Continue reading Those words, by LTC ‘Tom’ Rolt in his book Narrow Boat about autumn cruising on England’s canals could almost have been written today. The “new thatched hay ricks” are ...

The UK’s largest canal charity the Canal & River Trust has published a new free Places to Visit in Yorkshire & the North East ...

Tuel Lane Lock on the Rochdale Canal in West Yorkshire is the UK's deepest single canal lock The UK's deepest single canal lock has been partially drained for a spring clean. Canal & River Trust ...

The banks of a canal in Cheshire collapsed on New ... floodwater trapping people in their homes across the north west of England.

"The Canal & River Trust cares for an amazing 2,000-mile network of navigable canals across England and Wales. "These precious places, with their narrowboats and history, are at the heart of ...

There's history behind it, too; the canal opened in the early 19th century to transport coal, building materials and other goods from northern industrial cities to King's Cross – a long-standing ...

The towpath, located on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales, offered some of the most uplifting open countryside anywhere on England's canal network, the trust said. Other improvements will include ...