Our 📸 PHOTO OF THE WEEK: Misty evening on the Shroppie near the Wharf Tavern, Cheswardine. Captured by Towpath Talk follower Stevo 🫶 Thanks to GJW Direct for supporting our new weekly social media feature! Their website 👉👉 bit.ly/GJWDirect2025 #towpathtalk #canals

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION to biodiversity... A well-deserved gesture! www.towpathtalk.co.uk/outstanding-...

Are your Christmas lights up yet? They are for Towpath Talk follower Janis Geraghty! 🎄🔔🎅🫶 Show yours! #towpathtalk #canals #canalsandrivers #narrowboat #rivers #waterways #lifeonthecut #boating #boats #canallife #canallifeuk #UKCanals

WIN!! a year’s delivery subscription to Towpath Talk as we celebrate with River Canal Rescue 🔗🫶 www.towpathtalk.co.uk/win-a-years-...

MAJOR FUNDING SECURED to safeguard the future of the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal www.towpathtalk.co.uk/major-fundin...

REMEMBERING Dinah Hutchinson – founder of the London Canal Museum www.towpathtalk.co.uk/remembering-...

📸 PHOTO OF THE DAY - Staffordshire and Worcestershire canal - Whittington Lock , taken by Towpath Talk follower @nbeliza.bsky.social 🫶 #towpathtalk #canals #canalsandrivers #narrowboat #rivers #waterways #lifeonthecut #boating #boats #canallife #canallifeuk #UKCanals

£6.46 MILLION Secures Restoration of Stroudwater Canal’s ‘Missing Mile’ After 70 Years ⬇ www.towpathtalk.co.uk/6-46-million...

📸 PHOTO OF THE DAY - Spotted on a walk up the Stourbridge canal to Wordsley Junction by Towpath Talk follower Jay Banbrooke 🫶 #towpathtalk #canals #canalsandrivers #narrowboat #rivers #waterways #lifeonthecut #boating #boats #canallife #canallifeuk #UKCanals

WIGAN CANAL reopens to boats after water main burst www.towpathtalk.co.uk/wigan-canal-...

Compost toilets for boats are a total game-changer: saving you money, water, AND those long trips to the elsan point. And yes, enjoy a FREE lifetime supply of compost (perfect for those roof-top potted plants 📷). Give WooWoo Waterless Toilets a call today, & they’ll talk you through it.

📸 PHOTO OF THE DAY - Another beautiful photo of Albert Dock, Liverpool from Towpath talk follower Lisa Lacking 🫶 #towpathtalk #canals #canalsandrivers #narrowboat #rivers #waterways #lifeonthecut #boating #boats #canallife #canallifeuk #UKCanals

CANAL BOAT DIARIES Series 7 now filming. WATERWAYS explorer Robbie Cumming will be back on the small screen in 2026 as the star of Canal Boat Diaries series seven. www.towpathtalk.co.uk/canal-boat-d...

CANAL MANIA documented in new film www.towpathtalk.co.uk/canal-mania-...

This magnificent bench has recently been installed at Goose Beach (our name for it) just above The Hyde lock on the Staffs & Worcs canal. In memory of Alan Trevis Smith M.B.E. for his dedication to the canal. #NarrowboatCommunity #photography #boatlife #ukcanals #canal #narrowboat #KeepCanalsAlive

From Google Maps: Good to see Google taking cow privacy seriously... 🐄🤣🤣 #towpathtalk #canals #canalsandrivers #narrowboat #rivers #waterways #lifeonthecut #boating #boats #canallife #canallifeuk #UKCanals

MUSEUM FOCUS: Industrial gem in Bristol. Nicola Lisle, in words and pictures, discovers an historic boatyard open to visitors at the heart of Bristol’s famous Floating Harbour. www.towpathtalk.co.uk/museum-focus...

HISTORIC NORTHAMPTONSHIRE working boat celebrates 90th birthday www.towpathtalk.co.uk/historic-nor...

🔥Win a Leather GOHolster and Ratchet Windlass! www.towpathtalk.co.uk/win-a-leathe...

MEET SANTA at Coombeswood Canal Trust’s Winterfest www.towpathtalk.co.uk/meet-santa-a...

FOXTON LOCK festive feeling as Christmas illuminations are switching on www.towpathtalk.co.uk/foxton-lock-...

The Report from the independent Commission set up to review the legal framework around boat licensing and whether it is appropriate for the canal network’s future has been published (19 November)... www.towpathtalk.co.uk/commission-r...

YOUR THOUGHTS NEEDED on this announcement, please for the next issue of Towpath Talk ⬇ DM us, Drop your thoughts on the comments or email us at [email protected] 📩 www.towpathtalk.co.uk/boat-licence...

THE River Derwent, in Derbyshire, dazzled the crowds as enchanting displays of illuminated boats paraded on the water as part of this year’s Matlock Bath Illuminations. www.towpathtalk.co.uk/matlock-bath...

Our 📸 PHOTO OF THE WEEK: Autumn on the cut, Coventry canal. Photo by Towpath Talk follower @plw1053 👏 Thanks to GJW Direct for supporting our new weekly social media feature! Their website👉👉bit.ly/GJWDirect2025 #towpathtalk #canals #canalsandrivers #narrowboat #rivers

Glow with the flow! Fabulous Illuminated boat parade. Have a read, full gallery of photos too... www.towpathtalk.co.uk/illuminated-...

