boating features

A day in the life

What's it like to be a lock keeper? Natalie Bennett spent a day with Sam Thomas, keeper of Thames Lock on the Grand Union Canal in Brentford.

Top tips for winter boating

Ice on the canal, freezing pipes and slippery surfaces, boating in winter is a whole new ball game. Stay safe with these top ten tips for boating in colder weather.

Learn the boating lingo

Do you know your port from your starboard? Do you know the difference between an on-line and an off-line mooring?

If not, the Waterscape.com beginners' terminology is just what you need to brush up on your boating language.

How do locks work?

Part one of our first time boater series explains what locks are and how you should operate them.

Cruising rings in the West Midlands

Explore timeless English countryside, traditional market towns and cosmopolitan cities - all in one holiday. Take a voyage around these popular cruising rings in the West Midlands.

Boating FAQs

How to licence your new boat, where to find stoppages and other answers to the questions we're most frequently asked by boaters.

Boaters' Update

Welcome to the British Waterways' (BW) monthly e-newsletter, The Boaters' Update on Waterscape.com.

Locks and Quays 2008

Join Matthew Corbett as he takes a journey along canals on both sides of the Pennines for series 3 of the popular programme, Locks & Quays. The series will be shown on Granada TV and Yorkshire TV from Thursday 3 January to 7 March 2008.

Boaters' Update April 2008

This month we cover an exclusive Crick Boat Show offer, BW's new customer service standards, a VIP waterway visit, a new 'eco' waterway pub, awards galore and a day in the life of a patrol officer.