Association of Canal Enterprises
Founded in 1982 by businesses in the Bath area seeking to develop services on the Kennet & Avon Canal. A Directory of services for boaters, canoeists, cyclists and walkers.
Basingstoke Canal Boating Club
Basingstoke Canal Boating Club is open to boat users, boat owners, canal enthusiasts & anyone who just enjoys messing about in boats, whether or not they own one.
Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway Trust
The Trust is promoting and supporting the building of a new waterway linking the Grand Union Canal with the River Great Ouse.
British Waterways
The official site of British Waterways, a public corporation responsible for 2,000 miles of navigable canals and rivers in England, Scotland and Wales.
Cotswold Canals Trust Home Page
Restoring the Stroudwater Navigation and Thames & Severn Canal for the benefit of the public. This canal runs through Gloucestershire and part of Wiltshire traversing the glorious Cotswold Hills.
Coventry Canal Society .
The history and activities of the society with information on the Coventry canal and the canal art trail. A lock filling exercise is included for boaters new to canals.
Derby and Sandiacre Canal Society
Mission is to fully restore the Derby Canal as close as possible to the original route, within 10 years.
Friends of President
The history, operation and engineering of the coal fired steam narrowboat, President. Information on the voluntary group that maintains and runs the boat on the English canals.
Grantham Canal Official Website
All about the Grantham Canal - Restoration, Recreation, Environmental, Organisations and History. Help us restore this delightful, rural, broad canal and reconnect it to the national waterways network.
Great Ouse Boating Association of England
Represents boaters on the Great Ouse river system and associated waterways in England.
Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal Trust
The Trust's work in restoring the 34 mile canal which, until 1881, linked Hereford with Gloucester in England. This site includes hundreds of photographs of our restoration work.
Inland Waterways Association
The association lobbies government, local councils and navigation authorities on inland waterways matters in the UK. It consults; gives advice and provides manpower, fund raising and financial aid for projects nationally and locally.
IWA Peterborough Branch
The branch holds regular meetings in Peterborough and campaigns for the use and improvement of waterways. Details of events and activities are given on this site.
Kennet and Avon Canal Trust
The Trust was formed more than thirty years ago to restore the then closed Kennet & Avon Canal from Reading to Bristol as a navigation and a public amenity.
LUCS - Linlithgow Union Canal Society
The society was founded in 1975 to promote and encourage the restoration and use of the Union Canal, particularly in the vicinity of Linlithgow, Scotland.
Macclesfield Canal Society
Promotes the Macclesfield Canal for the benefit of all its users - boaters, fishermen, walkers and those who just like looking at the loveliness of this most beautiful part of the world.
Manchester Bolton and Bury Canal Society
Aims are to preserve the line of the canal, initially restore all parts of the canal which remain in water, eventually restore the whole canal to full navigable standard and to foster interest in the canal.
Narrow Boat Trust
A Limited Company and Registered Charity whose aims are to preserve and restore narrowboats for the benefit of the public. The site includes membership details, news and events schedule.
Newark Crusader
Charity providing free trips on the River Trent in Newark, Nottinghamshire, UK.
Pocklington Canal Amenity Society
A major objective of the Society is the restoration of the canal to allow boats to reach the terminus at Canal Head.
Railway and Canal Historical Society
Founded in 1954 to bring together all those interested in the history of transport, with particular reference to railways and waterways, its main objects are to promote historical research and to raise the standard of published history.
Royal Canal Amenity Group
Formed in 1974 to promote and participate in the development of the full amenity potential of the Royal Canal in County Dublin, Ireland. Now expanded to the entire canal.
Sankey Canal Restoration Society
The society's aim is to raise funds to make England's first modern canal navigable again.
Severn Navigation Restoration Trust
Aims are to ensure that the River Severn is properly managed to provide a source of leisure and recreation for everyone whilst improving and preserving its wildlife.
Tamworth Cruising Club
Based at Kettlebrook Wharf on the Coventry Canal in Tamworth.
The Buckingham Canal Society (UK)
Works to restore the Stony Stratford and Buckingham Arms of the Grand Union Canal.
The Canal Boat Project
Registered Charity operating boat for people with disabilities on the Rivers Lee and Stort. "Stort Challenger" is available self-steer or with volunteer skipper & crew.
The Driffield Navigation Trust
An independent site dedicated to promoting the Driffield Navigation, its history and its future. The site includes virtual cruises, a picture gallery of past and present views and a discussion board.
The Droitwich Canals Trust
Covering the two UK canals serving the town of Droitwich, the Droitwich Barge Canal and the Droitwich Junction Canal.
The Inland Waterways Association of Ireland
Voluntary association concerned with the preservation of Irish waterways and their promotion as a recreational base for boating cruising walking and fishing.
The Nolly Barge
A not for profit organisation providing residential and cruising facilities for youth and community groups, including community boating/boat hire, residential and day trips on the Forth & Clyde Canal.
The North Cheshire Cruising Club, High Lane
Details of the events and facilities at the North Cheshire Cruising Club at High Lane, Stockport and the Macclesfield Canal
Watch House Cruising Club
A club founded in 1964 in the Manchester, UK area with a year round cruising program including many weekend cruises. Site includes pictures, schedule, links, news and contact information.
Waterway Recovery Group
The national co-ordinating body for voluntary labour on the inland waterways of Britain. We run 'Canal Camps' every summer - these working holidays are great fun, and can be used for the Duke of Edinburgh Residential 'Gold' award.
Wilderness Boat Owners Club
The virtual clubhouse of the trailable boats of the Wilderness Boat Owners Club. Supporters of canal restoration.
Wilts and Berks Canal Ameinity Group
Although originally formed to preserve what remained of the canal and its infrastructure, in 1987 the policy became one of campaigning for full restoration of the Wilts and Berks and North Wilts canals using as much of the original line as possible.