UK with 16 share and 8 shares offering 4 weeks extended cruising in John White built quality boats.

Tjalk canal boat - Tjalk for sale. Location canal du midi, France

Venetian Marina Village The North West's Premier Inland Marina - Venetian Marina Village The North West's Premier Inland Marina

On Line Boating - Whether it be selling or buying a boat, requesting a site link to be added to your site, or have your own web site Designed and hosted at On Line Boating Co UK.

Narrowboatsale.com - narrowboats for sale and cruisers for sale. Also boat accessories and links to other canal websites.

H2O - Canal Boat Brokerage - A major broker of canal boats and barges, many of which are on site at the company's marina in Saint-Jean-de-Losne, France, the inland waterways crossroads of Europe.

Bourgogne Marine - A company at the junction of the Saône River and the Rhône au Rhin Canal in France. Offering brokerage, moorings, services and repairs of Dutch barges, river and canal boats.

Belmont Boats - A brokerage in Belmont, Offaly, Ireland that specializes in canal cruisers and barges.

Bowcrest Marine -The Dutch Barge Specialist - Bowcrest Marine is the UK's oldest established Dutch Barge Brokerage and the only UK based barge brokerage that operates almost entirely in the Netherlands.

Inter-Ocean - A Netherlands based brokerage which specializes in traditional Dutch barges, like Tjalks, Luxemotors and Klippers suitable for cruising and live-aboard in sizes from 15 to 40 meters.

Scheepsmakelaardij - A Enkhuizen, Netherlands based brokerage that has been buying and selling traditional canal and sailing barges and cruising yachts since 1987.

Luxe-Motor Barges - A broker of canal barges, in Saint-Usage/Saint-Jean-de-Losne, France at the inland waterways crossroads of Europe.

OwnerShips - Offering shared ownership of narrowboats in the UK and Dutch barges in Europe. The site includes an index of over eighty boats, discussion group, chat room and contact information.

Narrowboat Jude for Sale - Information on a narrowboat named Jude that is for sale. The site includes boat specifications, pictures, price and contact information.

Carefree Cruising - Offering shared ownership narrowboats in the UK. The site includes boat specifications, investment data and FAQs, but provides very little contact or location information.

Brenmarl Engineering - Manufacturers of a wide variety of fittings, castings and fabrications in brass, aluminum or iron for narrowboats, both traditional and cruiser style. Located in Saul, Gloucestershire, UK.

Puffer Parts - A canal boat parts manufacturer and chandler located alongside the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Keighley, West Yorkshire, England. Also an online store and a bespoke chandlery service.

Kingsground Bespoke Narrowboats - Builders of bespoke narrowboats in Bicester, Oxon, UK. Includes a section dedicated to owners and users of Kingsground boats.

Northwich Trader Narrowboats - R W Davis & Son, builders of steel vessels including replica Dutch Luxemotor style barges and Northwich Trader style narrowboats in Saul, Gloucester, UK.

Scottish Canal Cruising - Builders of narrowboats, residential barges, restaurant barges, hotel boats in Falkirk, Scotland. Also have hire boats on the Forth and Clyde and the Union Canal.

Kate Boats, Warwick - Kate Boats, Warwick, building quality bespoke narrowboats.

Delta Marine Services - Specialist Boatbuilders. - Builders of wide beam river barges and narrwoboats using the latest British and European standards. The site includes interior and exterior photos, specifications and contact information.

Classic Boats Ltd - Specifications, pricing and some pictures of the Heritage Euro Classic 137 steel cruiser designed for living aboard on the inland waterways of Europe. The site includes contact information.

Elite Furnishings.net - A Tamworth, Staffordshire manufacturer of soft furnishings, upholstery, seating and bedding designed specifically for the Narrowboat and Caravan. The site includes illustrated catalogue with prices.

Orchard Marina - A company in Northwich, Cheshire which builds and fits out narrowboats, operates a marina and provides a brokerage service. The site includes boat layouts and contact information.

Australian Canal Society - A non-profit group of people interested in canals and inland waterways in Australia and the rest of the world.

Wilderness Boat Owners Club - The virtual clubhouse of the trailable boats of the Wilderness Boat Owners Club. Supporters of canal restoration.

Newark Crusader - Charity providing free trips on the River Trent in Newark, Nottinghamshire, UK.

