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Narrowboating for Beginners

What Americans need to know when considering a narrowboat vacation in the UK

  • Narrowboating for Beginners
    • About this book
    • Narrowboating for Beginners
    • Canal history
    • Choosing a canal
    • The narrowboat
    • Life on board
    • How to steer a narrowboat
    • Mooring
    • Locks, bridges and tunnels
    • Knots and ropes
    • About the author
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Narrowboating for Beginners

Resources

Canals and narrowboats use technology from the Industrial Revolution, but thank goodness for the Internet

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Narrowboat and canal related museums

Narrowboat and canal related museums There are many museums in the UK that address the history of the canals, such

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Training from the Royal Yachting Association

Royal Yachting Association Realistically most people can learn to handle a narrowboat and turn locks pretty quickly, but it’s understandable

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After searching for Bournville (near Birmingham)
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Downloading a Google map

Note: These instructions are in constant flux as Google makes changes to the app. It’s a good idea to check how

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Books, guides, publications

Guides It all starts with LTC Rolt’s book Narrow Boat written during the outbreak of World War II and published

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Narrowboat hires
Rent a 15-ton, 60-foot-long boat of your own

Narrowboat hire companies If you’d like your company to be included, please use the contact form at the bottom of

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Waterways Ireland

Waterways Ireland is the “implementation body” responsible for the canals in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, as created

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