Kidderminster on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire canal. Painting by Towpath Talk follower Keith Reynolds . Isn't it lovely! #towpathtalk #canals #canalsandrivers #narrowboat #rivers #waterways #lifeonthecut #boating #boats #canallife #canallifeuk #UKCanals

NEW CHAIRMAN: Passion for protecting rivers and species... Keen angler Simon Francis has taken over the chairmanship of the Wild Trout Trust’s board of trustees. www.towpathtalk.co.uk/new-chairman...

New cruising video. Gnosall to Norbury - more Narrowboat Journeys on the Shropshire Union Canal - The Shroppie. 29th Sept 2025. youtu.be/U53_t5Pu1hU #UKCanals #narrowboat

Just gone through the mighty Bratch locks on the Staffordshire & Worcestershire canal - we waited until we knew CRT Lockies were working, massive thanks to John & Tom who braved the elements and helped us through the locks. #photography #boatlife #ukcanals #canal #narrowboat #KeepCanalsAlive

📸 PHOTO OF THE DAY - Hunts Lock, Northwich. Photo from Towpath Talk follower Lisa Lacking #towpathtalk #canals #canalsandrivers #narrowboat #rivers #waterways #lifeonthecut #boating #boats #canallife #canallifeuk #UKCanals

BOAT LICENCE FEES for 2026-27... CRT is today announcing an increase in boat licence fees for both private boat owners and boating businesses of 4.85% from 1/4/26. www.towpathtalk.co.uk/boat-licence...

CHARACTERS OF THE CUT: Deaine Duffy www.towpathtalk.co.uk/characters-o...

Great boat names! Here's another submitted by Tracy Farrar! Keep 'em coming! #towpathtalk #canals #canalsandrivers #narrowboat #rivers #waterways #lifeonthecut #boating #boats #canallife #canallifeuk #UKCanals

WINTER MAINTENANCE to span 45 canals... www.towpathtalk.co.uk/winter-maint...

Great boat names: How about this one, spotted by Towpath Talk follower Craig Hughes! Seen a boat with a great name? Drop a photo in the comments or by DM...

Today, our little narrowboat wears her poppy with pride. In the stillness of the marina, under grey skies and gentle ripples, we remember. To all who served, fell, or came home forever changed — inc The horses, dogs, pigeons, and all those who stood beside them. A quiet thank you, from the water.

END OF WORKS in sight! RESTORATION of the Grade II*-listed Lambley Viaduct across the River South Tyne is due to be completed ‘very soon.’ www.towpathtalk.co.uk/end-of-works...

Our 📸 PHOTO OF THE WEEK: Staffordshire & Worcestershire canal, just above Kinver by ‘Geese Beach’. Taken on 30th October. Photo by Towpath Talk follower Jay Banbrooke AKA @nbeliza.bsky.social . Thanks to GJW Direct for supporting our new weekly social media feature! #towpathtalk #gjwinsurance

BE A BRICK and buy one! Volunteers are looking to late autumn and the start of the next phase in connecting the Staffordshire & Worcester Canal at Baswich to the town of Stafford. www.towpathtalk.co.uk/be-a-brick-a...

📸 PHOTO OF THE DAY - Autumn scene at Ramsey Forty Foot. Photo by ROBIN JONES 🫶 #towpathtalk #canals #canalsandrivers #narrowboat #rivers #waterways #lifeonthecut #boating #boats #canallife #canallifeuk #UKCanals

LOCK CLOSURE forces more lorries onto Yorkshire's roads... www.towpathtalk.co.uk/lock-closure...

AWARD-WINNING South Yorkshire Community Barge ‘Lights Up’ the Ghost Ships of Doncaster Fundraising Event. www.towpathtalk.co.uk/award-winnin...

NEW CHAIRMAN takes the lead in boosting fundraising support ⏬ www.towpathtalk.co.uk/new-chairman...

📸 PHOTO OF THE DAY from Towpath Talk follower Steve Belasco: The Grand Western Canal near Sampford Peverell, Devon, yesterday 🫶 #towpathtalk #canals #canalsandrivers #narrowboat #rivers #waterways #lifeonthecut #boating #boats #canallife #canallifeuk #UKCanals

Prunella Scales: Celebrated actress and canal enthusiast passes away. Her adventures with Timothy West brought Britain’s waterways to life for so many. Our thoughts are with her family and friends. #TowpathTalk #PrunellaScales #TimothyWest #CanalLife

For almost three years, visiting boats have been unable to moor at Trevor Basin, near Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, on the Llangollen Canal. The Inland Waterways Association’s Shrewsbury District & North Wales Branch have been campaigning to correct this. www.towpathtalk.co.uk/bring-back-t...

📸 PHOTO OF THE DAY: Bingley Five Rise Locks on the Leeds Liverpool Canal. Lovely photo taken by Towpath Talk follower John Earnshaw Photography 🫶 #towpathtalk #canals #canalsandrivers #narrowboat #rivers #waterways #lifeonthecut #boating #boats #canallife #canallifeuk #UKCanals

Things are getting very spooky around Halloween on Canal & River Trust’s canals in Yorkshire, with frightening family-fun Halloween events to scare even the most intrepid ghost hunter. www.towpathtalk.co.uk/spookrtacula...

📸 PHOTO OF THE DAY - Beautiful photo from Towpath Talk follower Robert Yelland . Do you recognise the location? #towpathtalk #canals #canalsandrivers #narrowboat #rivers #waterways #lifeonthecut #boating #boats #canallife #canallifeuk #UKCanals