Your local canal: yours to enjoy anytime
A canal or river is not just a length of water. It’s your escape route to another hidden world. And the best thing about it is, it’s right next to the everyday, noisy, busy world you’re in now.
All you have to do is step off the pavement, nip down a quiet pathway, or find some steps by a bridge, and soon you’ll be in a completely different place. A place for a pleasant stroll or cycle ride, for wildlife spotting, al fresco eating and so much more.
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It’s an open-air gym »
Leave the monthly fees, MTV and machines behind and get fit for free. Your local canal or river is your chance to get out of the gym, onto the towpath and remind yourself that getting fit is about fun, fresh air and freedom.
It’s an everyday get away »
A visit to your local canal or river is the perfect opportunity to leave the cares of the everyday world behind you – and enter a different world. From a gentle stroll to a healthy ramble, from things to see and do to places to eat and drink, your local canal is a scenic backdrop to a thousand activities.
It’s a proper lunchbreak »
We all work better when we have a break. We work even better when we have a real break. Your local canal or river is the perfect place for that much needed lunchtime re-fuel.
It’s a relaxation class »
Water is good for you. You only have to sit or stroll beside a canal or river and you can sense yourself getting calmer, letting go of stress and generally enjoying life more. Try life in the slow lane by your local waterside.
It's a wildlife documentary »
A canal or river is like a nature reserve, metres wide and hundreds of miles long. You might see kingfishers, water voles, dragonflies, bats or herons. They’ve all been seen on or by canals. Who knows, on your local canal or river you could even be an otter spotter!
Download a pdf guide to your local canals in and around Birmingham
Download a pdf guide to your local canals in West London
Download a pdf guide to your canals and rivers in the East Midlands
Download a pdf guide to the Lancaster Canal
Download a pdf guide to your canal in and around Milton Keynes
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