The North Cheshire Cruising Club, High Lane - Details of the events and facilities at the North Cheshire Cruising Club at High Lane, Stockport and the Macclesfield Canal

The Canal Boat Project - Registered Charity operating boat for people with disabilities on the Rivers Lee and Stort. "Stort Challenger" is available self-steer or with volunteer skipper & crew.

Tamworth Cruising Club - We are a canal cruising club based at Kettlebrook Wharf on the Coventry Canal in Tamworth

Boating For All - A non-profit making organisation providing inexpensive holidays for groups of young and not-so-young people under canvas on traditional working narrow boats.

DBA the Barge Association - A non-profit limited company run by volunteers and open to everybody, with or without a boat or barge, who is, or would like to be, involved in living in, cruising in, converting, or just relaxing aboard such vessels.

World Canals Conference - An international organization that promotes the protection and revitalization of canal systems. Site includes information on this year's conference as well as on past conferences.

Watch House Cruising Club - A club founded in 1964 in the Manchester, UK area with a year round cruising program including many weekend cruises. Site includes pictures, schedule, links, news and contact information.

Inland Waterways Association - The association lobbies government, local councils and navigation authorities on inland waterways matters in the UK. It consults; gives advice and provides manpower, fund raising and financial aid for projects nationally and locally.

American Canal Society - The society was formed in 1972 to promote the wise use of America's many historic canal resources through historic canal research, preservation, restoration, and parks.

The Canadian Canal Society / Société des Canaux du Canada - A non-profit, educational, scientific and historical organization, dedicated to the preservation of the canal heritage of Canada.

Canal Society of Indiana - Organized on May 22, 1982 as a not-for-profit corporation, the society was established to bring together those who share a common interest in Indiana's historic canals.

Canal Society of New Jersey - A non-profit organization formed in 1969 to foster the study of the history of New Jersey's two towpath canals and to preserve and restore canal remains and artifacts.

Delaware & Raritan Canal State Park and Canal Commission - The Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park and Commission's joint web site. Come explore and learn about this important central New Jersey resource.

Friends of the Trent-Severn Waterway - Since 1982 this non-profit organization has worked with the waterway staff, researching and publishing books, organizing events and producing newsletters on this link from Bay of Quinte to Georgian Bay, Ontario, Canada.

Friends of the Delaware Canal - An independent, non-profit organization working to restore, preserve, and improve the Canal and its surroundings and ensure its fully-watered state.

Portage Canal Society - A society in Wisconsin, US dedicated to the Portage Canal, which has been placed on the National and State Register of Historic Places through their efforts.

Virginia Canals & Navigations Society - Formed in 1977 to preserve and enhance awareness of Virginia's rich inland waterways heritage, its history, exploration, archaeology, restoration and preservation.

The Middlesex Canal Association - Incorporated in 1964 to publicize the history of the canal, preserve and restore remaining portions of this canal that ran from Lowell to Boston, MA during the first half of the nineteenth century.

Aylesbury Canal Society - The Aylesbury Canal Society which promotes the use of the Aylesbury Arm of the Grand Union Canal for boating & walking. Boaters events in Aylesbury Basin.

Basingstoke Canal Boating Club - Basingstoke Canal Boating Club is open to boat users, boat owners, canal enthusiasts & anyone who just enjoys messing about in boats, whether or not they own one.

Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway Trust - The Trust is promoting and supporting the building of a new waterway linking the Grand Union Canal with the River Great Ouse.

British Waterways - The official site of British Waterways, a public corporation responsible for 2,000 miles of navigable canals and rivers in England, Scotland and Wales.

The Buckingham Canal Society (UK) - Works to restore the Stony Stratford and Buckingham Arms of the Grand Union Canal.

Cotswold Canals Trust Home Page - Restoring the Stroudwater Navigation and Thames & Severn Canal for the benefit of the public. This canal runs through Gloucestershire and part of Wiltshire traversing the glorious Cotswold Hills.

Coventry Canal Society . - The history and activities of the society with information on the Coventry canal and the canal art trail. A lock filling exercise is included for boaters new to canals.

Derby and Sandiacre Canal Society - Mission is to fully restore the Derby Canal as close as possible to the original route, within 10 years.

Derby Canal - Organisation devoted to restoring the historic Derby Canal

The Driffield Navigation - Dedicated to its history, restoration and use. Features restoration, picture gallery, virtual cruises, and history pages.

