To step down from a busy thoroughfare onto the quiet towpath of a canal, wrote Tom Rolt, more than 60 years ago, in his classic account of canal travel, is to step backwards a hundred years or more.
The magic of the canals is stronger today than ever, seeing the countryside and towns of England, Wales and Scotland from a completely different angle.
Welcome to our canalside store. Within these pages we hope you will find items relating to all aspects of the canals of the UK. We have canal maps, canal guides, books relating to the history of the canals, fiction based on and around the canals, jigsaw puzzles with canal themes, and information about building and repairing your own boat.
In association with Amazon, a comprehensive listing of canal guides, canal maps, maps for the inland waterways, canal boat building, constructing narrowboats, living on a canal boat, holidaying on the canals and lots of other aspects on the canal and waterways of England and Wales.