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February on the Canal……

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Location. The Kennet and Avon Canal passing through Sydney Gardens, Bathwick approaching Bath. 

2nd February

© David Oakes 2014

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    1. Narrowboats are 6ft 10″ wide but can vary in length. If I remember right this one was 58ft long. In the days when these were the mode of commercial transport, as well as carrying a cargo the boatman and his family would also live on board. As you can guess living space was at a premium.

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      1. As the name indicates: Really narrow! My old boat was 10,8 feet across and my very first was
        8,32 feet across. I remember I used to consider that too narrow 🙂 but what a length!!!

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  2. Ooooh! I would so love to take a tour on a canal boat! CD and I were planning to do one in Belgium, but we had to cancel the trip at the last minute. We are planning a big tour within the next few years and this is one of the activities that are high on our wish list. Do you know if multi-day tours/excursions are available on these narrowboats in the UK?

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        1. Here is a link to a site that links together various ‘owner operated’ Hotel Narrowboats. I am told that Lady Teal Boutique Hotel Boat but the site links you to that and others that are well accredited.: http://www.hotelboating.co.uk/. This is a start for you to read. But if you let me have your email address I can send some other contact info that may help you plan a trip(but give me a couple of weeks as I want to get some up to date info from a canal Boating friends). My email is do@davidoakes-images.co.uk

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