The Driffield Navigation Amenities Association - Website dedicated to the Driffield Navigation, it's history, restoration and use. Features restoration, picture gallery, virtual cruises, and history pages.

The Droitwich Canals Trust - Covering the two UK canals serving the town of Droitwich, the Droitwich Barge Canal and the Droitwich Junction Canal.

Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal Trust - The Trust's work in restoring the 34 mile canal which, until 1881, linked Hereford with Gloucester in England. This site includes hundreds of photographs of our restoration work.

The Inland Waterways Association of Ireland - Voluntary association concerned with the preservation of Irish waterways and their promotion as a recreational base for boating cruising walking and fishing.

Kennet and Avon Canal Trust - The Trust was formed more than thirty years ago to restore the then closed Kennet & Avon Canal from Reading to Bristol as a navigation and a public amenity.

Railway and Canal Historical Society - Founded in 1954 to bring together all those interested in the history of transport, with particular reference to railways and waterways, its main objects are to promote historical research and to raise the standard of published history.

Pocklington Canal Amenity Society - A major objective of the Society is the restoration of the canal to allow boats to reach the terminus at Canal Head.

Royal Canal Amenity Group - Formed in 1974 to promote and participate in the development of the full amenity potential of the Royal Canal in County Dublin, Ireland. Now expanded to the entire canal.

Wilts and Berks Canal Ameinity Group - Although originally formed to preserve what remained of the canal and its infrastructure, in 1987 the policy became one of campaigning for full restoration of the Wilts and Berks and North Wilts canals using as much of the original line as possible.

Waterway Recovery Group - The national co-ordinating body for voluntary labour on the inland waterways of Britain. We run 'Canal Camps' every summer - these working holidays are great fun, and can be used for the Duke of Edinburgh Residential 'Gold' award.

Surrey and Hampshire Canal Society - Formed in 1966 to save the privately owned Basingstoke Canal, and campaigned for restoration under public ownership. This was achieved in the early 1970s when Hampshire and Surrey County Councils purchased the derelict waterway.

The Somersetshire Coal Canal - History and description of the Somersetshire Coal Canal (Society), membership, caisson locks at Combe Hay, and preservation.

Severn Navigation Restoration Trust - Aims are to ensure that the River Severn is properly managed to provide a source of leisure and recreation for everyone whilst improving and preserving its wildlife.

Sankey Canal Restoration Society - The society's aim is to raise funds to make England's first modern canal navigable again.

Manchester Bolton and Bury Canal Society - Aims are to preserve the line of the canal, initially restore all parts of the canal which remain in water, eventually restore the whole canal to full navigable standard and to foster interest in the canal.

Macclesfield Canal Society - Promotes the Macclesfield Canal for the benefit of all its users - boaters, fishermen, walkers and those who just like looking at the loveliness of this most beautiful part of the world.

Grantham Canal Official Website - All about the Grantham Canal - Restoration, Recreation, Environmental, Organisations and History. Help us restore this delightful, rural, broad canal and reconnect it to the national waterways network.

Great Ouse Boating Association of England - Represents boaters on the Great Ouse river system and associated waterways in England.

Chelmer Canal Trust - Formerly called Friends of the Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation, this voluntary group's aims are to preserve the waterway from Chelmsford to the sea and to enhance the quality of its public enjoyment and appreciation.

Association of Canal Enterprises - Founded in 1982 by businesses in the Bath area seeking to develop services on the Kennet & Avon Canal. A Directory of services for boaters, canoeists, cyclists and walkers.

The Driffield Navigation Trust - Managers of the independent waterway navigation in East Yorkshire. Their aim is to restore the navigation and to promote its potential in the re-generation of the area.

LUCS - Linlithgow Union Canal Society - The society was founded in 1975 to promote and encourage the restoration and use of the Union Canal, particularly in the vicinity of Linlithgow, Scotland.

The Humber Keel and Sloop Preservation Society - The society was formed in 1970 with the aims of preserving and restoring working examples of Humber sailing craft and reviving the skills and traditions of sailing the vessels.

Lancaster Canal Trust - Includes background, news, events, membership, and information about both the canal and the trust established in 1963 to restore it.

Friends of President - The history, operation and engineering of the coal fired steam narrowboat, President. Information on the voluntary group that maintains and runs the boat on the English canals.

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