Waterways

Lift off for a special year of exciting celebrations in 2025 to mark the 150th anniversary of Anderton Boat Lift, the world’s first major commercial boat lift, Cheshire’s Cathedral of Canals in Northwich. Family visiting Andeton Boat Lift Raising the roof Raising the roof at this unique Scheduled Monument, we will be transporting visitors back…

The communities within the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct UNESCO World Heritage Site were celebrated at a festival of art, performance and culture on Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 November. The special event was part of a year-long community art placemaking project that has been exploring the vibrant cultural heritage of Trevor, Froncysyllte, Cefn Mawr and Chirk. The…

Some updates to London prebookable moorings have been announced. New, chargeable overnight moorings were introduced at five locations earlier this year on the capital’s most popular stretches of canal, allowing boaters to guarantee somewhere to stop for the night in Central London. These include iconic locations such as Little Venice, which was named one of…

Electric boats are as silent as ballerinas and ice skaters, and so they can dance to the music. Each year, for the E-Regatta held during the Venice International Boat Show, one discipline is called the E-Ballerina where each contestant choose a piece of music and dances in circles and figures of eight. Take a look…

We’ve announced an increase of 4% in boat licence fees from 1 April 2025 for both private boat owners and boating businesses. The rise is based on the latest Bank of England forecasts that inflation will remain at around 2.5% through until April 2025. The charges Surcharges for boats without a home mooring and wide…

We’ve completed a six-week dredging programme on the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal to improve the navigation for boaters. Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal dredging Taking place between 23 September and 5 November, the work saw in the region of 300 tons of sediment removed from four different locations along the canal. The work The dredging has…

A 200-year-old aqueduct on the Montgomery Canal has been given a new lease of life. The Grade-II Listed Aberbechan Aqueduct carries the canal over Bechan Brook, a tributary of the River Severn, and is vital for supplying water to the south of the canal from the Severn. Made up of three arches, the aqueduct features…

Volunteers working with we have given a project to restore a historic canal bridge in Braunston a head-start by helping to repair centuries-old brickwork. The works The works are part of a wider project to repair and improve Bridge 91A at the entrance to Braunston Marina, made possible thanks to a generous legacy gift from…

Work is underway on a £1.1m project to improve a four-mile stretch of towpath on the Northern Reaches of the Lancaster Canal and make it more accessible for residents and visitors. The works We have worked with the Lancaster Canal Regeneration Partnership and Westmorland and Furness Council to secure the funding for the project, which…

We’re deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Timothy West. A star of stage and screen, he had a lifelong passion for boating and canals and shared that passion in support of our charity in parliament and at canal events and openings as well as to millions of viewers through the Great Canal Journeys…