50 Free Maps
Actually 53 free maps covering the restoration projects. These mostly have a large volunteer involvement and providing the maps free of charge for these projects helps them a little. Here’s the long list of...
by Paul · Published 21/05/19 · Last modified 18/12/20
Actually 53 free maps covering the restoration projects. These mostly have a large volunteer involvement and providing the maps free of charge for these projects helps them a little. Here’s the long list of...
by Paul · Published 19/04/19 · Last modified 18/12/20
Ths south end of the Lancaster Canal was once linked to what we now call the Leeds & Liverpool Canal at the foot of Johnson’s Hillock Locks. The link was by means of a...
by Paul · Published 10/12/19 · Last modified 19/12/20
I am pleased to say the monthly updates for my maps for December 2019 are now available. All these monthly updates mean you not only start with an up to date map but you...
by Paul · Published 12/11/19 · Last modified 19/12/20
Our Cruising Maps (available on DVD or CD as well as by download) and our Canal DVDs make great ideas for Christmas Presents, but please remember to order in time. The Post Office publish...
by Paul · Published 11/11/19 · Last modified 19/12/20
I am pleased to say the monthly updates for my maps for November 2019 are now available. All these monthly updates mean you not only start with an up to date map but you...
by Paul · Published 13/10/19 · Last modified 19/12/20
I am pleased to say the monthly updates for my maps for October 2019 are now available. All these monthly updates mean you not only start with an up to date map but you...
by Paul · Published 13/09/19 · Last modified 18/12/20
I am pleased to say the monthly updates for my maps for September 2019 are now available. All these monthly updates mean you not only start with an up to date map but you...
by Paul · Published 16/08/19 · Last modified 18/12/20
I am pleased to say the monthly updates for my maps for August 2019 are now available. All these monthly updates mean you not only start with an up to date map but you...
by Paul · Published 18/07/19 · Last modified 18/12/20
I am pleased to say the monthly updates for my maps for July 2019 are now available. All these monthly updates mean you not only start with an up to date map but you...
by Paul · Published 09/07/19 · Last modified 18/12/20
We stopped at Knowle Hall Wharf last night so the engine and hot water tank could cool down overnight ready for Ian Taylor to fit a new immersion heater. The old one had stopped...
by Paul · Published 08/07/19 · Last modified 18/12/20
We left Birmingham today, heading for Knowle Hall Wharf. The descent of Farmers Bridge Locks went as planned and we turned right onto the Digbeth Branch of the Birmingham & Fazeley Canal. We went...
by Paul · Published 07/07/19 · Last modified 18/12/20
We’re on board our Waterway Routes narrowboat ready to go tomorrow. We are heading south, towards London, down the Grand Union Canal. We’ll be starting down Farmers Bridge Locks around 09:00 tomorrow (Monday) morning...
by Paul · Published 16/06/19 · Last modified 14/02/22
I am pleased to say the monthly updates for my maps for June 2019 are now available.
All these monthly updates mean you not only start with an up to date map but you can keep them up to date too.
There is an updated Ordnance Survey (OS) Background Map this time so every map has changed this month, even those without any specific changes to the waterway information. Those with changes to the waterway information are:-
by Paul · Published 24/05/19 · Last modified 18/12/20
Actually 1,006 different pages of A4 mapping make up my England & Wales maps in Acrobat (pdf) format. And the same 1,006 different pages joined into one large continuously scrollable and zoomable map for use...
by Paul · Published 23/05/19 · Last modified 18/12/20
For the first time ever, we’ve been setting up our stand for the Crick Boat Show on a Thursday. This year there is a “Trade and Preview” day on Friday so we’ve all set...
by Paul · Published 22/04/19 · Last modified 18/12/20
I’ve recently added maps for another abandoned canal to the range of free maps for restoration projects and abandoned canals. The canal once linked to the Trent and Mersey Canal below Stoke Locks, near...
by Paul · Published 20/05/19 · Last modified 11/01/21
I am pleased to say the monthly updates for my maps for May 2019 are now available. All these monthly updates mean you not only start with an up to date map but you...
by Paul · Published 24/04/19 · Last modified 19/12/20
Yet another free map added to my website. This one covers Sir Nigel Gresley’s Canal. That’s just to the north of Newcastle-under-Lyme and it’s not connected to any other canals, although it comes within...
by Paul · Published 16/04/19 · Last modified 18/12/20
I am pleased to say the monthly updates for my maps for April 2019 are now available. All these monthly updates mean you not only start with an up to date map but you...
by Paul · Published 01/04/19 · Last modified 19/12/20
Sarah, owner of historic narrowboat Chertsey (No 130), blogged last week about the curious numbering of the bridges along the Sheffield & Tinsley Canal with new blue signs. This canal was reaching the top of my list of waterways to be walked or cycled to re-check the map data so an exchange of emails resulted in us walking together from …
by Paul · Published 19/03/19 · Last modified 18/12/20
I am pleased to say the monthly updates for my maps for March 2019 are now available. All these monthly updates mean you not only start with an up to date map but you...
by Paul · Published 05/03/19 · Last modified 18/12/20
The latest maps in the Waterway Routes series of maps cover a group of waterways in the South West. The first two are canals, at least part navigable, with several more waterways included too:...
by Paul · Published 24/02/19 · Last modified 19/12/20
I am pleased to say monthly updates for my maps for February 2019 are now available. All these monthly updates mean you not only start with an up to date map but you can...
by Paul · Published 27/01/19 · Last modified 18/12/20
The Somersetshire Coal Canal was opened around 1800 and ran from Paulton to join the Kennet & Avon Canal near Bath. The Radstock Branch ran from Radstock but was only joined to the main...
by Paul · Published 16/01/19 · Last modified 18/12/20
I am pleased to say monthly updates for my maps for January 2019 are now available. All these monthly updates mean you not only start with an up to date map but you can keep...
by Paul · Published 29/01/19 · Last modified 19/12/20
The North Walsham & Dilham Canal was opened in 1826 and ran from Antingham to join the River Ant at Smallburgh. Restoration has started with proposals to restore the rest of the route. I...
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