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

Navigate the most challenging canal locks in the UK with a 66.5 ft narrowboat, conquering 29 locks in a row at the steepest flight in the country. This video captures the camaraderie, physical effort, ...

A project has been launched to restore a canal stretching 112km in the UK. The canal, which runs from Melksham in Wiltshire and past Swindon towards Abingdon-on-Thames, was opened in 1810 before ...

He said: “It gave us both an interest in our boat and in the UK canal system as a whole. There is a strong community spirit amongst Canal Boat users, which is good to belong to. "I have had a ...

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 global length of ditches is unknown, but these unassuming bodies of water play a significant role in the global climate ...

A network of canals was built around the UK during the Industrial Revolution for the transport of raw materials. The growth of rail and road transport saw the use of canals go into decline.

The banks of a canal in Cheshire collapsed on New Year's Day after parts of the UK were lashed by heavy rain. Drone footage showed how fields near the village of Little Bollington, which is close ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a vast network of canals underneath the world’s ... said the extensive water management system predates the first millennium BC and reveals how ancient farmers ...