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ACE -
The Association of Canal Enterprise |
ACE was founded in 1982
by a small group of newly-formed businesses in the Bath
area seeking to develop services on the Kennet & Avon
Canal. |
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Inland Waterways Map 2006 |
The Association of Inland
Navigation Authorities: UK Waterways Map 2006 large
scale pdf |
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Association of
Waterways Cruising Clubs |
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The Green Blue |
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The Waterways Code |
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The Boaters Handbook |
A pdf version of a
48 page book full of practical advice for safe boating
available to download. Essential reading for both
novices and experienced boaters. |
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The Boat Safety Scheme |
The Boat Safety Scheme
Home Page full of useful information about the boat
“mot”. |
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British
Marine Federation |
The British Marine
Federation (BMF) is the trade association for the UK's
boating industry. APCO is a member part of BMF,
representing the inland waterways. Its primary role is
to promote and protect the industry but is the source of
much useful information and links. |
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Broads Authority |
The Norfolk and Suffolk
Broads is a unique area of water, grazing marshes, fen
and woodland, and home to some of the rarest plants and
creatures in the UK. It is Britain's largest protected
wetland, having similar status to a national park |
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Canal and Riverboat |
The website of Canal and
Riverboat magazine. |
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Canal Boat Magazine |
The online version of the
monthly magazine. |
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Canal
Junction |
A large commercial site
with lots of general information on the waterways |
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Environment Agency |
The navigation authority
for the Thames and Nene. Also news, information,
research and data about the environment of England and
Wales, and links to flood warnings. |
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Inland
Waterways Association |
The main waterways
charity, a good site with links to dozens of other
charity websites. The IWA gives its support to canal
societies throughout the country, co-operating and
advising on projects which are restoring hundreds of
miles of waterways |
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Port of London Authority |
The PLA has statutory
responsibility for the conservation safe navigation of
150 km (95 miles) of the tidal River Thames from
Teddington to the sea |
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Ramblers' Association |
The Ramblers' Association
is an environmental organisation campaigning to
encourage walking, open up public footpaths, protect the
countryside and secure the freedom to roam on mountains,
moors, heaths, downs and common land in England and
Wales. |
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Royal Yachting Association |
Large site with useful
sections on practical training courses including the
Inland Helmsman Certificate. |
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The Boat
Safety Scheme |
The “mot” certificate for
inland waterway boats. All the latest information and
guidance on keeping your boat safe and certified,
available online 24 hours a day. |
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The Waterways Trust |
Major waterways charity,
which runs several canal museums |
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The Virtual Waterways Archive |
The Waterways Archive
collects, preserves and makes publicly available rich
and diverse records in many forms, including plans,
drawings, accounts, photographs and audio-visual
recordings. At its core are the archives of British
Waterways and the early canal companies, which trace the
history of Britain‘s inland waterways back to its very
roots. |
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Visit Britain |
The official travel guide
to Britain. The four national tourist board links are
below, from which regional and local information can be
found |
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Enjoy England |
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Visit Scotland |
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Visit Wales |
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Discover Northern Ireland |
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Waterscape |
A large commercial
waterways website, owned by BW, with some useful local
information |
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Maritime and Coastguard Agency |
The Maritime and Coast
Guard Agency is the main government body for water
safety. |
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Multi Map |
A site allowing you to
print out local maps, very useful for finding your boat
yard. And you can use their directions section to plan a
car journey within the UK. |
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Babel Fish
Translator |
Use this link to reach an
online text translator. This may help if English is not
your first language. |
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National Rail Enquires Route Planner |
If you want to reach your
hire base by train, this site allows you to check
timetables and prices. |
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The
Southampton Boat Show |
One of the two big
international boat shows held in England each year, in
September. |
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The London Boat
Show |
One of the two big
international boat shows held in England each year. In
January at EXCEL in London Docklands. |
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Design your own
Concept Boat |
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Boating Stoppages on UK Canals and Rivers |
A useful site for route
planning on your holiday |
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Canal Boat-builders
Association - CBA |
The Trade body for
narrowboat builders. |
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